'BradCast' 2/13/2026 (Encore: Josh Kovensky of TPM on Trump turning 'War on Terror' against domestic foes)
Episode Description
Encore: original airdate 2-4-2026. On today's 'BradCast': The Trump Administration claims it is 'drawing down' the deployment of ICE and CBP goons in Minneapolis, but is still leaving 2,000 thugs on the streets. So many Trump Justice Department attorneys have resigned from the Minneapolis federal field office, refusing to participate in the administration's violent immigration tactics, that it has caused severe staffing shortages. Talking Points Memo's investigative reporter JOSH KOVENSKY explains the Trump Administration's new effort to revive the nutty 'ItalyGate' conspiracy theory that Donald Trump believes cost him the 2020 election. Kovensky also covers a very disturbing series of Justice Department memos that repurpose a post-9/11 federal terrorism statute to turn it against peaceful protesters and those regarded as political opponents of Trump with 'domestic terrorism' charges, and much more.