bobby leonard said you owe him money from something from a long time ago. >> who? >> bobby leonard.e him any money. >> as you're hearing this, what are you thinking? >> well, i'm scared. this is as i'm walking out the door, what, 6:30 in the morning. it's dark out, and i'm being confronted at my gate. >> but chris did wonder, since he once had been considered a suspect, if maybe the police were behind it. >> i was trying to figure out how they came up with this. >> two weeks later, chris is approached again. this time, chris says, by a tall intimidating man, who said he was bobby joe leonard's brother. >> how you doing mr. johnson? >> not too well. how are you? who are you? >> good. name's tony. >> i think you know why i'm here, on behalf of my brother, bobby. >> actually, no, i don't know why you're here. >> okay. well -- were you going to pay my brother the money? >> first of all, i need my lawyer, okay? in case you're arlington county police. there's not enough evidence for you to prove to me who you are. >> okay. well, i'm definitely not the police. so, obviously, there was some

through leonard leo. and in an epic new report today politico gave new meaning to ginni thomas' statement about leo. soon after leo became trump's advisor in 2016 he amassed a sort of unnatural amount of wealth. he bought two multi-million dollar mansions in maine, four new cars, spots in private schools for his children and a wine locker at morton's steakhouse. i don't know what a wine locker is but it sounds fancy and also unnecessary. mr. leo certainly didn't tell the public how he bought all of that, but thanks to politico we now have a pretty good idea. leo's personal wealth appears to have skyrocketed in tandem to major victories on the road. one day after the senate took a controversial procedural vote clearing the way for kavanaugh's appointment to replace kennedy, that was the day leonard leo bought his first mansion up in the state of maine. that lifestyle upgrade was reportedly funded by leo's network of non-profit organizations. based on dozens of records from 2000 to 2021 plit cefound after h

leonard leo.age additional advisor, leo was a source of president trump's list of approve conservative nominees for the supreme court. that is how we got justices and neil gorsuch, brett kavanaugh, and amy coney barrett through trump's judge whisperer. through leonard leo. and in an epic new report today, politico gave new meaning to ginni thomas's statement about leo. he doesn't tell all that he does, but i know enough to know that the man is a force of nature. soon after leo became trump's advisor in 2016, he amassed an actual amount of wealth. you've got to multi million dollar mountains in maine, along with four new cars, spots and private schools for his children, and a wine locker at mortise steakhouse, i mean i don't know exactly what a wine locker is, but it sounds fancy and maybe a necessary. mr. leo certainly didn't tell the public how he bought all of that. but thanks to politico we now have a pretty good idea. lee of personal wealth appears to have skyrocketed in tandem with major vict

as a as a young historian, please me in welcoming elizabeth leonard elizabeth leonard. thank you, jonathan. can hear me all right. that is such a nice memory. i want to thank harold holzer jonathan white and the rest of the lincoln forum for inviting me. it's. i think my second time here and i really enjoyed my last visit, but it's many ago. it's a pleasure to be here. it's a pleasure to be back in gettysburg. i'm grateful for this opportunity. i just want to say this. my idea for how this talk will go. that i will talk to you about why i thought i should write a biography of butler at all. and then i will discuss the question of why reassess him and specifically reassess his caricature his reputation as a beast or spoons or this morning heard a new one butcher. and then with the remaining time, i would be happy to take questions. so i've been acquainted in terms of why a biography at all. i've been acquainted like almost every civil war historian know with butler for a long time. he keeps cropping up. i occasionally refer to him as forest butler or butler gump because

enter leonard leo. we have talked about him on the show before.-wing federalist society. he's essentially the reason for the supreme court's right wing supermajority. and his latest venture is backing a group called the teneo network that aims to replicate what leo did to the courts in every aspect of life. he told potential donors in a private video that he plans to crush liberal dominance on wall street, in silicon valley, and in books, schools, and sports, and hollywood. a federalist society for everything. this is how the right thinks they can take the culture back. as ridiculous as it sounds, they have a lot of money and a lot of republican heavy hitter onboard. joining me is propublica's andrea bernstein, one of the reporters who broke the story, along with torraye, host of masters of the game on the grillo, and my friend. thank you for being here. let me start with you, ms. bernstein. let me play a quick sound bite of leonard leo so people can kind of hear him talk. here he is. >> i spent close to 30 years if not more helping to build the c

