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The Stone Zone ｜ 04-02-26


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Deputy AG Todd Blanche will serve as Acting Attorney General as the transition moves forward. Greg Kelly explains why Blanche is the most likely replacement for Pam Bondi and why she should not have been appointed in the first place.

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00:00:30.000 this is the stone zone with roger stone people love him and respect him roger stone
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00:00:52.600 Welcome to the Stone's Home. And she's out of there. Attorney General Pam Bondi is
00:01:01.660 departing from her role in the Trump administration, terminated today by
00:01:06.300 President Donald Trump. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will serve as acting Attorney General
00:01:12.540 as the transition moves forward. Now, there was some speculation, I believe it was in the New
00:01:17.960 York Times, that former New York Congressman and current EPA Director Lee Zeldin, who is an
00:01:26.700 attorney, would be appointed Attorney General. I like Lee Zeldin, although I'm not aware that he
00:01:34.020 ever actually practiced law. And frankly, I think he's doing a great job right where he is. Also,
00:01:40.960 quite candidly, I'm not certain that any Republican could be confirmed to the Attorney
00:01:48.020 General's position given the current makeup of the U.S. Senate. There's 50 votes for the Save
00:01:55.040 America Act, but the Majority Leader, John Thune, refuses to call the question, citing the arcane
00:02:04.980 Senate rule regarding the filibuster. That means that 60 senators must favor a vote on any piece
00:02:13.740 of legislation or any nomination. That means, in my view, that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche
00:02:20.900 will continue to serve as Acting Attorney General for the time being. The president praised
00:02:27.780 Bondi's tenure, calling her a great American patriot, and highlighted her role in what he
00:02:33.100 described as a sweeping crackdown on crime nationwide, it is true that under Bondi's
00:02:38.760 stewardship, violent crime, including murder, has dropped to historic lows during the time that she
00:02:45.860 was the head of the DOJ. Bondi is expected to move to a private sector position with
00:02:50.880 details evidently soon to be announced. In a statement, the new interim Attorney General,
00:02:57.640 Todd Blanche thanked both Pam Bondi and President Trump pledging continuity in the department's
00:03:03.600 priorities. He emphasized strong support for law enforcement and reaffirmed a commitment
00:03:09.520 to public safety, signaling that the administration's tough on crime agenda
00:03:14.080 will remain firmly in place. Sources tell me that Bondi met with the president prior to Wednesday
00:03:21.020 night's White House address, and it has since returned to her home in Florida. This development
00:03:27.680 becomes, among broader charges, changes in the administration. Earlier this year, you may remember
00:03:32.940 former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was reassigned, with Oklahoma Senator Mark Wayne
00:03:40.080 Mullen stepping into that role. Now, Bondi was removed, I think, because of the president's
00:03:46.680 frustration over the lack of accountability and justice regarding the Russian collusion hoax.
00:03:54.640 The irony, of course, is that according to multiple current Trump administration officials
00:03:59.840 with access to both Bondi and the president, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who was
00:04:06.960 just named acting attorney general, has actually been the main roadblock holding up prosecutions
00:04:12.800 of former Biden and Obama officials, state-level politicians, and Antifa terrorists.
00:04:20.400 Very specifically, Todd Blanche, the now acting attorney general, personally shut down the
00:04:26.180 Department of Justice's weaponization task force and is responsible for sidelining Ed
00:04:32.680 Martin, the veteran attorney who had been appointed to that position.
00:04:38.000 Blanche sees himself as a quote unquote principled conservative, which is false because actually he's a liberal Democrat and believes that investigating the abuse of power by either Robert Mueller or by Jack Smith is in itself abuse of power.
00:04:57.660 I would point out to the acting attorney general that this is not about retaliation and revenge.
00:05:05.500 This is about justice and accountability.
00:05:09.520 He's privately told his staff that he would not stoop to that level.
