'BradCast' 12/18/2017: (Guest: Journalist, election transparency advocate Lulu Friesdat)
b"Deadly and costly disasters, natural and otherwise, top the news headlines on today's program. Among them: the catastrophic Amtrak train derailment on a brand-new line near Seattle, the second straight week for still-raging apocalyptic wildfires in Southern California, and the continuing disaster in Puerto Rico, where one-third of the island remains without power three months after Hurricane Maria struck. Rebuilding from these disasters will require billions of dollars, yet Republicans in Congress are ramming through a $1.5 trillion tax cut for corporations and the wealthy before Christmas. A new provision added to the legislation would enrich senior Republican leaders, President Donald Trump, and Sen. Bob Corker, who suddenly reversed his opposition after the provision was added, in what many are now calling the #CorkerKickBack. Then we're joined by documentary filmmaker and election transparency advocate LULU FRIESDAT to discuss her investigation and lawsuit over election irregularities in the Democratic primary election between Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and progressive challenger Tim Canova in 2016. Friesdat reports that county election officials destroyed the contest's ballots, in the middle of a lawsuit, in what appears to be a clear violation of federal election law requiring all such materials be retained for 22 months after an election. Friesdat discusses the case, what may happen next, and why all of this is so important as we head into the 2018 midterm elections. Finally, four U.S. Senators reportedly regret calling for Sen. Al Franken to resign over allegations of inappropriate conduct before a Senate ethics investigation can be completed..."