Ryan Lucas

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135 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 4 Sep

Ryan Lucas’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Up First from NPR · Blanche and the DOJ, Michigan Primaries, Spokane Wildfires · 4 Aug 2026 podcast

Judges have questioned the representations that the DOJ has made in court. matched

We have also seen high-profile cases unravel in spectacular fashion. matched

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It's felony vandalism case against a former Olympic canoeist for damage to the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. matched

In a court filing, the DOJ said the damage to the reflecting pool wasn't caused by vandalism, but instead was just the result of a botched insulation job. matched

So a dramatic climb down. matched

And as I said, really a long list of issues that raise concerns for many folks about Blanche. matched

And yet these issues haven't really been much of a speed bump at all in his nomination process. matched

That's NPR's Ryan Lucas. matched

Ryan, thanks. matched

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Up First from NPR · Trump Says Hamas Will Disarm, Blanche Faces GOP Pushback, Economic Outlook · 31 Jul 2026 podcast

Well, look, the hubbub around Blanche all centers around the settlement that Trump struck with the Justice Department to end his lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns. voice-verified

That deal, remember, included the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. voice-verified

Blanche says that's dead. voice-verified

There's also a related immunity deal for Trump, his family, businesses that shields them from IRS audits of past tax returns. voice-verified

That, Blanche says, is still in effect. voice-verified

Now, the pushback in the Senate right now is coming from two Republican senators, Texas's John Cornyn and Tom Tillis of North Carolina. voice-verified

They are both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that has to vote on Blanche's nomination. voice-verified

And they want written guarantees from the Justice Department about this settlement, that the anti-weaponization fund is indeed dead, and about the scope of the tax immunity deal. voice-verified

They want that before they will support Blanche. voice-verified

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