Episode 358: Negotiating Our Destruction (Trump's China Money, Epstein List, Political Assassination Talk)

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to discuss Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, almost identical budget as Kevin McCarthy's, Republicans go looking for China corruption on Biden and find Trump instead, Donald Trump says that Lincoln could have negotiated the Civil War, Jack Smith has some seriously damaging evidence on Trump for Jan 6th according to experts, Defense Sec is hiding something from the Biden administration, the Epstein list was not as salacious as people would have assumed, GOP starts referring to Jan 6th insurgents as hostages, Trump's lawyers argue in political assassinations are fine to do, Roger Stone calls for direct assassinations of Democratic Congress members by name, Lauren Boebert is back in the news this time on domestic abuse allegations, listening to Trump might have cost many Americans their lives during the height of the pandemic, and much more! StoriesMike Johnson hopes to avoid gov’t shutdown with the same deal that got McCarthy oustedNoted gov’t official proved to receive money from China!Trump says he would have negotiated the Civil WarJack Smith reportedly has info on Trump that can cause others to flipLloyd Austin was hospitalized...and didn’t tell anyone?The Epstein list not as salacious as expectedNew GOP line - Jan 6 “hostages”Trump's lawyer argues that a president can order SEAL Team Six to assassinate his political rival if Congress is cool with itThis Week in StupidRoger Stone just out here calling for political assassinationsTrump-Backed Drug Linked to Thousands of COVID Deaths: StudyFrom fists full of… to Fisticuffs, Lauren Boebert is back!Look Forward is a weekly progressive political podcast covering U.S. politics, government policy, Democratic strategy, elections, voting rights, Supreme Court rulings, and political news. Featuring progressive commentary, political analysis, and unapologetic opinions on the fight for democracy. Hosted by Jay and Brad. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Dense Pixels (video game news).