July 28, 2025 • 6 mins
Ari breaks down how the turnout could be for Former President Obama allegedly owing Trump money, for an Immunity Ruling regarding Russia Gate when Obama was in office. There's a lot of nervousness about Alina Habba becoming New Jersey's becoming the US attorney for NJ. What can we expect?
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now let's get to Ariy Hoffman, associate editor of the
New York Sun. He's with us every Monday at this time. So, Ariy,
did you see any of the photographs of the place
that Zorin Mamdani grew up, the compound over Lake Victoria
where he grew up. This is the guy that hates
wealthy people, right, you know.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Larry, I I have to say my invitation must have
gotten lost. In the mail from Uganda to New York.
I saw images of the outside of the compound, the
sort of walled exterior, and as well as some photographs
of security guards. You know. And this year, someone who
(00:41):
you know has been very critical of the police and
wants to move move away from you know, strengthening the
police force, had a you know, security guards lining lining
the perimeter to keep the unwashed masses away from his
wedding nuptials. Yeah, I started with a three day part.
He sounds like it sounds like a lot of fun,
(01:02):
but it was.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
It was teeming with wealth. There were Mercedes Benzes, there
was Rolls Royces. I mean, all of these very rich people.
And this this is kind of what he grew up with.
We're getting to see where he came from, which which
all of his talk about, you know, rising up from
the streets, being with the little people fighting the big guy,
(01:24):
increasing their taxes, redistributing wealth. What about him? He never
has done any of this, None of his family has
ever done any of this. I mean, it just it
just reeks of hypocrisy.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
No, absolutely, And you know, it just shows how confident
he is in the support of you know, his constituency
that you know, he could basically take up, you know,
break summer vacation from campaigning for mayor, you know, and
uh and go off and go off to Uganda for this,
(01:57):
as he said, this sort of three day extravagant and
in a neighborhood you know, known as kind of the
you know, sort of the rodeo drive of Ugonda, you know,
with billionaires and politicians and you know, everyone everyone you
can imagine. You know. Meanwhile, you have, as you said,
(02:18):
you know, people walking around you know, Bushwick and Bedsky,
you know, with hot girls for Zoran T shirts. Yes,
I'm telling you it's hard to believe that. And you
know it. Adams and and Cuomo, you know, can't seem
to get out of their own way, you know, running
around the city. But at least so far it looks
(02:39):
like a comedy of errors.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
It does so far. I was encouraged by a couple
of recent polls where he's slipping for the first time.
So we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
Let's go across the river for a moment to New Jersey.
The long knives are out for Alena Habba, and it
seems like this weird political game of chess that's been played.
What do you make of all this?
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Sure, you know, just to clue everyone in, you know,
a permanent appointment as US attorney requires a vote of
the Senate, majority vote of the Senate. But you know
Elena Haba's confirmation is being blocked by New Jerseys two senators,
both Democrats and and Corey Booker. They're not giving from
(03:25):
what's called the blue slips. That's what allows a nominee
to proceed to a vote, so that you have obstruction there, Larry,
And then you know what Trump has done is say, okay, well,
you know I would draw her nomination, and that you
know that gives me gives her about two hundred days
to serve. I mean, I think the interesting thing here
(03:46):
and I have to admit I didn't know this law
before it it kind of bubbled up in the news.
And that is that if an attorney is a US
attorney to point on interim basis, the judges of that
day have the ability to veto them. Now, I did
some digging around, and you know, all the seventeen judges
(04:07):
in New Jersey Federal District judges fifteen were appointed by Democrats, sure, right,
and they rejected her. And you know, it seems to me,
just as at first glance, like that's a sort of
a violation of the separation of powers. Right, the US
attorney is an executive official, one that the president appoints,
(04:27):
and obviously judges are the judicial brand. So I wonder,
you know, if you'll eventually see a constitutional challenge to
that law saying it violates the separation of powers. So, meanwhile,
Alena Haba is now in place through through at least February,
but she doesn't have a permanent appointment.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
Yeah, I think this all. I'm glad you brought up politics.
So I think in all weeks of politics right now,
it seems like they are mad at her for going
after the Democratic mayor of Newark and a Democratic congresswoman
from Newark, where by the way, the mayor I thought
was probably the wrong thing to do, but the congresswoman
definitely was assaulting an officer and trying to appeal impede
(05:09):
on an arrest. So I think that's that's valid those charges.
But do you think that's blood played into this?
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Well absolutely, you know, I think the you know Democrats,
well we know generally that obstruction is sort of one
of their strategies of resistance. But I think the charging
of one of their Democratic colleagues, uh, Iron mc iver
meant that, you know, there's no way that Kim and Booker,
(05:40):
who are already pretty parted than the folks, you know,
we're gonna, we're going to allow this to go forward.
I mean, one interesting question is, you know, Chuck Rathley,
who's the center in charge of the Judiciary Judiciary Committee,
has been asked, you know, the blue split prophet is
more of a custom, Larry than the laws. Will you
will you kind of getch get rid of it? And
(06:01):
he said, no, It's been the custom for a long time.
