Episode
Emptywheel Friday: Bribery, Binance, Bolton & More BS
- Podcast
- The Nicole Sandler Show
- Published
- Jun 6, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 5302
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://nicolesandler.com/6-5-26
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nicole-sandler-show-1065430/episodes/emptywheel-friday-bribery-binance-bolton-more-bs/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicole-sandler-show-1065430/emptywheel-friday-bribery-binance-bolton-more-bs.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
It's another Emptywheel Friday in which Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net helps us figure out what went on this week. Today, we got into Todd Blanche literally telling Congress that Trump can't be held accountable for accepting a bribe... and then getting named acting AG the next day. We talked about the DOJ "fraud task force" that's really just a scheme to chase people on SNAP while shielding Trump's billion-dollar crypto corruption. Pam Bondi's Epstein deposition transcript dropped and there's a lot to unpack — including what's still being hidden and why. Plus the SPLC superseding indictment, FISA leverage, Bolton's guilty plea, Trump sleeping through cabinet meetings on camera, and a UFC cage in front of the White House that Trump is now comparing to the Eiffel Tower. No, really. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy