As we start Season 2 of the Ford News Podcast, we are so grateful and appreciative of our supporters, far and wide, who have helped us get to this point. 

We start Season 2 of Ford News hours after Donald Trump was inaugurated. So much has happened in the last 24 hours as the Biden administration ended and the Trump administration began.

Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons for the Jan 6 committee members as well as law enforcement officers who testified about the insurrection. He also issued pardons for family members, who did nothing wrong, but who he feared would be under attack from the Trump Administration. 

Meanwhile, Donald Trump took office and started signing executive orders by the dozen. We take a look at some of the more controversial executive orders he signed, some of which will likely be overturned by the courts. 

In segment two we talk about whether Volume Two of the Jack Smith report will ever see the light of day. Merrick Garland failed this country as Attorney General. 

This week's Ford Fact Check dives into the issue of TikTok. Where did the ban come from?


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Biden Pardons

Biden pardons his siblings and their spouses | AP News
Biden pardon list: See full release of 39 people pardoned by president
Joe Biden Grants Clemency To Leonard Peltier


Trump Executive orders

Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions – The White House




Special Counsel Jack Smith Volume 1

Special Counsel Jack Smith Final Report Vol. 1 | DocumentCloud


Ford Fact Check

Trump Signs Executive Order That Will Effectively Ban Use Of TikTok In the U.S.: NPR

Potential TikTok Ban Signed Into Law By Biden—Part Of Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan Aid Package