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Jeanine Pirro Indicts an Olympian: The Reflecting Pool Scapegoat
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Just as the Trump administration needs someone to blame for the algae crisis, DOJ head Jeanine Pirro trots out an indictment of a former Olympian — a canoeist who allegedly touched the water and peeled sealant that was already failing due to poor construction. Brett notes that the charge will almost certainly be laughed out of any DC courtroom, but the point is never the conviction: the point is the indictment itself as proof of the lie. By arresting someone and calling them a 'vandal,' the Trump regime creates the appearance that the ridiculous propaganda narrative — that criminals threw algae into the pool — is confirmed by law enforcement action. The hosts trace this to a broader pattern of authoritarian governments manufacturing evidence to validate official lies.