00:05:14.260 Under Todd Blanche, the failures of the Department of Justice to investigate the former officials who orchestrated the greatest dirty trick in the history of American politics
00:05:24.940 and the greatest single abuse of power in the history of the country, the Russian collusion
00:05:32.040 hoax, is being unfairly blamed on Pam Bondi. Now, Todd Blanche has done a couple of things I agree
00:05:39.540 with. He has been willing to fire U.S. attorneys who were incorrectly and inappropriately appointed
00:05:48.180 to that position by a bank of federal judges. See, here's, this is how this works. There's a
00:05:54.620 Senate tradition that when a U.S. attorney for any given state or jurisdiction is appointed,
00:06:01.780 it requires the acquiescence of both U.S. senators from that state, regardless of party.
00:06:10.800 So when Joe Biden was president, states like Florida that have two Republican senators,
00:06:16.420 both approved the Biden nominees to that position. That was true broadly across the board. In other
00:06:24.540 words, Republican U.S. senators recognized that Joe Biden had been elected president and they
00:06:29.940 allowed him to have his appointees, not under Donald Trump. Under Donald Trump, Democrats have
00:06:36.760 stonewalled virtually every U.S. attorney appointed by the president simply by refusing to sign what
00:06:44.820 they call a blue slip. I don't know if there's physically actually a blue slip or whether that
00:06:50.880 is a reference to this tradition. This isn't a law. This isn't even a Senate rule. This is a
00:06:57.960 tradition, one that the Republicans in the Senate refuse to violate. So Todd Blanch, on at least
00:07:07.340 two occasions, when federal judges moved to fill a U.S. attorney's position that had been vacated
00:07:15.500 because of the Senate's refusal to confirm the president's appointee, for example, Alina Haber
00:07:23.040 in the state of New Jersey, they have moved to fill that with one of their own, somebody favorable
00:07:30.580 to the judges. Todd Blanche has had the courage to fire those people, recreating the vacancy.
00:07:38.380 Under the Vacancies Act, that should allow the president to appoint a new acting U.S. attorney
00:07:44.300 who by law can serve for 120 days. The controversial decision in New Jersey to fire Alina Haba,
00:07:56.020 the controversial decision in the Eastern District of Virginia to fire Lindsay Halligan are both
00:08:04.540 legally and judicially incorrect, and I believe both will be overturned. But in the meantime,
00:08:11.520 Donald Trump doesn't even get to have his own U.S. attorneys, his own federal prosecutors.
00:08:18.740 Spotlight is now on Todd Blanche. The question is very simple. Will those in the Biden and Obama
00:08:25.740 administrations who are guilty of seditious conspiracy to remove Donald Trump based on
00:08:32.540 totally fraudulent evidence and the chain of events that began in July of 2016 morphed into
00:08:41.560 the fake Russian collusion hoax in which the probable cause for the FISA court approving
00:08:48.560 the spying on Donald Trump's campaign and for the appointment of Robert Mueller was
00:08:54.420 non-existent. That, of course, turned into the three-year Russian collusion hoax in which
00:09:02.900 Robert Mueller came up completely and totally empty-handed in terms of actual Russian interference
00:09:09.180 in our elections, but still attempted to destroy the lives and the administration of President
00:09:14.900 Donald Trump, General Michael Flynn, and, well, me. So the real question is, will we have
00:09:22.980 accountability and justice under Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. The jury is out. In the
00:09:31.340 meantime, however, there are other claims, notably by the independent journalist Laura Loomer,
00:09:38.840 who insisted this morning that the president would soon fire or there would be a resignation from
00:09:48.580 the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard. This story is completely and totally
00:09:57.000 false. It's a complete fugazi, and Loomer, as she often is, is wrong. Now, Laura Loomer and I used
00:10:05.460 to be close friends. She was a strong supporter of justice in my case. She realized that I had
00:10:11.280 been framed by a vengeful Justice Department and really was prosecuted, not because I did anything
00:10:18.180 wrong, but because I simply refused to give false testimony against President Donald Trump.
