WEBVTT - First, Drinking. Now, Snorkeling. Kash Can't Catch A Break

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, the folks, it is Friday, May fifteenth. First it

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<v Speaker 1>was the drinking. Now the snorkeling. Cash Battel just can't

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<v Speaker 1>catch a brain. And with that, welcome to this episode

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<v Speaker 1>of Amy and TJ. Roges. We haven't discussed this fully

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<v Speaker 1>ahead of time, but there's a VIP snorkeling headline that

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<v Speaker 1>for some reason has now caused controversy with cash Battel.

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<v Speaker 1>Before we get into it, do you think he's earned

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<v Speaker 1>and deserves this one or you think they're giving him

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<v Speaker 1>a hard time.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it's appropriate for the FBI director to

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<v Speaker 2>go snorkeling on quote unquote official business.

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<v Speaker 3>I called BS on that okay period, right.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, I didn't know you were gonna go that route. Well, right,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get into this now, folks. If you haven't seen

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<v Speaker 1>the headlines, the um what was the word you like?

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<v Speaker 3>The embattled embattled FBI director.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, it seems like rose that we hear about. Every

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<v Speaker 1>time his name is in the headline is usually for

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<v Speaker 1>something negative, or because of a fumble, or because of

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<v Speaker 1>something he has done, and this time it has to

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<v Speaker 1>do with VIP snorkeling. This is a little confusing. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>bottom line this thing, Robes. He was on a trip

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<v Speaker 1>to New Zealand. He stopped off in Hawaii to check

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<v Speaker 1>out the FBI office there on his way to New Zealand. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>and did his business in New Zealand, and he was

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<v Speaker 1>on his way back home to the US. On his

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<v Speaker 1>way back, he stopped in Hawaii again. And it's there

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<v Speaker 1>where he took this VIP snorkeling excursion at the hallowed

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<v Speaker 1>ground of a sunken US naval vessel during Pearl Harbor

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<v Speaker 1>with nine hundred sailors. It's their resting place. He got

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<v Speaker 1>a tour of this on his way back. Okay, Here

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<v Speaker 1>in lies where things get a little sketchy. Is that

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<v Speaker 1>the second part of that trip, where he stopped a

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<v Speaker 1>second time in Hawaii and took that VIP snorkeling trip,

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<v Speaker 1>was not public liqually exposed or released as part of

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<v Speaker 1>his schedule. The AP just dug it up in some emails. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>there we go, we're caught up, Robes. Let's get into

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<v Speaker 1>the details.

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<v Speaker 2>It's funny though, you said exposed. I mean the point being,

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<v Speaker 2>why wouldn't the FBI. I mean, look, if he is

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<v Speaker 2>on taxpayer dime, is he not of course, yes, everything

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<v Speaker 2>he does. Everyone who pays taxes is funding what he

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<v Speaker 2>is doing to Yes, reportedly, yes, officially, he's supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>be the head of.

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<v Speaker 3>Law enforcement basically in this country.

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<v Speaker 2>So why does he need to, on taxpayer dime make

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<v Speaker 2>a second layover in Hawaii to go snorkeling? What how

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<v Speaker 2>did that have anything to do with his job? On

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<v Speaker 2>taxpayer dime? Look, I have taken my share of workations,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've joked about it plenty, but that is a

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<v Speaker 2>private company.

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<v Speaker 3>You have some downtime when you're away from family.

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<v Speaker 2>I have absolutely and will fully admit I have enjoyed

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<v Speaker 2>and had downtime while on a work trip. But I

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<v Speaker 2>am not on the taxpayers dime. He's is on an

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<v Speaker 2>official work trip to take a diversion to another stop better.

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<v Speaker 1>Than a vacation. He just had a little stop over

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<v Speaker 1>on a work trip.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, there is it were his only incursion then maybe,

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<v Speaker 2>But why okay, why weren't they transparent about it? There?

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<v Speaker 1>It is, it's just adding to it, and we have

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<v Speaker 1>to admit that is adding to this story. So and

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<v Speaker 1>we keep saying VIP snorkeling robes. This is very important

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<v Speaker 1>to give context to what this is this is not

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<v Speaker 1>a place. And again he didn't just go out and

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<v Speaker 1>look at some fish, right, It's that's not what we

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<v Speaker 1>mean when we say VTP snorkeling. He went to a

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<v Speaker 1>place that the public can't go.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a it's not allowed.

