12/8/25: Pipe bomber, pardons, and a President in decline

-- On the Show

-- Brian Cole is revealed as the suspected 2021 DNC and RNC pipe bomber who believed Donald Trump won the 2020 election

-- Donald Trump repeatedly appears with a swollen and bandaged right hand while mainstream media downplays the injury despite earlier aggressive scrutiny of Joe Biden's health

-- ProPublica reports that Donald Trump declared two Florida houses as primary residences despite never living in them, matching the same mortgage fraud accusations he falsely leveled at political opponents

-- Speculation grows about Donald Trump's health after photos show large hand bandages and the White House offers only vague medical disclosures

-- Senator Tom Cotton struggles to answer CNN's John Berman's straightforward question about whether police can legally kill drug suspects on a lake

-- Donald Trump openly says he will be involved in deciding whether Netflix can buy Warner Bros, highlighting his political interference in antitrust decisions

-- Donald Trump displays bizarre physical behavior on stage while ranking the Supreme Court and Senate like fantasy football players

-- Marjorie Taylor Greene says in a 60 Minutes interview that some Republicans privately mock Donald Trump and that she is distancing herself from the MAGA label

-- Donald Trump posts on Truth Social describing his pardon of Henry Cuellar in terms that frame the pardon as tied to expectations of personal loyalty

-- On the Bonus Show: Supreme Court to weigh in on Trump's ability to fire people, Supreme Court to hear a case on birthright citizenship, Trump given a bogus peace prize at a World Cup event, and much more...

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