It was another jam-packed episode of The Unknown.
Richard Luthmann and I discussed the possibility for lasting peace in the Middle East, President Trump’s record on the first amendment, and the latest on the Sean Combs’ trial in the current event segment.
What the Hales
The What the Hales segment started thirty-seven minutes in, as Richard explained how Bongino Vs. Daily Beast applies to the second frivolous lawsuit filed by Jeremy Hales.
Dan Bongino, currently the FBI Deputy Director, filed a frivolous lawsuit against the Daily Beast.
In it, he tried to pawn off defamation claims as other torts like violations of the Langham Act and the Unfair Trade Practices Act.
That’s exactly what Hales is doing in his lawsuit.
Weeks refers to Lisa from Two Lee’s in a Pod. The statements are those made on her podcast. While Hales claims these violate the Unfair Trade Practices Act, they are really alleged defamatory statements couched as other violations.
This is exactly what Bongino tried and failed to do.
The family court reform movement
About 1:07:00 in, we discussed the latest developments in the family court reform movement.
For weeks, I have been saying that Idaho is flirting with forming a committee similar to the Arizona ad hoc joint legislative committee on family court orders.
For weeks, folks in Idaho have been saying it’s close and even a done deal.
As recently as last week, I appeared on Anomic Age, still skeptical that the committee would form.
Then, earlier this week, the announcement was made. In May, I flew to Idaho to cover cases and meet with politicians. The two I met with were Republican State Senator Tammy Nichols and Republican State Representative Heather Scott, and both are co-chairing the task force.
Richard and I previously interviewed Arizona Republican State Senator Mark Finchem and Republican State Representative Rachel Keshel, the co-chairs of the Arizona ad hoc committee.
We hope to interview one or more of the members of the Idaho task force as well.
The Idaho task force will have a hearing on Monday July 7, 2025.
In addition, North Dakota has also created a task force to examine family court.
Litigants in both states are encouraged to reach out to their respective task forces.
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