Badlands Daily: 7/8/26 - Tyler Robinson Hearing Bombshells, McConnell Mystery & Iran Redux
CannCon and Ashe dig into day two of the Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing, walking through a stack of courtroom clips that raise more questions than answers: mystery body cam footage, a curiously unsecured bullet, and DNA testimony that gets more technical than convincing. From there they pivot to the increasingly bizarre saga of Mitch McConnell's health, with dueling claims about brain death, hospital stays, and a Secretary who allegedly fled to China. Toyota's massive Texas investment and its labor market ripple effects get a look too. Then it is back to geopolitics as the Iran conflict…
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