WEBVTT - Tony Katz on Blanche's Nomination Advancing & Pirro "Choking"

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<v Speaker 1>Todd Blanche makes it through.

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<v Speaker 2>The Senate, well, I should say, at least to the

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<v Speaker 2>Senate Committee, and now his nomination will go to the

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<v Speaker 2>full Senate. Tony Katz, Tony Katz today, an absolute pleasure

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<v Speaker 2>to be with you, guys. That's Todd Blanche. He is

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<v Speaker 2>the acting Attorney General and everything is moving along as

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<v Speaker 2>it should. We knew this was going to come. We

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<v Speaker 2>knew this was going to be handled, and we knew

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<v Speaker 2>it was going to be handled because he wrote, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>the weaponization fund is gone, and that seemed to satisfy

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<v Speaker 2>and mullify Senator Tom Tillis of North Carolina and Senator

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<v Speaker 2>John Cornyn of Texas. That seems to have proven to

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<v Speaker 2>people like Dick Durbin that Todd Blanche cannot be trusted.

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<v Speaker 2>The confirmation is nothing more than a political nonsense. And

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<v Speaker 2>everybody's screaming and yelling and moving on the Senate actually

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<v Speaker 2>thinks that their advisor consent role is more than it is.

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<v Speaker 1>It is not.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't now take a look at confirming nominees based

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<v Speaker 2>on a skill set. We look at confirming nominees or

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<v Speaker 2>not based on politics and politics alone. Every Attorney general

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<v Speaker 2>is a hand picked Attorney General. Merrick Garland was the

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<v Speaker 2>hand picked attorney general of whoever was running the country

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<v Speaker 2>for Joe Biden, Right, That's always the.

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<v Speaker 1>Way it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Eric Holder was the hand picked attorney general of Barack Obama.

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<v Speaker 2>That's always the way it is. So this idea of

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<v Speaker 2>handpicked is just too silly for words. Nothing wrong with

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<v Speaker 2>Todd Blanche. Oh, the Epstein files. Ah, the Epstein file.

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<v Speaker 2>And yes, there were people there saying that they wish

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<v Speaker 2>that Todd Blanche wasn't confirmed because he didn't release this

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<v Speaker 2>and didn't release that.

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<v Speaker 1>I have from the beginning on the.

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<v Speaker 2>Record, no question, favored releasing everything, and came around to

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<v Speaker 2>one of the things we must do is we must

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<v Speaker 2>redact the innocent. Just because your name in the Epstein

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<v Speaker 2>files isn't me he did anything wrong. Just because there's

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<v Speaker 2>a three O two the FBI did an investigation or

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<v Speaker 2>ask some questions.

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<v Speaker 1>Doesn't mean you did anything wrong. It's not a charge.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not a document that does anything other than say,

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<v Speaker 2>here's my summation as an FBI agent of our conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a three O two FD dash three O two.

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<v Speaker 2>The idea that Trump did this and Trump did that,

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<v Speaker 2>release everything release it all. That's been my map, thematics

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<v Speaker 2>since day one. And yes, Trump screwed it up by

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<v Speaker 2>not doing that. Todd Blanche can't be Attorney general because

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<v Speaker 2>of that.

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<v Speaker 1>No no, no, no, no no. Don't be silly. Don't be silly.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think the more interesting story here is the

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<v Speaker 2>one about Jean Piro. I say, Jean Jeaneine Piro. Janine

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<v Speaker 2>Piro is the US attorney. She was, of course on

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<v Speaker 2>Fox News Judge Janine. She is the US attorney for

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<v Speaker 2>the District of Columbia, and she decided to drop the

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<v Speaker 2>case against the alleged vandal of the reflecting pool, this

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<v Speaker 2>guy they named David Hearn, who is a US Olympian.

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<v Speaker 2>She said, we're going to drop the case. Trump is angry.

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<v Speaker 2>Trump was in the Oval yesterday. He was signing an

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<v Speaker 2>executive order for military families.

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<v Speaker 1>And he was.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, you know what, you know what, I think.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm very mad at her. I'm very upset with her.

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<v Speaker 2>I think she choked, really to Janine.

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<v Speaker 3>And frankly, I think she choked because the judge was

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<v Speaker 3>really vicious. Instead of going after the people that did it,

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<v Speaker 3>the judge went after her and went after her department

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<v Speaker 3>and I guess she choked. I don't know what the

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<v Speaker 3>hell happened. I don't know what your fake news. Don't

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<v Speaker 3>ever talk again. You're fake news, one of the one

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<v Speaker 3>of the worst of the business. Fortunately nobody watches you.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well, I don't know who he was talking to

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<v Speaker 2>right there, But did Janine Puro choke? I'll start with

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<v Speaker 2>a basic question. Does Janeine Piro seem like the kind

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<v Speaker 2>of woman who chokes?

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<v Speaker 1>Does not seem to me to be that kind of person.

