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Published Mar 29, 2017

Ep. 277 - Real Controversies, and Fake Controversies

Ben Shapiro analyzes the media's bias against Ivanka Trump's role in the administration, critiques Democratic opposition to Judge Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination, and questions the media's narrative on Devin Nunes' actions and Sally Yates' blocked testimony, emphasizing recurring tensions within politics and intelligence.
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  • Nunes Actions

    The actions of , head of the House Intelligence Committee, have sparked significant controversy. He visited the White House to meet with an intelligence official, leading to accusations of a coverup involving President Trump. argues that the media focuses on the coverup theory without evidence of wrongdoing by Trump, emphasizing that the real issue lies in the illegal dissemination of intelligence information 1.

    The big question in all of that is where's the scandal? If there's going to be a coverup, you assume something had to be done that was wrong.

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    Despite the uproar, Nunes maintains that his actions were necessary to access information unavailable to Congress 2.

       

    Yates Testimony

    The Trump administration's attempt to block testimony has fueled perceptions of a coverup. Yates, a former acting attorney general, was set to testify about links between Russian officials and the Trump campaign, but her hearing was canceled by Nunes 2. Shapiro highlights the administration's use of presidential communication privilege to prevent her testimony, drawing parallels to similar actions by the Obama administration.

    The Trump administration sought to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying to Congress.

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    This move has intensified media speculation about potential misconduct within the Trump administration 1.

       

    Information Dissemination

    The dissemination of intelligence information involving the Trump transition team has raised significant concerns. Shapiro points out that while the gathering of information was legal, its dissemination was not, particularly in the case of former National Security Adviser 2. He argues that the media's focus on a supposed coverup distracts from the real issue of illegal leaks by intelligence officials.

    There's actually a fair bit of evidence that they illegally disseminated information about, for example, former national security adviser Mike Flynn.

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    This controversy underscores the broader implications for intelligence practices and the potential misuse of sensitive information 1.

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