Why California Wants To BAN Nick Shirley | The Riley Gaines Show

The Riley Gaines Show

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Sports, News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.4 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

California is moving to criminalize investigative journalism. Nick Shirley joins Riley Gaines to expose the "Stop Nick Shirley Act" and the $250M fraud it’s trying to hide. In this explosive episode, Nick Shirley returns to discuss the legislative attempt (AB 2624) to make public filming of taxpayer-funded immigrant service providers a crime. Nick recounts his recent trip to Sacramento where he confronted the bill's co-authors—many of whom didn't even realize they had signed it. We dive deep into: The $250 million hospice fraud investigation and the conflict of interest involving AG Rob Bonta’s office. The personal security risks of being a "fraud hunter". Nick’s recent private meeting with Elon Musk and why X is the front line for truth. The latest on Ilhan Omar’s shrinking net worth and missing LLCs. Nick is risking it all to show us where our tax dollars are actually going. From $15k security bills to being called a 'psycho' by legislators, the pressure to stop him is real. Should investigating taxpayer-funded fraud be a crime? Drop your thoughts below 👇👇 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There's no one like you, and there never will be.
0:03.0	From the producer of Bohemian Rhapsody.
0:06.0	There are many legends, but there is only one.
0:11.0	Michael in IMAX and Cinemas now.
0:20.0	What's the best way to put this?
0:21.6	If investigating crimes is illegal, then we are being governed by criminals.
0:27.6	Criminals that you and I are paying the salaries of, mind you.
0:31.6	I'm so excited for today's conversation with Nick Shirley.
0:33.6	He has been on the show before.
0:34.6	Actually, he was the inaugural guest of the Riley
0:37.9	Gaines show. So he's a friend of the show. He, of course, focused a lot on Minnesota and what
0:43.1	was happening there uncovering billions of dollars in fraud, waste, abuse, specifically in Minnesota
0:48.0	daycares, which ultimately resulted in the untimely resignation of Tim Walls from his gubernatorial
0:53.4	campaign, I mean, effectively really ending his political career.
0:57.0	He has now shifted his attention to California, focusing on voter ID fraud, focusing on fraud in hospice centers.
1:04.0	Well, how do you think Gavin Newsom took this?
1:07.0	Smiling ear to ear, he should be, right, beaming with the idea of cracking down on fraud,
1:12.0	wasted taxpayer dollars in his state, no, that's not at all.
1:15.0	What Gavin Newsom, the Attorney General, or the state legislature is doing, no, instead,
1:19.0	they introduced the Stop Nick Shirley Act.
1:22.2	Really think about that for a second.
1:23.6	Instead of going after the fraudsters, California is going after the people exposing the
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