Jessica Tarlov

Like, he takes all of August off.

I don't know if you know that about him.

But anyway, I thought I was like, oh, is this the time when Ben and I can hang?

And so I'm thrilled that you came to hang.

No, Scott wouldn't let you get in the way of it anyway.

So thrilled to be doing this.

A lot to cover.

We're going to talk about Nicholas Maduro in court.

He's here in New York City with me, which is so bizarre.

And the Democratic response to what's been going on.

The scandal that took down Tim Walz and the backlash over a new billionaire tax proposal in California where you are not a billionaire yet, but you probably have some views about it.

Taxing the rich.

Let's dive right in.

Like I said, Maduro no longer ruling Venezuela.

He's in a holding cell in Brooklyn.

He was in a U.S.

courtroom on Monday where he pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism charges and claimed that he was, quote, kidnapped, which actually I don't think is completely off base.

The Trump administration says this wasn't a war regime change, but a law enforcement operation.

They're just helping out Pam Bondi.

Democrats, of course, agree that Maduro is a brutal dictator.