The Briefing with Jen Psaki Season 2025 Episode 99 - Episode 99

Airdate: 2025-Oct-29

Episode summary:

Jen Psaki shares reporting on the suspension of two federal prosecutors after they submitted a sentencing recommendation for January 6 rioter Taylor Taranto after his conviction on charges unrelated to the insurrection. The recommendation was refiled with alterations made in the references to January 6 and Donald Trump.Jen Psaki relays reporting from "Retribution," the new book from Jonathan Karl, ABC News chief White House correspondent, which offers a look behind the scenes at how Donald Trump put together a Cabinet full of wildly unqualified sycophants. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan talks with Jen about shutdown drama in the Senate today as Republicans are freaking out that Democrats aren't caving like they usually do and Americans are suffering as a result of Trump's indifference and Republican deference to Trump.Captain Dylan Blaha joins to discuss Trump's abuse of the National Guard.

About The Briefing with Jen Psaki series:

Based in Washington, D.C., The Briefing with Jen Psaki will pull from Psaki's decades-long experiences on campaign buses, in the Oval Office, ...Show more >