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<v Speaker 2>Piero said that the charges we dropped because the real

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<v Speaker 2>issue with the reflecting pool is the contractors, because overspranging

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<v Speaker 2>and delamination caused the damage. That I live in a

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<v Speaker 2>world where repairing a reflecting pool is a source of

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<v Speaker 2>political angst, twenty twenty six is just I mean, that

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<v Speaker 2>is peak twenty twenty six right there. Why would anybody

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<v Speaker 2>have a problem with him fixing and reflectable. It's like

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<v Speaker 2>being crazy about the idea that we're going to add

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<v Speaker 2>a ballroom to the White House. It's fine, It's not

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<v Speaker 2>the end of the world. The ballroom is fine. All

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<v Speaker 2>of the gold all over the oval less, Oh, trust me,

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<v Speaker 2>when I'm president, that's all coming down. All coming down.

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<v Speaker 2>Keeping the Constitution in there or the declaration in there. Fine, Absolutely,

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<v Speaker 2>you need a good reminder. Photos of the founding fathers,

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<v Speaker 2>photos from the revolution, what it took to be here,

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<v Speaker 2>photos of e Regima, a landscape shot of the beaches

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<v Speaker 2>at Normandy, a reminder of where are dead or buried

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<v Speaker 2>and what sacrifice they made for all of us.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, that's going to be there.

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<v Speaker 2>The gold adornments are not going to be there, humidor

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<v Speaker 2>he you better believe it. And they will be filled

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<v Speaker 2>with Dabodov Churchills. Now I could be convinced to go

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<v Speaker 2>with something else. I don't worry. I will have a

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<v Speaker 2>box of the American from J. C.

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<v Speaker 1>Newman.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll have the American cigar there, I'll have the I'll

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<v Speaker 2>have the davit Off Churchill's the Late Hours if you

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<v Speaker 2>never had the Late Hour, no great cigar boo.

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<v Speaker 1>And that'll be that. But none of that, none of

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<v Speaker 1>the adornments. That's that's not going to happen. The ballroom.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna say, hey, thanks for the ballroom that it

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<v Speaker 2>became and still is. Too many to some extent of

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<v Speaker 2>political hot potato is a proof of the level of broken.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a ridiculous thing to be angry about. If you

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<v Speaker 2>hired a contractor and the contractor messes up, you go

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<v Speaker 2>back to the contractor and you say, fix us. It's

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<v Speaker 2>impossible that a contractor messed up. I'm gonna say for

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<v Speaker 2>the record, no, it's not. Now. Two things can be

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<v Speaker 2>happening at the same time. This guy, this hern fellow,

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<v Speaker 2>David Hearn, he could have engaged in some vandalism, because

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<v Speaker 2>Trump's point is, we have video, we have photographic evidence.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course he did this. Look at what people did.

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<v Speaker 2>They tried to slice the bottom of the reflecting pool.

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<v Speaker 2>Two things can happen in a at the same time.

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<v Speaker 1>But here is Juine Pierro saying we don't have a

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<v Speaker 1>case here.

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<v Speaker 2>I would argue that if she's saying we don't have

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<v Speaker 2>a case here, she doesn't have a case. If she

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<v Speaker 2>knows that the case, the story is a installation issue.

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<v Speaker 1>She's not supposed to say so. Do you think she

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<v Speaker 1>didn't know.

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<v Speaker 2>That she would get a lot of pushback, a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of anger from the President, possibly lose her job by

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<v Speaker 2>doing this. Of course she would. Absolutely, you're doing it anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not that angry with her. If the reflecting pool

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<v Speaker 2>was done wrong. Would everyone just do me a favor

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<v Speaker 2>and do it right.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all.

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<v Speaker 2>So we understand each other. We announced four million dollars

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<v Speaker 2>of fraud being found and nineteen people arrested in Pennsylvania,

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<v Speaker 2>and people are more angry and upset and worked up

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<v Speaker 2>over this reflecting pool story.

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<v Speaker 1>We're all nuts. You know, I'm going to I'm going to.

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<v Speaker 2>Stay focused on what matters here, and what matters here

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<v Speaker 2>is that the reflecting pool being fixed is a smart idea.

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<v Speaker 2>If a guy didn't engage in vandalism, he didn't engage

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<v Speaker 2>in vandalism. That doesn't mean he isn't possibly a scumbag

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<v Speaker 2>who tried to engage in something criminal, but maybe what

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<v Speaker 2>he did wasn't the criminal thing. Fix the reflecting pool.

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<v Speaker 2>Why would abay be opposed to it? Build a ballroom?

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<v Speaker 2>Why would an abay be opposed to it? Oh, and

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<v Speaker 2>the idea of cleaning up the art around DC. Good

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<v Speaker 2>art is supposed to be grander and tell the story

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<v Speaker 2>of who we are. It's supposed to be inspirational. You

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<v Speaker 2>want it to be broken and dirty and mismanaged. Good Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>sculptures and statues should all be brought back to their

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<v Speaker 2>brilliance and Trump doing this is excellent and the artists

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<v Speaker 2>of a America should be cheering him on for actually

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<v Speaker 2>caring about art and not just pretending to be about

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<v Speaker 2>the arts.

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<v Speaker 1>Excellent work.

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<v Speaker 2>Is Jannine Perro going to be fired? I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I think if he does. If he does fire her,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's a mistake. But she choked, don't I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think that that's it. I think that is just

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<v Speaker 2>temporary anger and we're on to the next thing.

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<v Speaker 1>At least that's my hope. Keep it here. I'm Tony Katz,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is Tony Katz today.