On Background with Susan Crabtree
On Background with Susan Crabtree
Government Accountability Institute
California Wants to Fine You $4,000 for Asking Questions | Ep. 35
32 minutes Posted Aug 21, 2026 at 6:05 pm.
Intro 0:59 The Nick Shirley confrontation in Sacramento 1:28 Inside the "Stop Nick Shirley Act" and its $4,000 fine 3:29 Watch: the chief of staff's on-camera stunt 10:18 Eric Swalwell: FBI seizes his devices and raids his home 13:31 China's long game in California and the BYD connection 15:46 HHS "Wolves in White Coats" report 17:18 How gender clinics grew from 15 to 225 24:04 Lupron, European bans, and Caitlyn Jenner's warning 28:00 Social media, radicalization, and parental rights
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Susan Crabtree and Eric Eggers break down a week of accountability stories out of California. A state assembly chief of staff tries to humiliate journalist Nick Shirley on camera, days after Democrats advance a bill to fine reporters who question immigration nonprofits. The FBI seizes Eric Swalwell's devices and searches his home. And a new HHS report, Wolves in White Coats, details how federal dollars flowed to hospitals performing gender procedures on minors.
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