Fmr FBI Special Agent, lawyer, @JacksonYale. Tiger(ish) mom. Legal and national security analyst. Editor @just_security. Steam mop influencer. Views mine. https://asharangappa.substack.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/asharangappa.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/asharangappa.bsky.social/post/3mrakzgy7ps2iThis story is indeed insane. They literally *discounted his correct answers* (on questions about the Constitution) so that a Trump supporting girl who wants to go to Hillsdale College could win $25K and be televised meeting Trump. So. Gross. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:vn3p3ydk5zgywye3focmlf64/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrakzgy7ps2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/asharangappa.bsky.social/post/3mr7fjyjwps2u😍 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 03:38 +0000at://did:plc:vn3p3ydk5zgywye3focmlf64/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7fjyjwps2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/asharangappa.bsky.social/post/3mr6c4tpirs25Not sure if I ever knew this detail before, but nugget from my research: Nixon offered the judge in Daniel Ellsberg's trial the FBI directorship -- the judge's "life's ambition" -- if he ended the trial soon (to avoid, I assume, details emerging of the Nixon-ordered break-in to E's psych's office)1/21 Jul 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:vn3p3ydk5zgywye3focmlf64/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6c4tpirs25