Episode summary
In this episode discussing the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, the hosts examine footage of the incident and interview Ray McGovern, a former intelligence official, about potential Secret Service failures and FBI corruption. McGovern presents two possible explanations for how a 20-year-old shooter gained access to a rooftop with clear sight of Trump: either catastrophic Secret Service incompetence or a deliberate plot to kill the former president. He suggests local police may have mistaken the shooter for law enforcement because he wore military-style clothing with a US flag patch and carried his firearm openly rather than in a case. McGovern makes explosive allegations that the FBI has been thoroughly corrupted over the past eight years by individuals working for the Democratic National Committee and Democratic Party. He cites multiple examples including the Russia Gate investigation, the DNC hacking probe that was outsourced to a contractor, and the case of FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith who falsified FISA warrant documents but received no prison time. McGovern references Senator Chuck Grassley's criticism of the Department of Justice as the Department of "just us" for protecting its own. When asked whether elements within law enforcement or intelligence communities harbor an ideology that would lead them to either look the other way or actively set up Trump, McGovern answers affirmatively and expresses skepticism that the FBI can conduct an independent investigation into the assassination attempt.
