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Leahy Floats Jeff Clark as ‘Wildcard’ AG Pick as Trump Seeks Bondi Replacement

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 7, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Tennessee Star, made the case for Jeff Clark as a potential wildcard pick for attorney general, as President Donald Trump seeks a permanent replacement following last week’s ouster of Pam Bondi. In the interim,...

Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn ‘Disappointed’ in Supreme Court’s Ruling in Government Speech Suppression Case

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 28, 2024 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) joined many elected officials and conservative leaders who expressed disappointment with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Murthy v. Missouri on Wednesday. The Republican attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana and five...

Reporter Tom Pappert: Weaponized Justice Department Targets Conservatives Down the Chain as President Trump Predicted

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 15, 2024 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said the “weaponized” Department of Justice is going after everyday Americans just as former President Donald Trump predicted, pointing to the case of The Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy, who is...