first of all, the life of leonard flowers , a journalist, the artistic director of lugansk television, knows perfectly well what independent journalists can face, whose positions do not correspond to western propaganda , a person who speaks the truth. here he risks, he risks a position, he risks money. he risks going to jail. he risks his life. independent journalists are openly hunted everywhere. everywhere in your own country where can you reach with your hands of american and british spices? i have always loved russia, i love italy, i miss in italy, i can't go back there, because at the moment italy, being a country that does not have a sovereign opinion, did not approve of my choice and recognized me as a hired agent in fact. this is not true, because i have never received money for it. italian from the ancient city of the bow in tuscany anti-fascist businessman and football fan. fought for donbass and now helps independent journalists is under the control of the united states until the situation changes, i can not return. journalists revealing the truth about events in donbass wi

host: kimberly leonard is here to talk about governor ron desantis and his political ambitions. we've set aside a line for florida residents. you can also text us on that line. governor desantis winning reelection largely in florida, what are the mechanics as far as how he hopes to reproduce that on a nationwide scale? guest: what's interesting about him running his that he did not seek trump's endorsement. he was running on his own record. one of the main things that desantis did differently that many republicans were not doing a number terms was he was running on a very specific list of accomplishments and promises. voters had the opportunity to say whether they agreed with those policies were not and that's in contrast to many republicans who were running an anti-democrat campaign. he was able to put his record out there in florida but he also tapped into many different communities that had turned away from the gop might be becoming more conservative now like the latino community. there were counties in florida like palm beach and miami-dade that are typically democratic majo

leonard, governor desantis winning reelection largely in florida.hat is the mechanics as far as how he hopes to reproduce that automation widescale should he run? >> what was interesting about him running this time as he did not seek trump's endorsement at all they did not appear at rallies together, nothing for it he was running on his own record. i think what are thee main this desantis wanted to do differently that a lot of republicans were not doinger during the midterm since he was running on a very specific list of accomplishments and promises. so voters that had the opportunity to say whether they agreed with those policies or not. that was in contrast a lot of republicansg who were running anti- joe biden campaign and anti- democratti campaign. and so he was able to put his record out there in florida. but he also tapped into a lot of different communities that had sort of turned away from the goper might be becoming more conservative and now, the latino committee supported desantis are counties in florida such as palm beach, miami-dade that

leonard leo was critical in creating the network that enabled that to happen. looking to do is expand that outward. it is not just talking about law, but law, politics, culture and media, and bringing conservative values to all of those areas and creating a pipeline of individuals who can go and work in organizations, government advancing conservative causes. lisa: what is his agenda or his hopes, and is he affecting the overall conservative agenda? andrea: absolute. almost everybody i speak with, both people who oppose his views and support him, feel he has been pivotal, key in creating a culture where it is much harder to obtain an abortion. where in some states, it can be more difficult to vote. where he has ideas that pulled back on federal regulation. these are all causes he support and many people do. he is someone who has created a pipeline in their legal world of judges and lawyers who have pushed these ideas. now as we have repord and found out, he's worked on this group which is elevating people all across society to work for conservative ideas. given

leonard, the claw. another three. clippers up you dozen in the fourth. kept trying to keep the warriors in this thing. he had 50. they had no answer on the defensive end of the court. paul george with a dagger three. the dubs played really hard but dropped their ninth straight road game and fall to six in the west. warriors will not face grizzly star john aranda in memphismes l se hereis n he was with the jets. raters took pharaoh as the fourth overall pick. didn't on -- develop. santa clara hosting sam houston state. brendan put chomsky christopher tilly. santa clara was up by three. fast-forward to the final minute. they are tied at 56-56. short jumper. sam houston. santa clara has a chance to tie here. tilly was a great spin move but misses the lay-up. santa clara's season ends as they fall. honors for stanford's dynamic duo. second team all-american. haley jones, 13. one have an -- 100 11 blocks this year. the cardinal will open ncaa tournament play on friday. sports on abc seven, sponsored by river dan: we appreciate your time. >> lou: from hollywoo