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<v Speaker 2>And I believe it was reported by the AP. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to make sure I get this right that no

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<v Speaker 2>FBI director dating back to I guess nineteen ninety three,

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<v Speaker 2>has ever gone snorkeling at the memorial.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So, and we're talking about it's the USS Arizona.

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<v Speaker 1>This was bombed by Japan. It sank back in nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>forty one, nine hundred sailors. It's a cemetery. Robes, absolutely right.

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<v Speaker 1>So the public isn't allowed to go there. It's completely

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<v Speaker 1>off limits. The area you can't get to, they say

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<v Speaker 1>without a boat. So it's even dangerous, they say to

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<v Speaker 1>do this, But but they have from time to time,

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<v Speaker 1>on rare occasions, VIPs and dignitaries have been taken out

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<v Speaker 1>to this site. Now oftentimes robes. Yes, those dignitaries, those

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<v Speaker 1>VIPs are associated with the US military. Correct, which would

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<v Speaker 1>make a little more sense perhaps, But this wasn't just

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<v Speaker 1>that we should we just want to make clear. And

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<v Speaker 1>we kept saying snorkeling. A lot of the headlines say

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<v Speaker 1>VIP snorkeling. He's like, what the hell? This wasn't just

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<v Speaker 1>some regular snorkeling adventure. So people take issue with two

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<v Speaker 1>things there, Robes. One, your point is like, why are

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<v Speaker 1>you taking time to do this? Why are you bothering? Two?

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<v Speaker 1>Why didn't you tell us about it?

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<v Speaker 3>Right?

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<v Speaker 2>If it was just so okay and not a big deal,

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<v Speaker 2>then include it on your itinerary, which should be made

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<v Speaker 2>public because you are a servant of the public period.

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<v Speaker 2>So for you to not include it and to not

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<v Speaker 2>even disclose that you stopped for a second time back

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<v Speaker 2>in Hawaii again on taxpayer money, I think you knew

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<v Speaker 2>that it wasn't kosher, it wasn't above board. Otherwise you

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<v Speaker 2>just would have put it out there for public consumption,

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<v Speaker 2>as you're supposed to do. There's only one reason not

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<v Speaker 2>to disclose something. It's because it might look bad or

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<v Speaker 2>it is wrong, one of the two or both.

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<v Speaker 1>And they say this, and I'm trying to give only

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<v Speaker 1>the context I know, Robes is that these are trips

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<v Speaker 1>that do happen rarely. They're really rare and that's fine,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess Rodes, but it just for him right now,

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<v Speaker 1>this is another embarrassing headline. This is another headline having

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<v Speaker 1>to do with the FBI director doing something else that

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<v Speaker 1>takes attention away from the administration, takes attention away from

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<v Speaker 1>any wins they might have had. And so once again

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's talking about and what's today Robes at Friday, you

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<v Speaker 1>think they're putting together a snorkeling skit for SNL for tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 3>I think so.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, according to the AP, I thought this was an

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<v Speaker 2>interesting perspective. And look, they are the ones who broke

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<v Speaker 2>this story, who wrote the article. But they talked to

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<v Speaker 2>a marine veteran who's part of a group from the

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<v Speaker 2>Paralyzed Veterans of America.

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<v Speaker 3>They're trained to.

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<v Speaker 2>Make these dives and they do it, I believe, once

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<v Speaker 2>a year to check on the condition of the ship

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<v Speaker 2>and just make sure it's okay. And he's specif he

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<v Speaker 2>gave his name. He gave a statement to the AP

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<v Speaker 2>saying it was inappropriate for the FBI director to snorkel

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<v Speaker 2>or dive at the memorial.

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<v Speaker 3>And here is his quote.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like having a bachelor party at a church. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a hollowed ground. It needs to be treated with the

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<v Speaker 2>solemnity it deserves.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think we can all agree with that one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred percent. But that the issue there would be they

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<v Speaker 1>shouldn't ever allow these tours.

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<v Speaker 2>Right exactly, Well, yes, unless there's some necessity for it,

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<v Speaker 2>just curiosity, and I've got a position, so I get

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<v Speaker 2>to check it out. I understand that happens and goes

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<v Speaker 2>on all over the world and all over the country.

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<v Speaker 2>But when you have an FBI director who's already been

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<v Speaker 2>questioned about where his priorities lie, this isn't a good look.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, oh, by goodness, yes, having to do with travel

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<v Speaker 1>and what he's doing on the company dime, as you

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<v Speaker 1>keep saying.

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<v Speaker 3>The FBI plane, Well does it.

