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Friday, July 11th, 2025

Today, oh look! The witness the government provided in the Abrego case didn’t have knowledge of Abrego’s situation; Mahmoud Khalil is suing the government for $20M for false imprisonment - malicious prosecution - and defamation; the Texas flood response was slowed by DHS secretary Kristi Noem’s cost controls; Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alerts to the people; Judge Breyer has set an August 11 trial date for whether the government violated the Posse Comitatus Act when it deployed troops to Los Angeles; a judge has blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship order in a new class action lawsuit; the documents and emails proving protected whistleblower Erez Reuveni’s account of Emil Bove instructing the DoJ to tell the court to fuck off have been released; Minnesota Senator John Hoffman is back at home recovering after being shot nine times by a political assassin; Ken Paxton’s wife is leaving him after 38 years for biblical reasons. Dana is out and about!

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Guest: John Fugelsang
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Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) — Bluesky
Lawfare Media

Whistleblower's texts suggest Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove urged lawyer to defy court order | CBS News

In Texas flood response, FEMA slowed by Noem’s cost controls | CNN Politics

Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after requested, dispatch audio shows | ABC News

Federal Judge Sets Trial Over Trump’s Use of Military in Los Angeles | Democracy Docket

Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order in Class-Action Challenge | The New York Times

Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump admin, says he'd also accept apology for ICE detention | NBC News

Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, shot 9 times by a man posing as an officer, leaves the hospital | AP News

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Hundreds of veterans volunteer to attend asylum hearings with Afghans | KPBS