Episode Details

Today's headlines: Queen Elizabeth the 2nd is being laid to rest today in London. Judge Aileen Cannon not only granted his request for a special master to review the documents that were seized at Mar-a-Lago, but picked one of his two preferred candidates, Raymond Dearie, to review them. Mark Meadows has reportedly complied with the DOJ in their January 6th probe, making him the highest-ranking Trump official known to have responded to a subpoena. Matt Gaetz has sought a preemptive pardon in 2020 in the sex trafficking probe that the DOJ is currently conducting into his behavior. A category 1 storm, Hurricane Fiona, hit Puerto Rico yesterday, leaving the island of 1.5 million people entirely without power. Senate Democrats are punting a bill to ban members of Congress from trading stocks. Finally for today, the creator of Patagonia, 83 year old Yvon Chouinard, announced that he has transferred his 3 billion dollars worth of ownership to a specially designed trust and a nonprofit.

Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:

• NY Times: A Detailed Rundown of Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral Day
• The Hill: Who is Raymond J. Dearie, the special master in Trump case?
• Bloomberg: Trump Special Master Off to a Fast Start in Documents Review
• Washington Post: Gaetz sought pardon related to Justice Department sex trafficking probe
• CNN: Exclusive: Mark Meadows complied with DOJ subpoena in January 6 probe
• Business Insider: Senate Democrats are punting a bill to ban members of Congress from trading stocks to the lame-duck session: 'It's not going to happen before the election'
• NY Times: Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company

Host: Sami Sage

Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz

Original Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson

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