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<v Speaker 1>We see this a lot of times, and I saw

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<v Speaker 1>folks talking about it in this context of members of

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<v Speaker 1>the military generals or lead to military leaders who go

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<v Speaker 1>out who happened to be out there and have taken

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<v Speaker 1>this tour or something in the past robes. Don't we

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<v Speaker 1>see presidents go to the tomb of the unknown soldier.

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<v Speaker 1>We see people even when they go overseas, they'll stop

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<v Speaker 1>at memorials World War iiO memorials. They take it in right,

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<v Speaker 1>there is great value as there not to that. And

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<v Speaker 1>it seems like for at least members of the military,

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<v Speaker 1>if they were going out on these tours and to

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, get some context to honor those to

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<v Speaker 1>be there, to be a part of it, not just

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<v Speaker 1>for some fun excursion. I thought, when people put it

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<v Speaker 1>that way, I said, oh, I can understand why a

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<v Speaker 1>tour like this might be a solemn almost you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like a duty almost to give honor in some way

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<v Speaker 1>that I could understand.

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<v Speaker 2>It absolutely feels offensive for it to feel as though

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<v Speaker 2>it could even appear to be a tourist attraction because

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<v Speaker 2>there are still remains being interred from that wreckage. I

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<v Speaker 2>did not realize this. But as they go down and

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<v Speaker 2>dive and they check the wreckage, they are still finding remains,

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<v Speaker 2>they are still creating. Just there are people who lost

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<v Speaker 2>loved ones whose remains are still there entrapped in that vessel.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I can understand why some people take great

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<v Speaker 2>offense to anyone. And look, yes he's the FBI director,

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<v Speaker 2>and yes, perhaps maybe he did take it all in

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<v Speaker 2>in that very way. Maybe he did look at it

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<v Speaker 2>as an honor and paid his respects to those who

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<v Speaker 2>lost their lives.

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<v Speaker 3>We don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>But the whole point is we don't know because he

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<v Speaker 2>didn't tell us he did it, and we're just now

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<v Speaker 2>finding out about it. So sometimes, as you've often said,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not the crime, it's the cover up, and it

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<v Speaker 2>makes even if it wasn't a crime, it looks like

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<v Speaker 2>it might have been because you didn't tell us, because

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<v Speaker 2>even omitting something is still lie.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a lie by a mission.

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<v Speaker 1>I have it right. It was last summer, correct, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're just finding out about it. I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean you the way you just made this pop in

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<v Speaker 1>my head. Right, if this was okay? Announce it ahead

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<v Speaker 1>of time?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Director Patel will go pay his respects and as an

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<v Speaker 1>honor that he was invited out is being taken out

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<v Speaker 1>by this elite unit. Give them love all kinds of

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<v Speaker 1>things that have been done.

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<v Speaker 2>Find some way to pay, like to yes, to actually

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<v Speaker 2>shine a spotlight on the work that's being done and

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<v Speaker 2>the lives that were lost, and just a reminder of

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<v Speaker 2>how great this country is and what we've endured. Like

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<v Speaker 2>make it a part of just your duties by acknowledging

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<v Speaker 2>it and giving it a little bit of a spotlight.

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<v Speaker 1>Even so, I don't know what their calculation was, But

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<v Speaker 1>to your point here repeatedly robes, it's in line like

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<v Speaker 1>if the locker room hadn't happened, if the thing the

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<v Speaker 1>reports about the girlfriend and her security detail hadn't happened,

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<v Speaker 1>if the reports about him using the plane for personal

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<v Speaker 1>use hadn't happened, if all of this stuff, if the

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<v Speaker 1>Atlantic report.

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<v Speaker 2>How about the one that you've just left out, that

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<v Speaker 2>big old doozy about yes, his issues with drinking on

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<v Speaker 2>the job and not being able to be woken up

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<v Speaker 2>or found with massive hangovers after public bouts of drinking, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>or freaking out, assuming that you're going to be fired

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<v Speaker 2>and you're calling everyone assuming the worst. I mean, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>he's had a long list, unfortunately for him, of bad publicity,

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<v Speaker 2>and this certainly does not help.

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<v Speaker 1>And things we just listed romes are missteps not even

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<v Speaker 1>having to do with the job. There were mistreps having

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<v Speaker 1>to do with actual investigations as well. But as you

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<v Speaker 1>can imagine, they do have a response. Stay here, we

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<v Speaker 1>will let you know, let you hear word for word,

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<v Speaker 1>how the FBI is now responded to this latest allegation

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<v Speaker 1>that Patel was up to something. Stay here and.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back everyone to this episode of Amy and TJ.

