Inside Sources Full Show November 13th, 2024: Trump & Biden meet, Senate leaders selected, Matt Gaetz for AG

Inside Sources

Hosts: Greg Skordas & Adam Gardiner

President Biden, President-elect Trump meet as transition begins
President Biden hosted President-elect Trump today at the White House. Both leaders say they are committed to a peaceful transfer of power, and Biden has committed to giving Trump’s team the resources they need to hit the ground running in January. Inside Sources begins discussing this tradition and its importance for the future of the country.

Senate majority leaders selected
Senator John Thune of South Dakota has won the Senate leadership race and will take over for Senator Mitch McConnell in the new year. Thune beat out Senators John Cornyn and Rick Scott. The hosts discuss the lead up to the vote and how outside influencers were supposedly trying to promote Scott to win the position.

Trump nominates Rep. Matt Gaetz for Attorney General; announces more cabinet picks
Writing on Truth Social this afternoon, President-elect Donald Trump is nominating Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz to be the next Attorney General. The announcement surprised many people, including Inside Sources hosts Adam Gardiner and Greg Skordas. They share their thoughts on Gaetz’s nomination, as well as on nominations for national intelligence, Defense, and Government Efficiency.

Special counsel Jack Smith to wind down investigations into Trump; will resign
What does President-elect Trump’s win mean for the multiple investigations against him? The Department of Justice has a policy to not charge sitting presidents, so they’re winding down their investigations. Special counsel Jack Smith is also ending his cases and plans to resign. We dig into the politics of the DOJ.

Democrats poised to lose Utah House District 10
Utah House District 10 has been the only Democratic seat outside of Salt Lake County for several years. But now, it looks like Republicans will flip the seat in Weber County. Democrat incumbent candidate for Utah House 10 Rosemary Lesser joins the program to talk about her campaign and what she thinks changed in this particular race.

TikTok’s motion to dismiss lawsuit denied by Utah court
A judge has denied TikTok’s request to dismiss a lawsuit against them by the State of Utah, meaning the legal case will move forward to trial. Our KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas breaks down the judge’s order and explains what the next steps will be in the state’s fight against the social media company.

Utah only ranks #2 in list of most charitable states... not #1
We here in Utah like to pride ourselves (maybe that’s not right to say...) on being incredibly charitable; we care about taking care of people. But a new study shows that Utah is not the most charitable state in the nation – we’re #2. What state is #1, and how do our Utah-based hosts feel about it? Listen to find out!