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Trump TV Launches, No Indictments in Nolan Wells’ Death & Shaq Joins the FBI · The Breakfast Club

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  Speaker 1: The White House has a new 24-hour streaming channel, and
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  Speaker 1: the timing is getting attention.
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  Speaker 2: But they never boycott me, so I wasn't very worried
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  Speaker 2: about that. Look at all that press. I think the
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  Speaker 2: press also is an obligation, but it's just biased news.
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  Speaker 2: And I think that these outlets have an obligation to
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  Speaker 2: be fair.
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  Speaker 1: And a grand jury has made its decision in the
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  Speaker 1: death of Nolan Wells, but his family attorney says there
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  Speaker 1: are still unanswered questions.
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  Speaker 3: The narrative that three white boys and a black boy
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  Speaker 3: went to an island and only three white friends returned
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  Speaker 3: spread like wildfire.
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  Speaker 1: And Shaquille O'Neal just added a surprising new title to
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  Speaker 1: his resume. We'll tell you all about it. It's Wednesday,
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  Speaker 1: September 23rd. From the Black Effect Podcast Network, I'm Amy Brown.
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  Speaker 1: This is Front Page, and here are the day's biggest stories.
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  Speaker 1: Stay with me. The White House now has its own
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  Speaker 1: 24-hour streaming channel called Trump TV. It went live Monday night,
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  Speaker 1: streaming President Trump's speeches, White House announcements, and other administration
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  Speaker 1: content around the clock. And the timing is getting attention.
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  Speaker 1: Trump TV launched just days after President Trump banned CNN, MSNOW,
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  Speaker 1: and Political from the White House grounds. Those three news
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  Speaker 1: organizations are now suing the Trump administration, arguing that taking
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  Speaker 1: away their access because of their coverage violates the First Amendment.
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  Speaker 1: The White House says this is not about stopping them
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  Speaker 1: from reporting. Vice President J.D. Vann says the outlets can
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  Speaker 1: still cover the administration, get public information, and talk to
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  Speaker 1: White House officials. They just won't get what he calls
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  Speaker 1: special access inside the White House.
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  Speaker 4: So he's not banning media outlets. What he's doing is saying,
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  Speaker 4: we're not going to give you special access to the
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  Speaker 4: White House if you engage in what is effectively propaganda.
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  Speaker 4: We have to remember those three outlets account about 92%
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  Speaker 4: of the stories that they have on the president of
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  Speaker 4: the United States, on the administration are negative. So if
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  Speaker 4: you're going to engage in what is effectively far left propaganda,
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  Speaker 4: why would a Republican White House give you special access?
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  Speaker 4: They can still report. They still have the access to
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  Speaker 4: free speech. Just know it's not going to get an
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  Speaker 4: offer from the White House anymore.
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  Speaker 2: And I think it's totally appropriate.
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  Speaker 1: But that decision is already changing how the president is covered.
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  Speaker 1: CNN was supposed to provide TV pool Monday, meaning its
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  Speaker 1: camera crew would cover certain presidential events and share that
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  Speaker 1: video with other networks. But because CNN couldn't get in, ABC, CBS,
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  Speaker 1: NBC and Fox declined to replace him. So for now,
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  Speaker 1: the major networks have suspended the normal television pool covering
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  Speaker 1: President Trump. And a Mississippi grand jury says no criminal
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  Speaker 1: charges are warranted at this point in the death of
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  Speaker 1: Nolan Wells. The 18-year-old disappeared on July 4th after going
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  Speaker 1: to Horn Island off the coast of Mississippi with friends.
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  Speaker 1: His body was found in the water two days later.
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  Speaker 1: The grand jury said it found no credible evidence that
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  Speaker 1: anyone who was with Nolan that day committed a crime
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  Speaker 1: connected to his death. But it is important the medical
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  Speaker 1: examiner did not officially rule his death a drowning. The
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  Speaker 1: cause and manner of death remains undetermined. The grand jury
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  Speaker 1: says the location and condition of Nolan's body and when
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  Speaker 1: and where it was found are consistent with drowning, and
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  Speaker 1: the report says drowning was reached as a diagnosis of exclusion.
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  Speaker 1: Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers-McGillrath announced the decision.
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  Speaker 3: The narrative that three white boys and a black boy
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  Speaker 3: went to an island and only three white friends returned
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  Speaker 3: spread like wildfire. This was false. Nolan went to Horn
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  Speaker 3: Island on July 4, 2026 with a large group of friends,
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  Speaker 3: and while on the island, he connected with even more friends.
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  Speaker 3: There is absolutely no evidence to support the allegations that
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  Speaker 3: Nolan's disappearance and death were racially motivated. Nolan's friends loved Nolan,
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  Speaker 3: and Nolan loved them. Nolan chose to stay on the
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  Speaker 3: island that day, and there is not a scintilla of
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  Speaker 3: evidence to contradict that. The family, the Crump team, And
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  Speaker 3: anyone close to Nolan knew that his disappearance and death
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  Speaker 3: were not the result of racial hate or violence. Yet
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  Speaker 3: the flames of that narrative set against the backdrop of
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  Speaker 3: Mississippi's terrible history were fanned by both people who knew
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  Speaker 3: the truth and those who didn't.
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  Speaker 1: But Nolan's family and attorney Ben Crump say this does
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  Speaker 1: not answer the biggest questions how Nolan died. Crump points
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  Speaker 1: to bruises and recent blunt force injuries found on the
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  Speaker 1: back of Nolan's head and back and says no one
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  Speaker 1: explained how those injuries happened. The family's independent autopsy says
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  Speaker 1: there are still unanswered questions about how Nolan entered the water,
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  Speaker 1: whether he entered voluntarily or was forced, and whether he
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  Speaker 1: was conscious or unconscious at the time. Crump says the
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  Speaker 1: investigation should remain open and they are asking the Justice
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  Speaker 1: Department to step in. The case can be reopened if
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  Speaker 1: credible new evidence comes forward. And lastly, Shaquille O'Neal has
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  Speaker 1: added another title to his resume, Honorary FBI Special Agent.
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  Speaker 1: FBI Director Kash Patel gave Shaq the honor at the
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  Speaker 1: FBI National Academy graduation in Quantico, Virginia. Now, Shaq's connection
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  Speaker 1: to law enforcement is nothing new. He's trained and served
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  Speaker 1: in reserve law enforcement roles for years. And to be clear,
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  Speaker 1: this is an honorary title. Shaq is not becoming a
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  Speaker 1: working FBI special agent. And Shaq is getting backlash from
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  Speaker 1: some fans who are upset that he accepted the honor
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  Speaker 1: from FBI Director Kash Patel. Some said they were disappointed
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  Speaker 1: in him. One fan even posted a video throwing away
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  Speaker 1: his Shaq jersey. Shaq saw that and fired back, calling
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  Speaker 1: the fan a broke boy and telling him to get
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  Speaker 1: a job. And that response brought even more criticism with
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  Speaker 1: people questioning why Shaq went after a fan personally for
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  Speaker 1: disagreeing with his decision. That's your front page. I'm Mimi Brown.
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