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<v Speaker 2>Cash Patel back in the headlines, and back for reasons

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<v Speaker 2>he certainly does not want to be this time. It

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<v Speaker 2>has just come to light the Associated Press writing an

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<v Speaker 2>article about Cash Battel making a second pit stop in

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<v Speaker 2>Hawaii on his way back from New Zealand on an

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<v Speaker 2>official trip, just forgot to mention it or include it

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<v Speaker 2>in any documents or documentation that oh yeah, he dipped

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<v Speaker 2>back down into Hawaii, and oh yeah, he went on

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<v Speaker 2>a VIP snorkeling excursion to Pearl Harbor and whoopsie, just

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<v Speaker 2>forgot to mention that little bit. So yes, there is

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<v Speaker 2>some scrutiny now on why and huh and how much

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<v Speaker 2>money did that cost?

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<v Speaker 3>And why are you snorkeling in.

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<v Speaker 2>Hawaii while you're on the job on an official work trip.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think they allow workations on the government dime,

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<v Speaker 2>do they?

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<v Speaker 1>You know what, He's the FBI director. He works twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four to seven. He's supposed to work twenty four.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you're being loaned, if your travel is being

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<v Speaker 2>funded by the taxpayer, you're not on your private vacage.

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<v Speaker 1>You're always on the company. You're always on the government

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<v Speaker 1>dime when you're that guy, So you got to get

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<v Speaker 1>it in where you can't go.

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<v Speaker 2>If he wants to take a private four day weekend

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<v Speaker 2>on his dimes, then where I'm sure he's allowed to.

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<v Speaker 3>And if he wants to go snorkling in Hawaii, what

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<v Speaker 3>day weekend?

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<v Speaker 1>He's the FBI director, He can't get away. He stopped

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<v Speaker 1>at Hawaii go surfing twice.

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<v Speaker 3>He only told the Americans about it once.

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<v Speaker 1>Because he knew you'd react this way. Roboch.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh wow, it's not what everybody says.

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<v Speaker 2>When I can see the reason why I didn't tell

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<v Speaker 2>you is because I knew you'd get upset. That doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>ever work, by the way, So the FBI has officially

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<v Speaker 2>responded to the AP's report, and you know what, it's

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<v Speaker 2>exactly what you would expect.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, you don't think this is legit at all? You

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<v Speaker 1>don't find this a believable You don't you don't find

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<v Speaker 1>you don't like this.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think. I really don't, and I'm giving you,

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<v Speaker 2>in my honest opinion, I don't think it's I question

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<v Speaker 2>the justification of this excursion, and I question it because

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<v Speaker 2>not only were They not transparent about it.

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<v Speaker 3>They didn't even explain it.

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<v Speaker 2>They just kind of said, deal with it.

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<v Speaker 3>It is what it is. You're idiots.

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<v Speaker 1>And yes, the word stupid is in the statement.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, right, okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Here is the official statement from the FBI Public Affairs Office.

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<v Speaker 2>The AP is attempting to spin an invitation from the

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<v Speaker 2>Commanding General of Indo packworn that pac COOM. Sorry, I

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<v Speaker 2>have terrible izaic command. Yes ah, that makes sense. Commanding

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<v Speaker 2>General of Indo pac COOM to a military base as

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<v Speaker 2>a party or a vacation, which is so stupid. The

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<v Speaker 2>DOW routinely routinely does these engagements with inner agency partners

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<v Speaker 2>to include this one. And when he was chief of

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<v Speaker 2>staff for DoD and Trump one, Patel offered the same

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<v Speaker 2>event for any partners that came to visit. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>historical tour to honor heroes who died on the USS Arizona,

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<v Speaker 2>not a party.

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<v Speaker 1>Why is that not believable? These things are done. This

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<v Speaker 1>is not the first time this has ever been done,

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<v Speaker 1>or somebody's taking this tour. I think, I yes, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>with you. We pause because why didn't he tell us

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<v Speaker 1>about it? This goes in line with a reputation. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>he has, and that's bad. But aside from all that,

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<v Speaker 1>is that not a legit thing.

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<v Speaker 3>Look, I do think.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, they lose me when they start calling things or

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<v Speaker 2>ideas or people stupid.

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<v Speaker 3>You're so ridiculous.

