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Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com. Originating on Pacifica Radio's KPFK 90.7FM in Los Angeles and syndicated coast-to-coast and around the globe! NOW FIVE DAYS A WEEK!
'BradCast' 6/22/2023 (Guest: Former DoJ official Lisa Graves on the corruption of Justice Sam Alito)
06-22-2023 (52.91 MB)
On today's 'BradCast': It's yet another 'tour de force' of rightwing corruption of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice by billionaire Republican megadonors. A blockbuster new investigation by Pro Publica reveals that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito enjoyed luxury travel courtesy of rightwing billionaire 'vulture capitalist' and GOP megadonor Paul Singer. Even though Singer repeatedly had business before the Court, Alito never disclosed the luxury trips or recused himself from cases in which Singer would eventually reap billions of dollars. The new revelations are similar to Justice Clarence Thomas' glaring omissions of gifts and luxury travel from a billionaire benefactor also linked to cases before the Court. The matchmaking between justices and rightwing billionaire benefactors was facilitated by Leonard Leo, leader of the far-right Federalist Society. LISA GRAVES, former high-ranking official at the Justice Department and the US court system, debunks the ridiculous claims made by Alito in his unusual op-ed attempting to pre-but the revelations, how Alito's actions and omissions violate the clear text of ethics laws, the toxic and corruptive effect of unbridled rightwing money pouring into our political and judicial system, and much more. Also today: The indescribably dumb GOP House majority is hellbent on beclowning itself, this week focusing their impotent frustrations on the very effective Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). As a brutal, climate-change intensified heatwave broils Texas, GOP Gov. Greg Abbott enacted a big government ban on local ordinances mandating water breaks for construction workers. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'
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