It's the practice of the Senate. We're gonna, we're gonna
stick by it, even though it's blocking, you know, President
Trump's choice from being installed as US attorney.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Erry Hoffman, associate editor of the New York Sun, with
us every Monday at this time. You can read his
stuff online at New York Sun dot com. Thanks so much,
Erry Hoffman, appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Thanks Gud
Now let's get to Ariy Hoffman, associate editor of the
New York Sun. He's with us every Monday at this time. So, Ariy,
did you see any of the photographs of the place
that Zorin Mamdani grew up, the compound over Lake Victoria
where he grew up. This is the guy that hates
wealthy people, right, you know.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Larry, I I have to say my invitation must have
gotten lost. In the mail from Uganda to New York.
I saw images of the outside of the compound, the
sort of walled exterior, and as well as some photographs
of security guards. You know. And this year, someone who
(00:41):
you know has been very critical of the police and
wants to move move away from you know, strengthening the
police force, had a you know, security guards lining lining
the perimeter to keep the unwashed masses away from his
wedding nuptials. Yeah, I started with a three day part.
He sounds like it sounds like a lot of fun,
(01:02):
but it was.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
It was teeming with wealth. There were Mercedes Benzes, there
was Rolls Royces. I mean, all of these very rich people.
And this this is kind of what he grew up with.
We're getting to see where he came from, which which
all of his talk about, you know, rising up from
the streets, being with the little people fighting the big guy,
(01:24):
increasing their taxes, redistributing wealth. What about him? He never
has done any of this, None of his family has
ever done any of this. I mean, it just it
just reeks of hypocrisy.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
No, absolutely, And you know, it just shows how confident
he is in the support of you know, his constituency
that you know, he could basically take up, you know,
break summer vacation from campaigning for mayor, you know, and
uh and go off and go off to Uganda for this,
(01:57):
as he said, this sort of three day extravagant and
in a neighborhood you know, known as kind of the
you know, sort of the rodeo drive of Ugonda, you know,
with billionaires and politicians and you know, everyone everyone you
can imagine. You know. Meanwhile, you have, as you said,
(02:18):
you know, people walking around you know, Bushwick and Bedsky,
you know, with hot girls for Zoran T shirts. Yes,
I'm telling you it's hard to believe that. And you
know it. Adams and and Cuomo, you know, can't seem
to get out of their own way, you know, running
around the city. But at least so far it looks
(02:39):
like a comedy of errors.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
It does so far. I was encouraged by a couple
of recent polls where he's slipping for the first time.
So we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
Let's go across the river for a moment to New Jersey.
The long knives are out for Alena Habba, and it
seems like this weird political game of chess that's been played.
What do you make of all this?
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Sure, you know, just to clue everyone in, you know,
a permanent appointment as US attorney requires a vote of
the Senate, majority vote of the Senate. But you know
Elena Haba's confirmation is being blocked by New Jerseys two senators,
both Democrats and and Corey Booker. They're not giving from
(03:25):
what's called the blue slips. That's what allows a nominee
to proceed to a vote, so that you have obstruction there, Larry,
And then you know what Trump has done is say, okay, well,
you know I would draw her nomination, and that you
know that gives me gives her about two hundred days
to serve. I mean, I think the interesting thing here
(03:46):
and I have to admit I didn't know this law
before it it kind of bubbled up in the news.
And that is that if an attorney is a US
attorney to point on interim basis, the judges of that
day have the ability to veto them. Now, I did
some digging around, and you know, all the seventeen judges
(04:07):
in New Jersey Federal District judges fifteen were appointed by Democrats, sure, right,
and they rejected her. And you know, it seems to me,
just as at first glance, like that's a sort of
a violation of the separation of powers. Right, the US
attorney is an executive official, one that the president appoints,
(04:27):
and obviously judges are the judicial brand. So I wonder,
you know, if you'll eventually see a constitutional challenge to
that law saying it violates the separation of powers. So, meanwhile,
Alena Haba is now in place through through at least February,
but she doesn't have a permanent appointment.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
Yeah, I think this all. I'm glad you brought up politics.
So I think in all weeks of politics right now,
it seems like they are mad at her for going
after the Democratic mayor of Newark and a Democratic congresswoman
from Newark, where by the way, the mayor I thought
was probably the wrong thing to do, but the congresswoman
definitely was assaulting an officer and trying to appeal impede
(05:09):
on an arrest. So I think that's that's valid those charges.
But do you think that's blood played into this?
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Well absolutely, you know, I think the you know Democrats,
well we know generally that obstruction is sort of one
of their strategies of resistance. But I think the charging
of one of their Democratic colleagues, uh, Iron mc iver
meant that, you know, there's no way that Kim and Booker,
(05:40):
who are already pretty parted than the folks, you know,
we're gonna, we're going to allow this to go forward.
I mean, one interesting question is, you know, Chuck Rathley,
who's the center in charge of the Judiciary Judiciary Committee,
has been asked, you know, the blue split prophet is
more of a custom, Larry than the laws. Will you
will you kind of getch get rid of it? And
(06:01):
he said, no, It's been the custom for a long time.
It's the practice of the Senate. We're gonna, we're gonna
stick by it, even though it's blocking, you know, President
Trump's choice from being installed as US attorney.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Erry Hoffman, associate editor of the New York Sun, with
us every Monday at this time. You can read his
stuff online at New York Sun dot com. Thanks so much,
Erry Hoffman, appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Thanks Gud
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