00:10:25.360 But somehow along the way here, Laura Loomer has gone off the rails. Her maniacal hatred 0.99
00:10:32.320 for Tulsi Gabbard is somewhat puzzling. It was Tulsi Gabbard, who in her position as the director
00:10:40.300 of national intelligence, declassified all of the documents that prove that there was a seditious
00:10:47.760 conspiracy involving Obama, Biden, CIA Director John Brennan, FBI Director James Comey, Acting
00:10:56.320 Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, National Security Advisor Susan Rice, the former Director of National
00:11:03.860 Intelligence General James Clapper, and others to frame Donald Trump for non-exclusive, non-declassified
00:11:15.620 for totally fraudulent evidence. What's surprising here, of course, is that the current CIA director,
00:11:25.680 John Radcliffe, served in the first Trump administration as the director of national
00:11:30.780 intelligence and could have declassified all of these documents prior to the 2024 election,
00:11:37.840 prior to the 2020 election, I should say, and did not do so. Tulsi Gabbard has had the courage to do
00:11:46.200 that. Tulsi Gabbard is also a decorated combat veteran of the war in Iraq, served her country
00:11:54.660 with honor. She remains a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, and it is presupposed,
00:12:04.560 although she never talked out of school, that she may not have taken as hard a line
00:12:09.560 against the war in Iran as others. Now, I think that within any presidential administration,
00:12:19.980 diversity of opinion is actually valuable. Tulsi Gabbard's job was to get the very best
00:12:26.220 intelligence she could and give it to the president of the United States. She did.
00:12:30.700 The president decided that an attack on Iran was appropriate, and I agree. 1.00
00:12:37.460 Tulsi Gabbard never criticized or disagreed with the commander-in-chief.
00:12:41.100 She supported that decision, and their internal conversations are covered by executive privilege.
00:12:47.740 But the neocons have been manic in their desire to destroy Tulsi Gabbard
00:12:53.780 for reasons that I frankly don't understand.
00:12:57.560 Again, if you see this later on today and you see these continuing claims on social media that Tulsi Gabbard is about to be fired or is planning to resign, those claims are categorically false.
00:13:15.760 Trust me on this. I have sources at the very, very, very top.
00:13:21.160 It also means you have to take anything that the investigative independent journalist Laura Loomer says with a grain of salt.
00:13:29.120 You see, she is a war hawk and she is a full-throated supporter of broadening the war in Iran, which I think is politically very dangerous and contrary to the policies of President Trump.
00:13:46.140 See, what Trump has done in Iran is quite different than the neocon strategy of endless
00:13:52.140 foreign war.
00:13:53.720 No boots on the ground, not tens or 20 or 30,000 American casualties, and not billions
00:14:00.960 in new defense contracts for companies like Halliburton and General Dynamics.
00:14:07.380 Now, what Trump is engaged in, and which I completely support, based on everything I
00:14:12.340 know is a very limited, focused, but incredibly lethal use of American power to prevent the
00:14:21.020 Iranian regime from having a nuclear bomb. We know from the claims at the negotiation table,
00:14:29.540 plus our own intelligence, that the Iranians had enough enriched uranium to build at least
00:14:36.720 seven and perhaps as many as 11 nuclear bombs. So Tulsi Gabbard going nowhere other than up
00:14:44.880 and remaining in this crucial job. You heard it here first on The Stone Zone. We'll be right back.
00:14:51.540 This is The Stone Zone with Roger Stone. He likes politics and he's a professional
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00:15:51.280 This is the Stone Zone.
00:15:53.800 Now, get in the zone. 0.94
00:15:55.720 It's the Stone Zone.
