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Episode: They Let Us Burn: Governors Ignore Billions In Fraud (Now In 5 States!) As Cities Crumble Under Homeless & Wildfires w/ Viva Frei, Peter St. Onge & Hailey Grace Gomez of Daily Caller
Description: Federal prosecutors say arrests tied to California’s homeless services are just beginning after investigators – tipped off by a viral Nick Shirley video – uncovered fraud across multiple states. President Trump has accused California of corruption even worse than Minnesota’s multibillion dollar scandal.
US Attorney Bill Essayli alleges that real estate executives stole millions from pandemic-era programs, with dozens of active probes underway. Meanwhile, in the wake of the Palisades wildfires, CA Gov. Gavin Newsom is requesting (even more) billions of dollars of federal disaster aid – leaving many CA residents to wonder where their tax dollars have been going...