ah, fortunately, they don't have to wait until a fish bite. leonard pitcher still has a plan b, a plan that finally brings a bit of work to. what do we have here with the doc or the bread and go to the reindeer. so fish. uh huh. and that it smoked. and now that fried over the volume went up with the like it. fantastic. i love it. it's really, really good. it's fresh and super tasty. really? my 1st i'm trying reindeer for dessert, another specialty of the region, cheese and reindeer meat in coffee. so i'm going to try 1st the cheese. ah. i squeeze them in now with has been a really long and cold day, but it was a really great experience. i'm glad that i had this opportunity to get to know a little bit of the, some people i'm taking to things, their strong connection that they have with nature in how loyal they are to their culture. but now i'm going back to the fire. living with nature has been part of the sammy way of life for thousands of years. and we're that we come to the end of this edition of your max. be sure to follow us on social media for more from the world of culture and li

kauai leonard. he was good tonight he beats the shot clock and end of the period.ard had 30 clippers, up five after one less than a minute before the half draymond green's going to toss the ball towards russell westbrook hits him in the head, but it was fairly innocuous. green teed up for the 16th time this year. that means automatic suspension unless it's rescinded . he's going to miss the game friday against atlanta, but the third quarter look at steph. just look at that move the degree of difficulty on that one. he was outstanding 21 points in the 3rd 83 pointers in the game. here's one of them over the seven footer, zoo bots and the end of the third more amazing stuff almost loses the ball rips through two defenders scoops it and falling down. he had 50 points for the 12th time in his career 2028 shooting, but the warriors were still outscored in the third and then in the fourth dagger paul george from three point range puts the clippers up 13 with a minute and a half to go warriors. they were just killed on the offensive glass tonight. clippers win 1 34 1 26.

leonard, the claw. another three. clippers up you dozen in the fourth.ors in this thing. he had 50. they had no answer on the defensive end of the court. paul george with a dagger three. the dubs played really hard but dropped their ninth straight road game and fall to six in the west. warriors will not face grizzly star john aranda in memphis saturday night. the nba suspending him for eight games for conduct off the court. he's been in counseling and should return soon. nfl news. the 49ers taking a flyer on cleveland farrell. seen here clobbering his new niner teammate sam donald when he was with the jets. raters took pharaoh the fourth overall pick. didn't on -- develop. santa clara hosting sam houston state. brendan put chomsky christopher tilly. santa clara was up by three. fast-forward to the final minute. they are tied at 56-56. short jumper. sam houston. santa clara has a chance to tie here. tilly was a great spin move but misses the lay-up. santa clara's season ends as they fall. honors for stanford's dynamic duo. second team all-american. haley

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this is leonard lowe. it turns out.ts. >> absolutely. the article is terrific. it describes literally hundreds of billions of dollars that have flowed through the dark money operation that swirls around the courts. it gets into some of the front groups and lettered leo's network. that he hides behind an operator. it describes how leo and his associates have been rich themselves, personally. as they have helped a bunch of creepy right-wing billionaires capture the supreme court. and it goes even into some of the personal connections between leo and some of the justices. the article did not mention that leo is the agent for justice thomas's book. so, if you are a billionaire who wanted to reward justice thomas for a bunch of decisions that he really like. you don't have the perfect interlock you will in the form of lettered leo, to go by warehouse fools of the book. so that massive revenues, and profits, go to justice thomas and they live in similar luxury. the whole thing is just stunning, a very good piece by politico.

leonard birenbaum, a real pleasure having you on my show, and thanks for your time. so that's what i'll use. and leo, on the show this week, we've been looking at the mighty rise of data centres around the world as our lives are just going more and more online. and of course, these are very power hungry facilities and with growing populations and globalisation, it feels like this isn't a problem that's going to go away. how do we make this work? first, aaron, pleasure to be on your show. second, no, the mighty data and energy hunger is going to remain. so data centres globally consume something right now, we estimate between a0 and 80% of the total electricity consumption of germany. and if we look at the growth rates, we assume that in 2030 this might rise actually to something like half of the electricity consumption of the us, something like 2,000 terawatt hours. and it's not only the population and the population growth and globalisation which is driving it, it's also new technology like chatgtp, it uses three times the energy consumption of a google search. now

okay, who had "leonard gets a floppy disk"?beit obsolete-- euphemism for insufficient blood flow to the male sex organ. (singsongy chuckle) nothing like that happened, all right? the sex was... just fine. just fine? oh, dude, the fourth harry potter movie was "just fine." i'm not saying it was bad. i'm just saying it... wasn't great. okay, when you say "it wasn't great," do you mean for both of you? because we can totally see it not being great for her. am i right? oh, yeah. to tell you the truth, i think we were both a little-- i don't know...