00:15:57.700 A man who's gone through hell, but he's kept going, and he's smart, and he's strong,
00:16:03.420 and people love him. Not everybody, but people love him and respect him. Roger Stone. Where's
00:16:08.560 Roger Stone? Here's Roger Stone. Welcome back into the Stone Zone. President Donald Trump
00:16:15.880 delivered a strong and confident primetime address last night outlining major progress
00:16:21.640 in the fight against Iran's regime and offering reassurance to Americans concerning rising gas
00:16:27.880 prices. In his 19-minute address, which is extraordinarily short for this president,
00:16:34.280 the president highlighted decisive U.S. and allied military successes, stating that the
00:16:40.100 Iran's naval and air capabilities had been effectively dismantled. He emphasized that
00:16:45.920 key leaders within the regime had been neutralized, signaling what he described as a
00:16:50.000 turning point in the conflict. President Trump projected confidence that the war could come to
00:16:55.460 close within two to three weeks, underscoring a clear strategy to restore stability in the region.
00:17:02.620 He also pointed to signs that Iran's leadership is seeking a ceasefire, which he framed as evidence
00:17:08.860 that sustained pressure is working. On the economic front, the president addressed concerns
00:17:14.820 about energy prices, explaining that reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil route,
00:17:21.860 will help bring relief to American consumers.
00:17:25.440 He predicted gas prices will rapidly come back down, along with a rebound in the stock markets.
00:17:32.780 Supporters say the address reflected both strong leadership and a commitment to both national security and economic stability.
00:17:40.620 By confronting threats abroad while keeping an eye on costs at home, the president reinforced his America First approach.
00:17:48.680 The administration maintains that peace through straits remains the guiding principle of our foreign policy and is delivering results overseas while protecting American families from economic strain.
00:18:01.860 Now is not the time to be a panicking.
00:18:05.180 I trust the president's judgment in these matters, and I think he put it very well last night.
00:18:11.340 In the meantime, the FBI is investigating a Chinese cyber attack, which they claim is a major cyber incident, which is being investigated as such.
00:18:24.000 The breach involved a sensitive FBI system containing law enforcement data, including surveillance related information such as phone metadata tied to ongoing investigations.
00:18:37.400 I operate on the simple premise that anything I say on the phone or in text or in email will sometimes be available to the entire world.
00:18:47.800 Keep that in mind and guide yourself responsibly.
00:18:52.560 I'm Roger Stone. We'll be right back in The Zone.
00:19:07.400 this is the stone zone with roger stone roger stone who's a very very one of the smartest
00:19:16.240 political minds roger stone was persecuted people forget he's actually a brilliant brilliant
00:19:21.020 political analyst now get in the zone it's the stone zone here's roger stone and we're back
00:19:29.740 in the Stone Zone, here's some good news. A Colorado appeals court has overturned the
00:19:37.200 nine-year prison sentence handed down to former Mesa County, Colorado clerk Tina Peters,
00:19:45.800 an election integrity activist convicted in connection with election-related misconduct
00:19:51.260 during the 2020 presidential race. In a significant ruling, the three-judge panel found
00:19:57.220 that the original sentencing judge improperly considered Peter's political beliefs, specifically
00:20:03.920 her claims of election fraud, when determining her punishment. The court emphasized that while
00:20:09.720 her actions may have violated the law, in actuality they did not, but her views themselves
00:20:15.420 are protected under the First Amendment and should not have influenced the length of her sentence.
00:20:21.300 The judges concluded it was apparent that the unusually harsh sentence was driven,
00:20:26.080 at least in part by a desire to deter her from kindering to express those views,
00:20:32.720 creating a chilling effect on her First Amendment rights. The appeals court has now ordered a
00:20:38.220 resentencing explicitly directing the lower court to exclude any consideration of Peters' speech or
00:20:44.220 political opinions. Let's be absolutely clear. I don't even think Tina Peters violated the law. 1.00
00:20:49.100 What she did was copy evidence of election fraud and keep it. And that is why they are maniacal about destroying her. She is 70 years old. She's now suffering from cancer. She has been viciously physically attacked in prison.
