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EPISODE · Apr 9, 2026 · 1H 15M

The Mount Rushmore of D.C. Chaos: Trump, Bondi, Noem, Patel

from Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche · host Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Michael and Mélissa discuss AirBnB complaints, Trump's insane weekend spawning calls from across the aisle to invoke the 25th Amendment, Kristi Noem's husband, Pam Bondi's firing, hacking Kash Patel, and a deep dive into a viral attempted murder trial between a husband and wife in Hawaii that plays out like a season of The White Lotus.  Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche. Got legal questions? Email [email protected]. Episode Links:  https://www.girasoltexas.org/donate.html https://www.girasolnola.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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