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Was Sen. Padilla's Removal From a DHS Briefing Justified? Andrew McCarthy Weighs In

Was Sen. Padilla's Removal From a DHS Briefing Justified? Andrew McCarthy Weighs In

Fox News12-06-2025
Andrew McCarthy, Fox News Contributor, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency, joined The Guy Benson Show today to weigh in on Senator Alex Padilla's removal from a DHS briefing, and McCarthy explained why Padilla's claims of oversight don't hold legal water when he isn't in the legislature. McCarthy also unpacked the legal merits of President Trump's mobilization of the National Guard in California amid the LA riots, pushing back on claims from Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass that the move is unlawful. Finally, McCarthy and Benson sounded the alarm on NYC Councilman Zohran Mamdani's radical leftist positions and discussed the risks if Mamdani is elected to be the mayor of NYC. Listen to the full interview below.
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