host: joining us from miami, florida, kimberly leonard.he reports on the activities of the governor, ron desantis. guest: thanks for having me. host: he's got a book tour and is making the rounds. what is the stage of his interest for future political office? guest: governor ron desantis is certainly doing everything candidates who are interested in running for the presidency should do. he has his book tour going on, he spending a lot of time in early voting states and getting a lot of press and he still continuing to sign bills into law in florida because it's in the middle of a session. all of the stuff you are supposed to take he is taking and he's continuing to make his way to the top of the gop and still seen as trump's top rival. host: he has not formally declared so what's the message he is selling at this point? guest: governor desantis is helping people get to know him a little more. with his book, he was able to tell people a little about what he's about and where he grew up and what he was interested in. he is introducing himsel

yeah, leonard told me. good. what he may have left out is how important this relationship is to me.ful of women leonard's been involved with, she's the only one i have ever found tolerable. well, what about me? the statement stands for itself. well, aren't you sweet. anyway, should you have any interaction with her, it would be most helpful that she not see you as a sexual rival. yeah, i think she's pretty safe. you say that now, but consider the following scenario:

leonard, ready? ready. go.mming "saber dance") (continue humming "saber dance") (buzzer sounds) damn it. i slipped. too bad. you know the rules of secret agent laser obstacle chess. leonard died again, sheldon. you're up. despite my deep love of chess, lasers and aerosol disinfectant, i must forfeit. why? because it's almost 11:00. so? so, penny has a "don't knock on my door before 11:00 or i punch you in the throat" rule. (door closes) oh. oh. oh. hey, you know what'd be a great idea? we get some girls over here and play laser obstacle strip chess. believe me, howard, any girl who would be willing to play that, you don't want to see naked. you underestimate me. penny. penny. penny. hey, sheldon. it's 11:00 a.m. i know. you're safe. this package came while you were at work. oh, great, my rhinestones. thank you. excuse me. what? you have to sign this. what is it? when i signed for the package, i was deputized by the united parcel service and entrusted with its final delivery. i now need you to acknowledge receip

it says hillary leonard, she now get a more than my way to find out the women here have high hopes for negotiations between the government and the yellow and giddy. yes. and that columbia as a whole, can new violence in the past and focus on a peaceful future. our last journey takes us to britain on the coast of wales. a family has been living with a minimal ecological footprint for 6 years without electro city or running water. ah. oh yeah. oh is that we're good. that is where a luxury elsa and billy are collecting eggs. their father, matthew watkinson, has made his dream come true. he and his family made a fresh start. oh, matthew gave up his job as a veterinarian. so did his wife caris. ringback ringback now they farm a small piece of land in new port wales where their property overlooks the water. oh, is a wealth of opportunities and possibilities for those with a bit of imagination to say, i want to try something different. i miss was the outlet. we would just wanted to let creativity and imagination go and turn what is just bare sheep fields into something full of life. the one c

allen, 2nd half is the beat, the oklahoma city thunder collide. leonard was the stand out player for the clippers chipped in with $32.00 points in there. 127 to 105 victory. you are watching d. w. news coming up. switch life follows the tail of a lawyer with dreams of becoming the world's most successful, long distance cyclist. don't forget, there was always more news on our website, d, w dot com. and of course our social media channels. my name is michael. ok, thanks for your company. and we're all set to go beyond deal with. we're all in as we take on the we're all about the stories that matter to you. whatever it takes. policeman follow with w. fire made with say will gray, he will be with it was a gaming here. this the don't my bicycle started wobbling. when i hit the wake, the speed was on 7, be 65 kilometers bug. some big i said going from the side. i don't run gun integration system that i'm going to fall. so that was the 1st time when i did that, why i chose this sport this . this could be a russia one of india's most famous. oh, trust cyclists. but from 9 to 5, he's a lawyer

that put in the hands of a guy namedre leonard a leo i've talkd about here on the floor the orchestrator of that to capture the supreme court and put it into special interest hands. his reward for his success and that projects with this $1.6 billion slush fund that he now controls and he controls it through utah 5o1c pop up and the guy who delivered that money into the marble freedom trust was also famous for his support for the heartland i institute. which is really an epic climate denial crowd to the .1 of the more notorious acts was to put up a billboard equating clay claimantte scientists that is te quality of the debate about climate change that the heartland institute brought in the billionaire who keyed up was a private backer of all of that. indeed cfo go on the board of heartland a institute could be continued to do great work of billboards that compare the claimant scientists to the unit bomber. these guys are deep into this anti- esg push the dark money i talk about on the floor all the time behind this thing just the way it's behind the whole climate denial t operation. a few

and the progress soon that has been achieved. vicki falling that she has invasion of ukraine. fin, leonard, sweden applied for nato membership. all 30 nato members must certify the applications, unlike finland, sued and must continue to wait for the approval from turkey by lumen holders. that fin length president welcomed the decision and repeated his dance that suit and must join nato nato membership. i have a feeling gotta finish nato membership is not complete without sweden. we have so much common interest having being to really neighbor santa having in the baltic sea area on our sure. so i would like to see in real news that we really need to the alley us over 32 members, edwin's criticism of sweden became more pressing as turkey's next elections are approaching. critics off her tuan, see he wants to win support from his nationalist waters. so when we'll talk, he's parliament give the green light to finland. and what about hungary? i put that job you study shows in brussels now that the biggest obstacle, what was believed to be the biggest obstacle, turkeys and disapproval of both fin

i leonard was the standout player for the clippers. he chipped in with 32 points in there, 127 to 105 victory. before you go, here's a reminder of our top story. the banking crisis engulfing global stock market has reached germany. shares in its biggest lender deutscher bank have taken a battery, but chancello olaf shulte says there's no reason to be concerned. don't forget, you can always get d w use on the go. just download our app from google play or from the apple app store. that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world, as well as any push notifications for breaking news. you're watching d. w. news coming up shift looks at the tension between security and privacy as technology's presence in our lives increases. don't forget, there's always more news on our website. if d, w dot com and a force on our social media channels are handled, there is at d. w. a michael ok, thanks for your company. ah how can journalism help us in overcoming divisions.

monetary fund is poised to approve a crucial loan to sri lanka, after the country's biggest national leonard, china agreed to restructure its loans to the island nation. negotiations have been ongoing since september, sri lanka is in the worst economic crisis in its history and declared bankruptcy last year. lush market stalls concealed a real situation tree. langa lacks many essentials for living food, gasoline, medicine. the international monetary fund has promised $2900000000.00 in aid. this is on the condition that creditors also assist the heavily indebted country. one of sri lanka main creditors is china, and it is finally agreed to contribute. now the government and colombo is hoping for a rapid dispersement dang, i am if thank you. thank you. back the i m f to fulfill their commitment and grant approval for the program either in the 3rd or 4th week of march. after that, i think we will get the 1st round of financing from the world bank and the asian development bank done about their, their ben dana tree long as dead amounts to $46000000000.00. the government drastically increased tax

i grew up with the leonard nemoy specials. how does this happen? >> tucker: how does paul ehrlich, the scientist, still tell us everyone is going to die when he made it to 90? it's amazing. it's irony. chris horner, thanks. great to see you. >> thank you. >> tucker: well, the fbi doesn't seem to be making a lot of progress figuring out how the biden family made all of that money from foreign governments and was it legal or not. congressman james comer of kentucky has been looking to it. he found that hallie biden, the widow of beau biden, hunter's ex-girlfriend, received a $35,000 cut of a $3 million payout from china. part of a deal that hunter biden made with the chinese energy state company. hunter biden's legal team and said hunter is a private citizen with every right to pursue his own business endeavors. that's his attorney's position. miranda divine is one of the experts on this. she joins us now to assess. miranda, thanks for coming on. so what do you think jamie comer will find here? what do you think of hunter biden's attorney's statement