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Podcast: The Darrell McClain show
Episode: Crony Contracts And A Fall From Grace
Description: Send us Fan MailA cabinet star fell from grace, and the trail is as revealing as the headline. We break down how a $220 million advertising blitz that featured the secretary became the center of a contracting storm no-bid justifications, a vendor created days before an award, and a subcontractor linked to past campaign work. The Hill hearings were blistering, bipartisan, and precise, pressing on who approved the spend, whether the process was truly competitive, and why public messaging looked so much like a personal brand campaign. By the time the cameras cooled, the verdict from the...