Inside Fauci’s Fifth Amendment Shock, Philly Grenade Scare, And The Fed’s Interest Rate Standstill

Dawn opens The Dawn Stensland Show with dramatic local breaking news across Philadelphia and New Jersey. We react to the heroic Philadelphia bomb squad removing a live grenade thrown onto a Courtland Street porch in Feltonville during the overnight hours. Dawn updates listeners on the heartbreaking Passaic River search for a missing ten-year-old girl after three children slipped into swollen waters. Plus, we honor local first responders putting their lives on the line daily and send support to crew member Nick Kail during a family medical emergency. Dawn tackles former COVID czar Dr. Anthony Fauci choosing to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights before the Senate committee rather than answering questions about pandemic shutdowns. We bring on Landmark Legal Foundation Vice President Michael O'Neill to analyze whether Fauci can legally hide behind the Fifth Amendment after accepting a sweeping eleven-year presidential pardon from Joe Biden. Dawn and O'Neill debate upcoming contempt of Congress votes, the validity of Biden's autopen pardon, and calls to strip Fauci’s $400,000 taxpayer pension. Dawn presses Stockton University economist Dr. Michael Bussler on the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates steady under Chair Kevin Warsh amid rising energy costs from the US-Iran missile exchanges. Dr. Bussler explains how high oil prices drag down GDP growth to 1.5 percent and why resolving the Middle East conflict before autumn remains vital for household finances. Finally, Dan Borowski joins Dawn to address the harrowing testimony from first responders in the Lindsay Clancy Massachusetts trial, reflecting on the painful realities of severe postpartum psychosis.