Kristen Welker

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304 appearances 21 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2024 last heard 18 Aug

Kristen Welker’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 10 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 2.

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In July, you interviewed her in Florida, where she was serving a 20-year sentence in federal prison. matched
Just a week later, Maxwell was moved to a more permissive prison camp in Texas. matched
Why was she moved just days after you interviewed her, Mr. Blanch? matched
Did you have anything to do with it? matched
The Washington Post reporting that Secretary Hegseth gave an order to kill everybody on one of those suspected drug boats during the first strike in September. matched
Are you calling for U.S. matched
service members to actively disobey orders like those? matched
I wanna put the question to you. matched
If you were still in uniform, if you received an order to strike suspected drug boats overseas and kill everybody on board, would you refuse that order in real time? matched
It puts a lot of burden on the troops to make a decision in real time. matched
So would you refuse these specific orders to strike drug boats if you were still in uniform? matched
In a filing in federal court this week, the Justice Department said that when the administration was ordered back in March to stop sending detained migrants to a mega prison in El Salvador, you personally made the final call to continue the flights anyway. matched
Is that correct? matched
Do you acknowledge that? matched
So that you're saying that it was your decision. matched
It sounds like the judge wanted. matched
One current and two former Homeland Security officials tell NBC News that some new ICE recruits have showed up to training without being fully vetted. matched
The officials telling NBC News the recruits were placed in ISIS training program before the agency determined that they had either failed drug tests, had disqualifying criminal backgrounds, or had not met the physical or academic requirements to serve. matched
Now, it comes as the agency rushes to hire officers to carry out President Trump's mass deportation policy. matched
NBC News senior Homeland Security correspondent Julia Ainsley helped break that story. matched
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