00:21:09.100 she is given a thin blanket. Her clothing is not warm enough. She's literally freezing.
00:21:18.920 It's very clear that their intention is for her to die in prison, to try to create a chilling
00:21:25.660 effect on anyone who questions whether our elections are on the up and up. Now,
00:21:31.200 if you really think that 81,000 people, pardon me, 81 million people voted for Joe Biden,
00:21:38.440 a guy who basically had to campaign from his basement and who literally kept falling down
00:21:45.580 and didn't know what day of the week it is. In truth, a veritable vegetable in diapers who
00:21:51.860 spent most of his presidency heavily sedated. Well, I have a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to
00:21:57.220 sell you. If you think Joe Biden got on average 20% more of the vote in overwhelmingly African
00:22:05.900 American precincts in the urban centers of America, well, then you have no sense of realism. 0.55
00:22:12.420 Even Colorado's Democrat Governor Jared Polis acknowledged that the sentence was an outlier,
00:22:18.380 expressing concerns about fairness and consistency in the justice system.
00:22:22.860 It's time for Tina Peters to be a free woman. 1.00
00:22:25.720 There's two ways to do this.
00:22:26.900 the new acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, could declare Tina Peters to be a witness
00:22:35.080 in a federal prosecution regarding election integrity and could send federal marshals
00:22:40.900 into Colorado to bring her to Washington. If the governor wants to have a firefight between the 0.99
00:22:47.300 state police and federal marshals, he should read the Supremacy Clause of the United States
00:22:53.160 Constitution. Unfortunately, the Justice Department has not used that tactic to free a woman who is 0.95
00:23:00.740 very clearly on the cusp of death and who urgently needs medical care. It's time for Tina Peters to 0.99
00:23:07.380 be a free woman. The fact that she was thrown in prison for actually having the courage to
00:23:12.000 investigate and expose election fraud is a stain on our country. I say, let her be free and lock 1.00
00:23:19.860 up the interests who committed the immense election fraud itself in 2020. Meanwhile,
00:23:26.960 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, himself sweating whether he will face a primary in New
00:23:33.500 York State, potentially from Bronx Congresswoman AOC, a contest that he would lose, or could be
00:23:42.880 dumped by his fellow Senate Democrats who correctly see him as a dinosaur, has now been
00:23:50.040 forced to acknowledge that the Senate Democrats were responsible for delaying funding for the
00:23:56.000 Department of Homeland Security while ultimately failing to secure any of their key demands.
00:24:01.460 In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, I've been on his show, I can tell you this guy has
00:24:07.520 the worst breath of anybody you've ever met, defended the delay claiming that Democrats were
00:24:13.120 pushing to reform immigration and customs enforcement and the customs and border
00:24:17.880 protection, which he labeled lawless. It's been a long time since Chuck's been in a courtroom, but
00:24:23.520 I think he's wrong about the law. The final deal passed the Senate includes no such reforms,
00:24:30.120 leaving funding for both agencies completely unchanged. Pressed by Blitzer, who poses as a
00:24:36.480 journalist, but is in fact a propagandist, on whether Democrats had simply engaged in political
00:24:41.980 posturing, Schumer pushed back, but also conceded that existing funding for ICE and the Border
00:24:48.640 Patrol remains in place from prior legislation. Critics argue the delay accomplished little
00:24:54.600 beyond disrupting government operations. The standoff contributed to a partial shutdown,
00:25:00.220 impacting the DHS components, including airport security. Those operations under TSA continued
00:25:08.840 because President Trump very shrewdly sent in ICE agents to back up those TSA agents who remained
00:25:17.700 on the job despite the fact that they weren't getting paychecks. You may have missed this,
00:25:23.060 but the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, said that he would happily voluntarily pay
00:25:28.700 the salaries of all those TSA agents until this matter was resolved. That became unnecessary
00:25:35.340 as the Democrats ultimately folded. Republicans have pointed to this episode as further evidence
00:25:41.940 of the misplaced priorities of the Democrats, arguing the Democrats chose to hold up essential
00:25:47.720 funding in an attempt to weaken immigration enforcement, only to walk away without any
00:25:52.540 results. The legislation now heads back to the House after previously being rejected.
