Timcast IRL · February 13, 2025 · 2h 0m
Trump DOJ CHARGES NY Democrats, Governor For Protecting Illegal Immigrants w/Debra Lea
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode from February 13, 2025 opened with BetMGM Casino ad reads before Tim Pool and co-host Ian Crossland discussed several major news stories. The primary topic centered on Attorney General Pam Bondi announcing DOJ charges against New York state officials, including Governor Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James, and DMV head Mark Schroeder, for allegedly failing to enforce federal immigration laws and prioritizing illegal immigrants over American citizens. The panel also covered a judge who initially blocked Trump's freeze on federal employee buyouts but later backed away from the ruling, telling aggrieved employees to file grievances instead. A notable discussion point was the surge in Google searches for criminal lawyers in the D.C. area, which reached three times the national average. The hosts also addressed Politico's admission that Democrats had been misrepresenting economic conditions, with unemployment allegedly being closer to 24% than official figures suggested. Guest Debra Lee joined the discussion to provide political commentary, while Phil LaBonte, lead singer of heavy metal band All That Remains, called in with his perspective. Coffee sponsor mentions included Cast Brew Coffee, Graphene Dream, and Stand Your Grounds.
TL;DR
- →DOJ files charges against New York Governor Kathy Hochul, AG Letitia James, and DMV head Mark Schroeder for allegedly prioritizing illegal immigrants over American citizens
- →A federal judge who blocked Trump's freeze on federal employee buyouts reverses course, telling aggrieved employees to file grievances instead
- →Google searches for criminal lawyers in D.C. area spike to three times the national average, highest in the country
- →Politico reports Democrats admitted unemployment is effectively 24% while previously claiming the economy was fine under Biden
- →Phil LaBonte of All That Remains calls in to discuss the economy and political situation
- →Guest Debra Lee joins to provide political commentary on the news stories discussed
Key Moments
- 0:00Opening and Ad ReadsBetMGM Casino advertisement and introduction to the day's stories
- 2:29Main Story - NY DOJ ChargesTim introduces the DOJ charges against NY Democrats for sanctuary city policies
- 5:27Phil LaBonte Calls InAll That Remains lead singer Phil LaBonte calls to discuss economy
- 4:17Debra Lee JoinsGuest Debra Lee introduced and joins the discussion with political commentary
- 2:03Criminal Lawyer Searches StoryDiscussion of DC area Google searches for criminal lawyers being highest in nation
Notable Quotes
“They say everything's fine. The economy is great. Now that Trump is president, they come out and say, actually, unemployment's really 24%. What's going on, Trump?”
— Tim Pool · opening segment on economy and Democrat contradictions
“This is a new DOJ and we are taking steps to protect Americans, American citizens and angel moms... New York has chosen to prioritize illegal aliens over American citizens. It stops. It stops today.”
— Tim Pool · main story discussion about DOJ charges
“It's been three weeks. Like it's been three weeks. This is your economy. This is what Biden was doing before.”
— Ian Crossland · panel discussion on economy criticism
“They're like we just want people to take out loans we want to generate this economy but my credit was like up five points down five points january 20th it went up by 84 so i don't know what's going on but i get a great loan now apparently thank you president trump”
— Tim Pool · discussion on economic indicators
“Hi, I'm Debra. In case you guys didn't know, we've all streamed together before. I'm from New York. Most notably, I do a lot of media hits, political commentary on the news and specifically a lot within the conservative space, the Israel space.”
— Debra Lee · guest introduction