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EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 18 MIN

Why Are the Duggars’ Political Allies Silent About Joseph Duggar’s Arrest?

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Nearly two hundred pastors, youth leaders, and church officials were accused or convicted of crimes against children in 2025 alone. A megachurch founder who served on a presidential evangelical advisory board pleaded guilty to five felony counts involving a twelve-year-old — and got six months. A state legislator who won an award for “protecting children” was distributing CSAM. And now Joseph Duggar — the second Duggar brother to face charges involving a minor — is asking a Florida judge to let him see his kids again because the no-contact order is causing his family “hardship.”Tony Brueski connects these cases to the biggest contradiction in conservative politics right now: the same movement passing death penalty legislation for crimes against children keeps producing the people those laws were written for. He walks through the Duggar-Huckabee political alliance, the Arkansas law Governor Sanders signed making these crimes a capital offense, the religious framework that turns alleged offenders into redemption stories, and the wall of silence from political allies who have plenty to say about accountability — until it applies to someone they know.This is a sharp, unflinching opinion piece built on court filings, published emails, and the public record. If these laws don’t apply to the people at your dinner table, they were never about protecting children.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#JosephDuggar #DuggarFamily #TrueCrime #DeathPenalty #JoshDuggar #Huckabee #Arkansas #ChildProtection #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimeToday

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