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Jedd McFatter and Susan Crabtree join “Uncover California Podcast” to discuss “Fool’s Gold”

n this March 18, 2025 interview, Susan Crabtree and Jedd McFatter (@Govt_Acct_Inst ) join host Lori Mills at Uncover California Podcast to discuss their explosive new book, Fool’s Gold. With a foreword by Peter Schweizer, they expose how power players like Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, and Nancy Pelosi wrecked the Golden State with corrupt policies

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Eggers breaks down spending cuts on Morning Wire podcast

Eric Eggers, vice president of the Government Accountability Institute, appeared on the DailyWire’s MorningWire podcast recently to break down federal spending cuts led by Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative and the Trump administration. With more than $105 billion in savings already identified, including contract cancellations and workforce reductions, the effort is reshaping how Washington spends money.

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“Fool’s Gold” authors: Gavin Newsom Embodies The Left’s Sinister Ideology That Destroyed California

In an excerpt of their new book Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All, Jedd McFatter and Susan Crabtree tell the story of what finally forced San Francisco to temporarily clean up its own streets — the visit of Chinese president Xi Jinping. “One

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Schweizer discusses Biden’s mental state, judicial injunctions and Trump revoking security clearances

“Was President Joe Biden in a position to be making decisions? Or was this a replay of the Woodrow Wilson administration where he was paralyzed and his wife, Edith Wilson, was essentially running our government? That’s something that deserves investigation. Absolutely.” Those were the words of GAI president Peter Schweizer, who appeared on ‘Sunday Morning

“As goes California, so goes the nation”: Author Susan Crabtree on her new book “Fool’s Gold”

“Fool’s Gold,” a new investigative book, explores some of the most prominent national Democrats’ connections to California, and how the Golden State has become an incubator for some of the nation’s most progressive policies. Investigative reporter Susan Crabtree, who co-wrote the book with GAI Research Director Jedd McFatter, joins Rick Chambers and Courtney Friel on

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THE STREAM // “California’s Dirty Little Secrets Spill Out in Fool’s Gold”

The Stream posted a nice review of the latest book from GAI — “Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All. Some excerpts below… “All that glitters isn’t always gold. Sometimes it’s just pyrite … wielded by pirates.“ “… The Golden State might be known

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“Fool’s Gold” authors Jedd McFatter and Susan Crabtree discuss Gavin Newsom’s Chinese connections

In an interview with Carl Higbie of NewsmaxTV, Susan Crabtree and Jedd McFatter talk about their new book, Fool’s Gold. They reveal how Newsom’s ChinaSF nonprofit opened doors for corrupt Chinese firms, such as ZNL Properties, which then bribed his allies and donated to his campaign. From self-funding a $97K bust to cleaning San Francisco

JFK Files released: Seamus Bruner offers a quick analysis on Real America’s Voice program

On the American Sunrise program, GAI Research Director ⁨Seamus Bruner reviewed newly declassified JFK assassination files—80,000 documents just released from the National Archives. Are there any earth-shattering revelations? Has key information been buried for decades? Bruner analyzes the files and questions why they remained classified for so long. He also discusses with the host and

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Gavin Newsom’s Secrets Exposed by ‘Fool’s Gold’

David Harris Jr., host of Newsmax’2’s The Pulse interview program, welcomed co-authors Susan Crabtree and Jedd McFatter, who just published their book, Fool’s Gold. McFatter, a research director at GAI, reveals Gavin Newsom secretly funded his $97K San Francisco statue with his own companies’ cash, masked as donor gifts. Crabtree slams Newsom’s performative reign—PG&E’s $2.5M