Jon’s Weekend Political Reading Recommendations!
I am perusing the web all week, and I write about some of the things I find. But I there is so much great stuff that I do not write about, but I collect for this Saturday column. Enjoy.
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Reading/Watching Recommendations!
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JENNIFER VAN LAAR’S TAKE ON THE LATEST SACRAMENTO SCANDAL
The talk of Sacramento right now is the major federal political corruption case centered around (as far as we know right now) Dana Williamson, a former Chief of Staff to Governor Gavin Newsom. This week she was charged by the US DOJ with a LOT of charges. I have written about it here, and here. But here’s a link to a great piece by Jennifer Van Laar over at RedState which asks questions. Jenn is good at this…
Pro-Tip: Follow JVL on X for her latest… Check out the Mac-daddy home that Williamson bought…
FANTASTIC LONG-FORM INTERVIEW OF ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL HARMEET DHILLON
This is not short, you may have to watch it in pieces. I’m proud of my friend, Harmeet, and what she’s doing at the Department of Justice.
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