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<v Speaker 2>It doesn't help because look, the AP, yes they did

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<v Speaker 2>this report, but the concept that this was some sort

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<v Speaker 2>of a party, like a bachelor party, came from not

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<v Speaker 2>their assessment, but from an individual who actually is a

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<v Speaker 2>part of who is a veteran so who is a

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<v Speaker 2>part of the dive team, who goes down annually, who

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<v Speaker 2>was connected intrinsically to this memorial site. Now that's his opinion. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>and they allowed him to speak and to give his opinion,

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<v Speaker 2>and they took issue with that. I understand, and I

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<v Speaker 2>do get that this could have been official business. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just questionable why it was necessary. And it sounds like,

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<v Speaker 2>which is interesting, He's already done this before. Patel offered

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<v Speaker 2>the same event from many partners that came to visit,

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<v Speaker 2>or he's just saying he offered it. It wasn't just him,

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<v Speaker 2>It was a lot of folks.

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<v Speaker 1>It was in the capacity he was previously working for

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<v Speaker 1>someone in the Department of Defense that he never taken

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<v Speaker 1>the tour himself.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, he offered it to other people.

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<v Speaker 1>He arranged it and offered it to other digna teries

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<v Speaker 1>of VIPs through whatever office he was working with.

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<v Speaker 2>Tod got it, so he knew it was a service

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<v Speaker 2>that was available to other folks, so he thought he

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<v Speaker 2>would partake in it on his way back.

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of like the Disney VIP tour.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and we did partake in that as well when

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<v Speaker 3>we were offered it.

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<v Speaker 2>Because it is an exceptional advantage to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>skip the line.

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<v Speaker 3>I get that, and to not.

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<v Speaker 2>Have to actually stand in the line with everyone else

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<v Speaker 2>and ride the ride as many times as you'd like.

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<v Speaker 2>Break okay, and I could, I'd be much more willing

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<v Speaker 2>to and look, it is what it is.

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<v Speaker 3>I get it. At the end of the day.

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<v Speaker 2>There's no actual repercussion for this, but it doesn't look

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<v Speaker 2>good from a public relations standpoint period. And I do

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<v Speaker 2>just think this is another example if you're transparent from

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<v Speaker 2>the get go, you ex like Look, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>but wouldn't you be aren't you supposed to give an itinerary?

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<v Speaker 2>Isn't that part of being a public servant and being

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<v Speaker 2>in public office especially at that level when you're using

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<v Speaker 2>that much of tax payer money to fund what you're

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<v Speaker 2>doing and how you're getting to point A and points be.

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<v Speaker 2>Isn't it a part of the requirements to be fully

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<v Speaker 2>transparent about the logistics where you are, what you do

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<v Speaker 2>while you're there. Yeah, you're putting that in their quotes,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, but I'm saying so that is that's

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<v Speaker 2>the biggest reason to me why it sounds so suspicious.

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<v Speaker 2>And look, yes, I was relying when I read the

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<v Speaker 2>API article on some of the perspective from folks who

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<v Speaker 2>care about that memorial. But they may be questioning the

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<v Speaker 2>whole concept of letting anyone, any politician, not just Cash

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<v Speaker 2>Buttel but any VIP so to speak, just go down

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<v Speaker 2>there for curiosity, I understand, And that might not be

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<v Speaker 2>just directed to Cash Betel, but the point being, just

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<v Speaker 2>just be transparent and there's going to be a lot

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<v Speaker 2>less scrutiny if you're transparent.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess the only thing here Robes is he does

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<v Speaker 1>not get the benefit of the doubt.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what, That's a really good point.

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<v Speaker 1>That's just it. If it does happen, if someone else,

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<v Speaker 1>a different director that didn't have already a thing, a

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<v Speaker 1>list of things against them. What the AP had even

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<v Speaker 1>written this story, have even been digging it up. It

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<v Speaker 1>didn't go in line already with something that folks here

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<v Speaker 1>and go go cash up to it again. Well they

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<v Speaker 1>call it. I didn't realize that it's a thing now

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<v Speaker 1>catching on keystone cash. Yeah, that's not good.

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<v Speaker 3>You said this was a cash kerfuffle.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that what's in here?

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<v Speaker 3>You put cash?

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<v Speaker 1>No, that was Tony kerfuffle.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh this was cash money. Yeah, but cash kerfuffle. Good

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<v Speaker 3>work too.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh god, folks, We just wanted to give you an

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<v Speaker 1>update about your FBI director. I always appreciate you. Just

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<v Speaker 1>been in a little time with us on dj on

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<v Speaker 1>behalf of my dear Amy Robot. We'll talk to y'all

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<v Speaker 1>real soon.