00:25:57.320 If approved, it will be sent to the president's desk.
00:26:00.800 So the outcome underscores a clear message the efforts to defund or overhaul ICE and the Border Patrol remain out of step with the need for strong, consistent immigration enforcement and public safety across the country.
00:26:14.440 Let me point out that virtually every respected public poll shows that 80 plus percent of the American people support the deportation of dangerous illegal immigrants in this country. 1.00
00:26:28.440 The president remains on track for that important engagement.
00:26:33.300 Meanwhile, federal authorities are on a heightened alert after ISIS issued a chilling global call for attacks targeting churches and synagogues during the Easter and Passover holidays.
00:26:44.780 According to intelligence reports, the terror group used its propaganda network to encourage followers to carry out arson and violence across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.
00:26:55.160 The message reportedly frames such attacks as acts of religious duty, raising concerns about so-called lone wolf extremists who may be inspired by this online chatter.
00:27:07.920 Security experts warn that the timing is particularly dangerous as Easter and Passover bring large gatherings and places of worship, potentially increasing vulnerability.
00:27:18.580 Analysts say that ISIS continues to rely on decentralized, internet-based radicalization,
00:27:24.880 making these threats much harder for U.S. officials to detect and prevent.
00:27:30.160 The warnings come amid broader instability in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf,
00:27:34.540 including tensions surrounding Jerusalem and ongoing conflict, of course, involving Iran.
00:27:40.500 At the same time, reports indicate that a major detention camp in Syria,
00:27:45.580 once holding ISIS-linked individuals has been largely emptied following widespread escapes,
00:27:52.660 further heightening global security concerns. The threat underscores the urgent need for
00:27:59.540 vigilance at home and a firm stance against terrorism abroad. Weak border policies and
00:28:06.540 lax enforcement are only increasing the risk of dangerous individuals entering Western countries.
00:28:12.420 Law enforcement agencies are urging communities to remain alert while increasing security around
00:28:18.180 these important religious holidays. As America is gathered to celebrate sacred holidays,
00:28:23.340 they should consider exercising their Second Amendment rights. Don't be a sitting duck for
00:28:28.340 these maniacs. Protect yourself and your community as the founding fathers intended if you are
00:28:33.740 required to do so. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is calling out the major insurance companies,
00:28:40.960 including State Farm, urging them to get their act together after meeting with California officials
00:28:46.080 and hearing firsthand from victims of the state's devastating 2025 wildfires. The fires, including
00:28:53.460 the Palisades and Eaton blazes outside of Los Angeles, destroyed more than 12,000 structures
00:28:59.800 and claimed dozens of lives, leading thousands of families struggling to rebuild. In a statement,
00:29:06.420 President Trump criticized insurers for collecting years of premium payments only to fall short
00:29:11.420 when policyholders needed to help the most. The president has directed his extremely able
00:29:17.400 EPA administrator Lee Zeldin to compile a list of insurance companies that acted responsibly
00:29:23.240 as well as those that failed to deliver for disaster victims. Right here in my home state
00:29:29.280 of Florida, we've seen a similar problem where Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican,
00:29:35.140 and the overwhelmingly Republican majorities in the House and the Senate passed a law that says
00:29:41.700 if your home is destroyed in a hurricane and the offer made to you by your insurance company is
00:29:48.680 unfair, you have no right to sue them. Now, I'm not a big supporter of the trial bar, but I think
00:29:57.000 that that's entirely unfair. And yet another example of the abuses by these major insurance
00:30:05.020 companies and the legislators who regulate them. State and local officials in California have
00:30:10.920 already launched investigations into State Farm's handling of wildlife claims, citing complaints of
00:30:16.960 delays, underpayment, and poor communications. Critics say these practices have slowed recovery
00:30:24.700 efforts and added unnecessary hardship for families trying to rebuild. Despite those concerns,
00:30:31.700 State Farm maintains it has processed, pardon me, processed more than 1,300, 500 claims and paid out
00:30:38.760 billions of dollars, with total payouts expected to climb even higher. For many, the situation
00:30:44.860 highlights the broader issue of large corporations failing to meet their obligations to everyday
00:30:50.700 Americans in times of crisis. Supporters of the president say his push for accountability
00:30:56.060 sends a clear message that Americans who play by the rules and pay their premiums
00:31:02.700 must be able to count on their insurance company in times of distress.
