What Really Happened In Beirut, Explained

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🗓️ 6 August 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

A large explosion Tuesday in Beirut, Lebanon, killed at least 100 and wounded 4,000 others, authorities say. The president of Lebanon said the explosion was caused by 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that was not safely stored.

Was foul play involved? How should Lebanon respond? Are there likely to be any shifts of power because of what happened? Jim Phillips, senior research fellow for Middle Eastern affairs at The Heritage Foundation, joins the podcast to discuss.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, August 6th. I'm Virginia Allen.
0:10.0	And I'm Rachel Del Judas. What happened in the horrific explosion in Beirut that killed at least 100 people and wounded 4,000 others? Jim Phillips, a senior research fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs at the Heritage Foundation joins me on the Daily Single Podcast to discuss.
0:27.0	Don't forget. If you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review or a five star rating on Apple Podcasts and encourage others to
0:34.5	subscribe.
0:35.5	Now, on to our top news. Sally Yates, a former deputy attorney general and President Obama's administration
0:49.4	testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
0:52.9	In her testimony, she said that both Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden did not try to have
0:58.5	an impact on the FBI's review of then incoming National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.
1:03.6	During the meeting, the President, the Vice President, the National Security
1:07.4	Advisor did not attempt to any way to direct or influence the investigation, Yates said of the January 2017 meeting with top
1:15.6	national security advisors in the Oval Office.
1:19.2	Political reported that Yates's testimony went against claims from President Trump that Obama and Biden tried to investigate
1:26.6	Flynn as the incoming National Security Advisor. Yates also said that she did not remember
1:31.9	Biden mentioning the Logan Act, an antiquated law from the 18th century that is meant to keep private citizens from meddling in foreign policy, which was the main reason for the FBI investigating Flynn.
1:43.4	The Department of Justice dropped Flynn's case in May.
1:46.7	Here is an exchange between South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and Yates
1:51.0	about Flynn and the Logan Act via C span.
1:53.4	Now let's talk about January 5th meeting.
1:59.7	Was the Vice President there?
2:01.2	Yes, he was.
2:03.6	Okay.
2:04.7	Did he mention the Logan Act?
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