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The wife of the former President of South Korea has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for taking bribes, such as jewelry, in exchange for government posts/appointments. Her husband, former President Yoon Suk Yeol, was sentenced to life in prison for masterminding a failed insurrection in December of 2024.  Katie Phang on how the US could take a lesson from countries like South Korea as to what accountability looks like for power-hungry, corrupt grifters. Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BREAKING: Federal judge GRANTS Katie Phang’s motion for preliminary injunction, ordering Todd Blanche to produce on or before July 2nd specific unredacted documents from the Epstein Files, including FBI notes from 4 interviews of a woman who alleges she was sexually and physically abused by Felon Trump when she was just 13 years old. Katie walks through the details of the damning court order and explains what’s next. Plaud: Get up to 20% OFF with code PHANG at https://plaud.ai/phang Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The uber-conservative SIX on SCOTUS is reinforcing today that Supreme Court reform is long overdue. One of their most atrocious decisions, Mullin v. Doe, allows the Trump Regime to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians and pretends like overt racism by Convicted Felon Donald Trump wasn’t the reason behind terminating TPS for Haitians. Katie Phang focuses on the grotesque violation of the Constitution’s guarantee of equal treatment by SCOTUS Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BREAKING: Federal judge in Virginia slamming Acting AG Todd Blanche and the Trump DOJ, essentially telling them that they aren’t trustworthy or credible. The judge refuses to dismiss a lawsuit brought against Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund simply because the DOJ thinks it’s over. Katie Phang breaks down the details of the court order, including ordering the DOJ to respond to the complaint. Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tucker Carlson and MTG proudly announce that they are “done with the GOP,” but what they’re not telling you is that they’re done with “Trump’s GOP.” Katie Phang’s theory is that all of this hullabaloo is just a strategic move for Carlson to tee up a presidential run in ’28. Is it really that far-fetched? Listen to Katie’s analysis on why even Megyn Kelly and Candace Owens are distancing themselves from Trump and MAGA. Honeylove: Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to https://honeylove.com/phang! #honeylovepod Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Sidebar with Katie Phang, Katie breaks down the mounting legal and ethical challenges Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is facing, from her own lawsuit against him to a bar complaint backed by 101 former judges and a separate lawsuit seeking records tied to his actions in office. She’s joined by Christopher Swartz of Democracy Defenders Fund, one of the attorneys who helped draft the bar complaint, to discuss the allegations and what they could mean for Blanche’s future. Plus, Katie unpacks the latest developments in the Iran conflict, including the Senate’s vote rebuking Trump’s war efforts and the growing scrutiny surrounding Trump's claims about his deal with Iran. Thanks to our sponsors: Plaud: Get up to 20% OFF with code "PHANG" at https://plaud.ai/phang Cozy Earth: Go to https://cozyearth.com/PHANG  and use my code PHANG for up to 20% off! Listen to the audio podcast of Sidebar with Katie Phang for daily updates on breaking news: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sidebar-with-katie-phang/id1886801652 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4yIgs1wFPKAuspwPz9dgbo Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Convicted Felon Donald Trump continues to humiliate himself on the world stage as Iran dogwalks him for his bullshit “deal” to allegedly end his illegal war of choice. Iran clearly has the upper hand, and it shows. Plus, as Trump dangerously insists on Bill Pulte as the Acting DNI, our country’s national security is at risk. Congressman Jim Himes, the Ranking Member on the House Select Intel Committee, joins Katie Phang to bring the latest updates, including on Pulte’s mass firings at critical agencies. Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Convicted Felon Donald Trump is now arresting US Olympians for merely touching the Reflecting Pool! But the reality is, Trump and his crappy vendor, who ruined the pool, should be arrested for the vandalism they committed on OUR property.  Katie Phang brings the latest details in the newest Trump lie about why the Reflecting Pool is in such bad condition and how Trump is trying to cover up his responsibility for the mess. Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (628) 289-0726 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/phang *Paid Partnership*” Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand-alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently, we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime friend and elite lawyer, Kathy Ruemmler, is trying to do reputation damage control in advance of her House Oversight interview by doing a fluff interview in the NY Times, where she claims she was used by Epstein. But the reality of the evidence publicly available suggests that she doth protest too much. Katie Phang brings the receipts and describes how this lack-of-apology tour isn’t helping Ruemmler. Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Republicans take advantage of post-Callais redistricting to push illegally gerrymandered maps to gain seat advantages, data scientists, like Zachary Donnini at VoteHub, dive deep into the polls, tracking, and modeling to forecast outcomes.  And right now, Zachary tells Katie Phang that despite those gerrymandered seats, Democrats remain the clear favorites to retake control of the US House in November.  He explains how he forecasts elections, and he debunks the latest claims of election fraud by Republicans in the California races. Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump’s ICE takes the gold medal for fraud, waste, and abuse as new reporting reveals that ICE spent $700 MILLION on 7 warehouses to be used as concentration camps for immigrants, and now ICE wants to just get rid of them. Katie Phang tracks the origin of the “reengineering initiative” launched last year by ICE to round up migrants like animals and how they’re allegedly doing an end-run around the transparent bidding process. OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code PHANG at https://www.oneskin.co/PHANG #oneskinpod Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act, creating a race to the bottom by white supremacists to gerrymander and redistrict in order to eliminate the black and brown vote. But what they underestimated was the power of the people in responding to this attack on civil rights. Brittany Packnett Cunningham joins Katie Phang for a frank discussion on how the erasure of history was always the plan & Katie shares her concerns about the failure of some communities of color joining in the coalition fight. Find a Freedom Summer/Juneteenth event near you: https://blackpowerwarroom.com/freedom-summer/ Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Although the future of the $1.8 billion slush fund remains unclear, 1/6 insurrectionists are chasing another route to smash and grab American taxpayers' dollars by way of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), a federal statute that gives the Trump Regime unfettered discretion to make payouts on specious claims. Katie Phang tracks the status of this new tactic & discusses the link between the insurrectionists and other election deniers as they prepare to interfere with the upcoming Midterms. Lean: Visit https://takelean.com PHANG for your discount Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legally speaking, an agreement to agree is not a binding contract. And Convicted Felon Donald Trump once again lies to the American people by suggesting that he has some binding deal with Iran to end his war of choice. Katie Phang breaks down what is publicly known about the terms that include no enforcement mechanisms and only serve to put the Islamic Republic of Iran in a better position than it was before Trump launched this illegal war. Honeylove: Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to https://honeylove.com/phang! #honeylovepod Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices