New Details on Illegal Migrant Who Caused Fatal Crash, Barr Testifies on Epstein: AM Update 8⧸20
Episode Stats
Words per Minute
157.02005
Summary
A fatal traffic accident allegedly caused by an illegal immigrant with a license taking center stage in the immigration debate. What Attorney General Barr testified in there was that he didn t know anything about a client list. Former Attorney General Bill Barr deposed by the House Oversight Committee, the first interview in its investigation into the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, and troubling new details about the father of missing baby Emanuel Harrow.
Transcript
00:00:02.840
Make sure your team is taken care of through every twist and turn
00:00:05.980
with Canada Life Savings, Retirement and Benefits Plans.
00:00:09.660
Whether you want to grow your team, support your employees at every stage
00:00:13.120
or build a workplace people want to be a part of,
00:00:16.200
Canada Life has flexible plans for companies of all sizes
00:00:19.400
so it's easy to find a solution that works for you.
00:00:22.840
Visit canadalife.com slash employee benefits to learn more.
00:00:35.460
It's Wednesday, August 20th, 2025, and this is your AM Update.
00:00:39.660
A driver who can't understand English will not drive a commercial vehicle in this country.
00:00:48.200
A fatal traffic accident allegedly caused by an illegal immigrant with a license
00:00:53.180
driving a commercial semi-truck taking center stage in the immigration debate.
00:00:58.340
What Attorney General Barr testified in there was that he didn't know anything about a client list.
00:01:04.160
Former Attorney General Bill Barr deposed by the House Oversight Committee,
00:01:07.940
the first interview in its investigation into the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case,
00:01:12.420
and troubling new details about the father of missing baby Emanuel Harrow.
00:01:17.080
So, Mr. Harrow's attorney speaks out for the first time.
00:01:20.760
All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.
00:01:28.580
Someone in your family gets sick and then you're stuck waiting for a doctor's appointment
00:01:32.480
or the pharmacy's out of stock and then you're left wondering why something so basic has to be so hard.
00:01:39.700
And this is why many are turning to all-family pharmacy.
00:01:43.820
They're doing what Big Pharma won't, which is putting families back in control
00:01:47.720
and making it possible to be proactive, not reactive with your health.
00:01:54.040
All-family pharmacy is based in Florida and family-owned.
00:01:57.280
And there you can order ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, antibiotics, daily maintenance meds, emergency kits,
00:02:04.600
everything you'd want to have on hand before you need it.
00:02:07.440
You know, you're going on like a trip, you want to get some of these things in your suitcase before the crisis hits.
00:02:14.260
Order online and they will work with licensed doctors to provide the prescription for you.
00:02:18.220
Then your medications get shipped right to your door.
00:02:24.360
Use that code Megan10 to get 10% off your order today.
00:02:28.660
Again, go to allfamilypharmacy.com slash Megan.
00:02:31.480
And do use that code Megan10 when you check out to get 10% off your order today.
00:02:43.560
The Department of Transportation announcing yesterday an investigation into a deadly crash in Florida.
00:02:50.140
Three people killed by an alleged illegal immigrant truck driver making an illegal U-turn in an 80,000-pound semi-truck,
00:02:58.600
putting a spotlight on the Trump administration's crackdown on English-language proficiency in the trucking industry.
00:03:04.480
Preliminary investigation results finding the driver did not speak English.
00:03:09.480
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration administering an English-language proficiency assessment,
00:03:14.840
which the alleged driver, 28-year-old Harjeinder Singh, failed,
00:03:19.820
correctly answering just two of 12 verbal questions and only accurately identifying one of four highway traffic signs.
00:03:27.700
On August 12th, Florida State Highway Patrol responding to an accident just north of West Palm Beach.
00:03:36.100
recklessly and without regard for the safety of others,
00:03:39.000
attempted to execute a U-turn utilizing an unauthorized location.
00:03:44.000
Video from inside Singh's truck showing a minivan T-boning the trailer of his truck,
00:03:51.980
Singh and his passenger, who were uninjured, appear utterly unfazed.
00:03:55.700
Photos from the scene clearly show a no U-turn, official use only sign on the short connection pass
00:04:04.020
between the two lanes of the highway, the dangers of which should be obvious to any semi-driver.
00:04:10.860
Authorities say the man was blocking all lanes of traffic.
00:04:14.440
The two passengers in the van reportedly killed instantly.
00:04:19.300
The victims, a 37-year-old Pompano Beach woman, a 30-year-old Florida City man, and a 54-year-old Miami man.
00:04:28.060
Fox News confirming Singh is an Indian national who in 2018 crossed illegally into California
00:04:37.180
Singh was initially processed for expedited removal,
00:04:40.260
then in 2019 filed an asylum claim and was released into the country on bond.
00:04:45.740
He has remained in immigration limbo ever since.
00:04:49.860
Governor Ron DeSantis, who had no role in Singh's immigration status but in whose state this accident occurred,
00:04:57.820
illegal alien issued commercial driver's license by California, doesn't even speak English.
00:05:06.260
California Governor Gavin Newsom's press office in an X post,
00:05:10.000
claiming the driver was given work authorization under Trump 1.0,
00:05:13.560
which it said would allow him to later obtain that commercial driver's license.
00:05:18.560
Department of Homeland Security official Tricia McLaughlin responding, however,
00:05:22.760
that the Trump administration actually denied Singh work authorization in 2020,
00:05:27.780
but the Biden administration then greenlit his work permit in 2021.
00:05:33.100
Singh is currently being held in San Joaquin County Jail in California without bail.
00:05:38.180
Governor DeSantis wants Singh to face justice in his state,
00:05:41.420
telling Fox News the governor is working with federal officials to extradite Singh back to Florida,
00:05:46.920
where he will be charged with three counts of vehicular homicide.
00:05:53.900
and DHS is seeking to place him in removal proceedings,
00:05:57.260
pointing out in a statement that Singh showed no remorse upon realizing the carnage he caused.
00:06:02.860
This accident, now the latest flashpoint in the Trump administration's drive to crack down
00:06:07.480
on how commercial driver's licenses are issued.
00:06:12.960
but when it comes to commercial drivers who cross state lines,
00:06:16.560
the federal government sets the minimum standards.
00:06:19.460
A 2016 memorandum issued under President Obama removed requirements to take drivers off the road
00:06:26.040
for English language proficiency violations and eased the enforcement standards.
00:06:30.740
This past April, President Trump signing an executive order reversing that memorandum.
00:06:38.560
quote, federal law requires that to operate a commercial vehicle,
00:06:42.420
a driver must read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public,
00:06:47.740
to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language.
00:06:51.740
Yet this requirement has not been enforced in years,
00:06:56.980
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy at a June press conference
00:07:00.740
explaining how the feds will enforce this requirement.
00:07:03.960
We are issuing new guidance that ensures a driver who can't understand English
00:07:08.520
will not drive a commercial vehicle in this country, period, full stop.
00:07:15.060
We're changing the rule in regard to someone who is pulled over and can't speak the language.
00:07:22.240
where before they'd be given a slap on the wrist and allowed to continue on their way.
00:07:26.560
So the consequence of taking one of these vehicles out of service
00:07:30.500
and having the company come back and find another driver, it becomes very costly.
00:07:35.460
This is done by our partners in law enforcement,
00:07:37.880
whether it's at way stations or if it's just interactions that law enforcement have.
00:07:43.880
But when they see those drivers who, again, can't communicate,
00:07:48.060
So, again, there's not one umbrella in which this will fall under.
00:07:52.460
It's the whole spectrum of law enforcement on our roadways.
00:07:58.780
nearly 100,000 drivers had language proficiency violations,
00:08:05.840
In 2024, under the loosened enforcement requirements,
00:08:09.780
that number dropping to 10,000 violations, with none taken off the streets.
00:08:14.640
In late July, the Daily Signal reporting within the first 30 days of the new guidance taking effect,
00:08:21.040
more than 1,500 commercial drivers were placed out of service.
00:08:26.960
The House Oversight Committee officially kicking off its investigation
00:08:30.360
into the DOJ's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
00:08:33.960
The committee issuing subpoenas for several former attorneys general
00:08:37.280
and Justice Department officials as part of a wide-ranging probe
00:08:40.640
into Epstein's prosecution and mysterious death in prison.
00:08:44.840
Former Attorney General Bill Barr on Monday deposed by lawmakers
00:08:51.500
Mr. Barr served as Attorney General under President Trump from February 2019
00:08:55.580
to December 2020, recusing himself from the Epstein case, however,
00:09:00.380
citing a conflict of interest as one of the law firms
00:09:03.800
that previously represented the disgraced financier
00:09:09.580
Barr's father was headmaster at the prestigious Dalton School in New York City,
00:09:24.720
appalled by Epstein's death, ordering the inspector general
00:09:27.880
to investigate the circumstances of Epstein's demise.
00:09:31.620
Democrats on the committee speaking to reporters on Monday,
00:09:34.260
criticizing Republicans' handling of the deposition,
00:09:37.440
saying they've been left with more questions than answers.
00:09:40.100
Here now, Democrat Congressman Suhas Subramaniam of Virginia
00:09:46.740
I think the Democratic side is doing most of the heavy lifting.
00:09:50.700
I don't think we're learning much from the questioning from the House Republicans.
00:09:54.820
It seems like they are going through the motions
00:09:56.880
and they want people to believe that they are digging in.
00:10:00.940
I don't think that we've learned anything through the Republican questioning
00:10:09.800
Head of the committee, Congressman James Comer,
00:10:13.200
pointing to several newsy answers from the former AG.
00:10:20.560
was that he never had conversations with President Trump
00:10:32.740
that would implicate President Trump in any of this
00:10:35.800
and that he believed if there had been anything
00:10:38.680
pertaining to President Trump with respect to the Epstein list
00:10:46.320
And I think that's pretty much conventional wisdom
00:10:53.860
and obviously we're asking a lot of tough questions.
00:11:11.920
expects to begin receiving those documents by Friday.
00:11:20.120
I think we're working together in a good faith effort
00:11:39.900
Several other big names like Bill and Hillary Clinton
00:11:50.780
as disturbing new details about the baby's father emerge.
00:12:20.240
Senator Durbin's plan will result in less competition
00:12:38.900
The search for missing seven-month-old California baby
00:12:48.580
about the father, Jake Harrow's 2023 child cruelty conviction,
00:12:54.120
Harrow's lawyer speaking out for the first time.
00:12:59.700
The Orange County Register reporting on an affidavit
00:13:02.960
tied to an investigation into a 10-week-old baby
00:13:06.380
admitted to Hemet Valley Hospital on October 13th, 2018
00:13:17.240
telling authorities she had been out of the home
00:13:28.220
Doctors at the Loma Linda University Medical Center
00:13:31.020
reporting to authorities the baby had an acute fractured rib,
00:13:35.180
healing fractures of six ribs, a skull fracture,
00:13:39.600
and brain hemorrhage, along with swelling of the neck
00:13:48.300
Jake Harrow telling investigators that while Vanessa
00:13:51.160
was out of the house, he found the baby had a fever.
00:13:54.380
As he was bathing the baby, he claimed he accidentally
00:14:00.900
of the sink basin, but could not detect any injuries.
00:14:05.000
The man reportedly telling investigators later that night,
00:14:17.580
in a pre-mobile infant in the absence of a plausible history
00:14:31.300
Mr. Harrow telling authorities he found a search on his iPad
00:14:38.420
later blaming his wife, Vanessa, for those injuries.
00:14:42.260
Jake Harrow filing for a domestic violence restraining order
00:14:45.420
shortly after the baby was admitted to the hospital,
00:15:48.440
The question is whether Jake Harrow hurt baby Emanuel,
00:15:52.240
and his history as a baby beater is highly relevant.
00:16:01.080
on September 2nd in relation to a probation violation
00:16:44.300
because they are not getting the support that they need.
00:17:13.580
of somebody that is trying to be deceptive in this case.
00:17:19.460
Online speculation is exploding about this couple.
00:17:26.620
who regularly delves into forensic statement analysis,
00:17:30.060
finding Rebecca's recounting of the abduction problematic.
00:17:59.880
Mr. Fox highlighting Rebecca's choice of words,
00:18:35.220
Fox, along with many others tracking the story,
00:18:53.860
He was kicking and he was playing with his toys.
00:18:58.400
This is the mother of a seven month old baby boy.
00:19:06.320
has been snatched, in her words, from her truck.
00:19:10.120
As she's talking, she should be in present tense
00:19:33.740
which is why she's referring to him in the past tense.
00:19:41.260
the Sheriff's Department telling AM update on Tuesday,
00:19:51.480
though it is unclear whether that is a separate car
00:19:59.600
Anyone with information about Emanuel's disappearance
00:20:15.120
live on SiriusXM Triumph Channel 111 at noon east
00:20:22.400
Is the technology such that it's going to go up?
00:20:30.680
Do you think it's going to be just sort of an extrapolation
00:20:39.820
She's the Executive Vice President of Enbridge Inc.
00:20:50.340
Join me, Chris Hadfield, on the On Energy podcast.