The Daily Herold: April 16, 2025 – Executive Orders, Deportation Drama, and the Deep State’s Nervous Breakdown

Jon Herold returns with a solo scorcher on The Daily Herold, covering a whirlwind of stories from the Trump administration’s latest executive orders to the unraveling of deep state operatives and judicial overreach. Jon breaks down seven new Trump EOs focused on lowering prescription drug prices, securing critical minerals, streamlining infrastructure permits, and, most explosively, barring illegal aliens from receiving Social Security benefits. He doesn’t hold back on how insane it is that this wasn’t already a policy.

From there, Jon dissects the legal theatrics surrounding the deportation of MS-13-linked Kilmar Garcia, calling out Judge Boasberg’s contempt threat as toothless grandstanding. He covers Pam Bondi’s legal smackdown on Maine over women's sports protections, Gavin Newsom’s laughable lawsuit against Trump’s tariffs, and Biden’s return to public speaking (complete with signature gaffes).

But the real heat comes with breaking news: Letitia James is now under federal criminal referral for mortgage fraud, the exact offense she used to hammer Trump. Jon also dives into the mass resignation of the Pentagon’s tech team linked to the mysterious IP address handoff in 2020, DOJ letters targeting Mueller’s prosecution team, and two senior Pentagon officials fired over classified leaks. From CIA shakeups to media pool purges, Jon tracks every signal in the noise.