The Daily Herold: July 28 - Strike Force, Secret Pardons & A Global Power Shuffle

In this information-packed Monday episode, Jon Herold dives into the unfolding impact of Trump’s trade deals, the Durham report, and the expanding reach of the DOJ’s Strike Force. He kicks off with Trump’s $750 billion energy agreement with the EU, a $600 billion investment pledge, and baseline tariffs reshaping global commerce. The show digs into Trump’s controversial comments on potentially pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, the implications of her reported cooperation, and Trump’s administration reclaiming control over child trafficking operations.

Herold walks through the Durham report’s rationale for not pursuing prosecutions, classified documents, lack of provable intent, and how those hurdles may now be surmountable through new declassifications. He explores speculation around the Mar-a-Lago raid, whether the CIA hid key reports, and how Devin Nunes and Ezra Cohen-Watnick may know more than they let on.

From Trump ending an obscure war between Cambodia and Thailand, to U.S. investments in AI chip manufacturing and critical minerals, to the collapse of Media Matters, the episode zooms out to connect the dots across politics, media, finance, and global power shifts. Plus, a tribute to Badlands supporter CraneOp rounds out the hour with heart.