00:31:09.040 When disaster strikes, no bureaucratic delays or corporate excuses should be allowed.
00:31:16.400 Vice President J.D. Vance, who President Trump has named as the country's anti-fraud czar,
00:31:22.740 is touting a major victory in the Trump administration's efforts
00:31:25.640 announcing the arrest of multiple suspects accused of stealing more than $50 million
00:31:32.280 from American health care and hospice services.
00:31:36.160 Federal law enforcement executed a coordinated series of arrests
00:31:39.960 and search warrants across Los Angeles yesterday as part of Operation Never Say Die,
00:31:46.040 targeting 11 defendants allegedly involved in large-scale fraud schemes.
00:31:51.360 Officials say the suspects will face federal charges as the investigation continues.
00:31:57.900 Vice President Vance praised the swift action, emphasizing that the administration's anti-fraud task force is now delivering results.
00:32:09.860 He credited federal prosecutors and health officials for aggressively pursuing those who are exploiting these taxpayer-funded programs.
00:32:18.940 The operation is part of a broader effort launched under President Trump, who appointed Vice President J.D. Vance to lead the fight against government waste and abuse.
00:32:30.080 So far, authorities have suspended more than 200 hospice and health care providers in California alone due to suspected fraud, numbers that officials say are expected to rise significantly in the coming weeks.
00:32:44.400 Administration leaders argue that finding and exposing widespread abuse that went unchecked for years is just beginning.
00:32:53.140 The director of the Center for Medicare and Medical Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz, noted that state leadership accomplished far less in recent years.
00:33:04.740 The crackdown demonstrates a renewed commitment to accountability, protecting both taxpayers and the most vulnerable patients.
00:33:12.240 As the investigation expands, officials say more arrests and suspensions are likely, sending a clear message that those who defrauded the system will be held responsible under the Trump administration's law and order approach.
00:33:27.360 I'm Roger Stone. You're listening to The Stone Zone, and we'll be right back.
00:33:31.840 This is The Stone Zone with Roger Stone.
00:33:35.260 And he's a great, great person, Roger Stone.
00:33:39.160 The Stone Zone.
00:33:42.240 this is the stone zone now get him his own it's the stone zone a man who's gone through hell 0.52
00:34:08.580 But he's kept going, and he's smart, and he's strong, and people love him.
00:34:13.960 Not everybody, but people love him and respect him.
00:34:16.420 Roger Stone. Where's Roger Stone?
00:34:18.700 Here's Roger Stone.
00:34:21.240 Welcome back into the Stone Zone.
00:34:23.720 Once again, as we said at the top of the show, reports that President Donald Trump would either fire the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard,
00:34:33.320 or that she would resign from her posts are categorically false.
