Tim Pierce

We are long past time for the federal money to dry up for public radio and TV. And if they want to make this sort of outrageous liberal content, they should get more outrageous liberal donors like George Soros to pay for it.

My pleasure. Thanks.

My pleasure. Thanks.

The referral sent by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte accuses James of falsifying loan records to secure favorable terms on a Virginia property she claimed was her primary residence while still serving in New York. Additional allegations involve a Brooklyn property misrepresented to lenders.

The referral sent by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte accuses James of falsifying loan records to secure favorable terms on a Virginia property she claimed was her primary residence while still serving in New York. Additional allegations involve a Brooklyn property misrepresented to lenders.

Pulte says James's actions could also constitute wire and bank fraud, among other federal charges. James's office denies wrongdoing, calling the referral a political attack by the Trump administration. Legal experts and others have been quick to point out the irony, with James once saying no one is above the law while prosecuting President Trump.

Pulte says James's actions could also constitute wire and bank fraud, among other federal charges. James's office denies wrongdoing, calling the referral a political attack by the Trump administration. Legal experts and others have been quick to point out the irony, with James once saying no one is above the law while prosecuting President Trump.

Tim, so first, what is this trial about? It could be a massive blow to Meta. This case was originally brought in President Trump's first term, and it's taken over four years to work through the courts. The FTC says that Meta is a monopoly that has bought its way out of competing.

Tim, so first, what is this trial about? It could be a massive blow to Meta. This case was originally brought in President Trump's first term, and it's taken over four years to work through the courts. The FTC says that Meta is a monopoly that has bought its way out of competing.

The government argues that when Facebook paid $1 billion for Instagram in 2012 and then bought WhatsApp in a nearly $22 billion deal in 2014, Facebook illegally cornered what the FTC calls the personal social networking market. According to the government, the only other major competitors to Facebook are Snapchat and an app called MeWe. Meta disputes this.

The government argues that when Facebook paid $1 billion for Instagram in 2012 and then bought WhatsApp in a nearly $22 billion deal in 2014, Facebook illegally cornered what the FTC calls the personal social networking market. According to the government, the only other major competitors to Facebook are Snapchat and an app called MeWe. Meta disputes this.

It says the market is actually much larger and includes TikTok, YouTube, and X. For instance, when TikTok had an outage earlier this year, Instagram saw its usage spike, which suggests that people use the sites interchangeably.

It says the market is actually much larger and includes TikTok, YouTube, and X. For instance, when TikTok had an outage earlier this year, Instagram saw its usage spike, which suggests that people use the sites interchangeably.

Another point that Meta has made is that by going after it, the Trump administration is helping the Chinese-owned TikTok even more after Trump earlier this month extended the pause on a congressionally approved ban on that app. Now, this trial is expected to go on for eight weeks, so there will be plenty more ahead. But if Meta loses, it could be forced to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp.

Another point that Meta has made is that by going after it, the Trump administration is helping the Chinese-owned TikTok even more after Trump earlier this month extended the pause on a congressionally approved ban on that app. Now, this trial is expected to go on for eight weeks, so there will be plenty more ahead. But if Meta loses, it could be forced to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp.

Yeah, there are certainly plenty of people who see this trial as karma or retribution against Zuckerberg, from the censorship of conservative accounts to spending hundreds of millions of dollars in the 2020 election. Zuckerberg has reportedly tried to lobby Trump in the past few months to drop the FTC lawsuit.

Yeah, there are certainly plenty of people who see this trial as karma or retribution against Zuckerberg, from the censorship of conservative accounts to spending hundreds of millions of dollars in the 2020 election. Zuckerberg has reportedly tried to lobby Trump in the past few months to drop the FTC lawsuit.

Zuckerberg visited the White House a handful of times and settled a lawsuit over Facebook's suspension of Trump over January 6th. Facebook agreed to pay $25 million for that settlement, $22 million of which will go toward Trump's presidential library. Despite all that, the trial has gone ahead anyway.

Zuckerberg visited the White House a handful of times and settled a lawsuit over Facebook's suspension of Trump over January 6th. Facebook agreed to pay $25 million for that settlement, $22 million of which will go toward Trump's presidential library. Despite all that, the trial has gone ahead anyway.

What's the latest there? Yeah, last week, Sarah Wynne-Williams testified to Congress about allegedly illegal ties Facebook has developed with the Chinese Communist Party. Wynne-Williams served as Meta's Director of Global Public Policy for nearly seven years until she was fired from the company in 2017. Here's some of her whistleblower testimony.