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Trump seizes Russian tanker as impeachment calls grow

Release Date: 01/07/2026

Trump admin desperation explodes with criminal probes

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Trump seizes Russian tanker as impeachment calls grow

The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show -- A United States Coast Guard team seizes a Russian-flagged oil tanker under Trump’s orders, sparking escalation fears and suspicion of a choreographed standoff -- Trump warns Republicans about impeachment as Democrats argue his Venezuela raid violates congressional war powers and international law -- In a chaotic speech for House Republicans, Trump rambles, fixates on grievances, and dances, fueling fresh concern about his cognitive and physical state -- Trump floats canceling elections, repeats election denial on January 6, and tests authoritarian rhetoric in plain sight --...

And now the scamming of Americans begins

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-- On the Show -- Senator Raphael Warnock, Democrat from Georgia, joins us to discuss the Trump administration’s Venezuela operation and the stakes for U.S. credibility abroad -- Trump tells NBC that U.S. oil companies could rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure and then be reimbursed by the U.S. government, shifting taxpayer risk to protect corporate profits -- Donald Trump and allies including Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, and Stephen Miller float military action against Iran, Cuba, Colombia, and Greenland after campaigning on “no new wars” -- Legal experts discuss whether...

A blockbuster shakeup to the world order

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2026 is already insane

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Desperation peaks as 2026 isn’t looking so good

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Ukraine Russia talks go wrong as Trump decline unavoidable

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-- On the Show

-- A United States Coast Guard team seizes a Russian-flagged oil tanker under Trump’s orders, sparking escalation fears and suspicion of a choreographed standoff

-- Trump warns Republicans about impeachment as Democrats argue his Venezuela raid violates congressional war powers and international law

-- In a chaotic speech for House Republicans, Trump rambles, fixates on grievances, and dances, fueling fresh concern about his cognitive and physical state

-- Trump floats canceling elections, repeats election denial on January 6, and tests authoritarian rhetoric in plain sight

-- The “Trump is a puppet” theory gets tested: Trump is neither mastermind nor puppet, but the permission structure that enables the administration’s worst actors

-- Megyn Kelly criticizes Fox News regime change cheerleading on Venezuela and warns about American troops being sent into another quagmire

-- Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Donald Trump over Venezuela and the economy, accidentally delivering a left-coded critique of corporate-driven regime change

-- Nancy Mace admits Republicans have not delivered results and signals mounting fear of a 2026 midterm backlash

-- On the Bonus Show: we break down the chaos at CBS News, why Gavin Newsom is suddenly looking like the 2028 frontrunner, and how Pete Hegseth’s moves in the military are raising alarms about religious freedom

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(01:18) Coast Guard seizes Russian tanker

(05:45) Impeachment warnings after Venezuela raid

(15:03) Trump rambles, gripes, dances onstage