00:34:37.680 and we await the confirmation of that with a formal statement from the White House
00:34:42.240 later today. Once again, if you don't already know this, not everything you see on social media
00:34:50.240 is correct. So trust but verify. Meanwhile, Texas Congressman Keith South is raising alarm over the
00:34:58.920 presence of Sharia law adherent enclaves operating with the United States, pointing specifically
00:35:06.120 to a community in Plano, Texas. Self says the development centered around East Plano's
00:35:12.920 Islamic Center has existed for more than a decade and represents what he calls a parallel society
00:35:20.060 that does not fully align with American legal and cultural norms. He argues the issue is not
00:35:25.780 theoretical, but already unfolding in communities across the country. The Congressman also highlighted
00:35:32.180 when he described a troubling pattern of Islamic centers being built near law enforcement facilities,
00:35:38.720 suggesting it is a form of intimidation and a way to undermine our constitutional system of law.
00:35:45.540 Unchecked migration and policies that prioritize multiculturalism over integration
00:35:51.680 are creating divided communities with competing systems of norms and authority.
00:35:57.260 We see it in Texas. We see it in Dearborn, Michigan.
00:36:00.820 We see it in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
00:36:03.180 And soon, under the mayor, Ma'am Dami, we will see it in New York City, if we don't see it already.
00:36:09.620 And when they come in from the third world, they're not sending their best. 1.00
00:36:13.340 They come here to defraud and feast upon the host country they're invading. 0.99
00:36:17.200 The solution is clear.
00:36:19.360 We must reaffirm the rule of law requiring full assimilation into American civil life
00:36:24.620 and ensure that no parallel systems operate outside the Constitution.
00:36:30.260 I'm Italian-Americans.
00:36:32.100 When Italians moved to America, they assimilated into America. 0.55
00:36:36.340 They learned to speak English.
00:36:37.680 They obeyed American law, and they were fully integrated into American society.
00:36:44.400 Also true of the Irish, the Polish, the Hungarians, the Greeks, and every individual who was an
00:36:52.560 immigrant who came to this country.
00:36:55.060 What we see today is quite different.
00:36:57.520 Congressman Self is leading the anti-Sharia law caucus in Congress.
00:37:03.120 Sharia law is inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States and is inconsistent with our laws. 0.99
00:37:11.520 Getting on the horn with your congressman or congresswoman and find out if they're in the caucus.
00:37:17.220 And if so, ask them why not. Demand that they join.
00:37:20.060 We do not want to become like Europe, which is today spiraling out of control under the yoke of radical Islam. 1.00
00:37:28.240 Islam is simply incompatible with Western civilization. 1.00
00:37:33.120 Meanwhile, a new study from Stanford University is raising serious concerns about the growing influence of artificial intelligence on everyday decision making, especially among younger Americans.
00:37:44.780 researchers found that popular AI chatbots, including systems like ChatGPT and other
00:37:50.660 leading platforms, tend to agree with users far more often than humans do, even when the user
00:37:56.680 is clearly wrong. I decided to test this out yesterday, and I asked a very popular AI outlet
00:38:02.700 whether Lee Harvey Oswald killed President John F. Kennedy. I then proceeded to argue with the
00:38:09.520 computer for almost 45 minutes until I realized that it was fruitless and that they would never
00:38:14.600 see the truth. AI, in my opinion, is extraordinarily dangerous. I've seen numerous videos of myself
00:38:21.640 saying things that I never actually said. Sometimes they're so clumsy that the most basic
00:38:28.800 AI detection software programs can show you that they are a fraud. Remember when there were phone
00:38:36.420 calls made to every home in New Hampshire from President Joe Biden urging voters not to vote in
00:38:41.900 that state's Democratic primary? I do. It was AI, showing why AI is extraordinarily dangerous.
00:38:49.380 I think AI has many positive attributes, but I think there should be strict laws against
00:38:54.880 impersonation and strict laws against fabricating the words and images of private individuals
00:39:02.080 putting words in their mouths that they never said. I'm Roger Stone. Thanks for joining us
00:39:06.920 in the Stone Zone. Until tomorrow, God bless you and Godspeed.
00:39:11.900 We'll be right back.
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