On Background with Susan Crabtree, a Government Accountability Institute podcast, exposes corruption and government mismanagement through hard-hitting investigative journalism. Hosted by veteran reporter Susan Crabtree, alongside GAI’s Vice President Eric Eggers, the podcast leverages confidential “on background” insights to uncover truths behind political headlines.
Trump Wasn't on the Ballot, But Becerra Debated Him Anyway | Ep. 40
Susan Crabtree and Eric Eggers break down the California governor's debate between Steve Hilton and Javier Becerra. Becerra named Donald Trump 40 times and ran against the president instead of the man on stage. Susan explains why the front-runner never answered the one question that matters, what the coffee cup gave away, and where Hilton still has a path.
0:00 A CNN debate and a very low bar 2:49 Running against Trump, not Hilton 3:17 Becerra's scripted video from the car 4:57 Ballots arrive, and why he thinks it ends November 3 7:00 The coffee sip during the child-migrant charge 9:47 Susan Rice calls him a "bitch ass" 11:30 Failing upward since Congress 13:25 Becerra vs. Newsom, and the "white immigrants" line 16:35 Hilton's plan to cut the cost of a home 22:03 More of the same, or worse
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 👇 On Background is produced by the 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞, a nonpartisan investigative research organization. No anonymous sources. No government funds. We follow the money and publish what it shows. 🌐 https://accountabilityinstitute.org/ 𝕏 https://x.com/Govt_Acct_Inst 📸 https://www.instagram.com/govt_acct_inst ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@Govt_Acct_Inst 📘 https://www.facebook.com/GovernmentAccountabilityInstitute 📖 More from Peter Schweizer: https://peterschweizer.com 📖 The Invisible Coup: https://theinvisiblecoup.com
26 Sept 2026
What the Trump-Xi Summit Coverage Left Out | Ep. 39
Susan Crabtree and Eric Eggers break down the China accountability story you will not hear in the summit coverage. Religious persecution. Organ harvesting. A Chinese spy, a McDonald's franchise owner, and the money trail to Gavin Newsom. Susan reports on the underground churches, the prisoners of conscience, and the California investigations most outlets ignore. You get the full picture, sourced and unflinching. 0:00 The religious freedom angle behind the Xi state visit 2:12 The underground church that escaped China during Covid 3:48 One pastor freed, Jimmy Lai still jailed 4:54 Prisoners of conscience projected across Washington 7:00 State-approved churches: a picture of Jesus, a picture of Xi 8:49 Falun Gong, organ harvesting, and the blood tests 14:18 Fang Fang, Eric Swalwell, and the money trail to Newsom 18:12 The McDonald's franchise owner writing the checks 19:12 San Francisco rolls out the red carpet for Xi 22:19 Stanford, Hoover, and a Chinese surrogacy operation 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 👇 On Background is produced by the 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞, a nonpartisan investigative research organization. No anonymous sources. No government funds. We follow the money and publish what it shows. 🌐 https://accountabilityinstitute.org/ 𝕏 https://x.com/Govt_Acct_Inst 📸 https://www.instagram.com/govt_acct_inst ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@Govt_Acct_Inst 📘 https://www.facebook.com/GovernmentAccountabilityInstitute 📖 More from Peter Schweizer: https://peterschweizer.com 📖 The Invisible Coup: https://theinvisiblecoup.com
18 Sept 2026
Ghost Daycares and Chinese Pot Farms: The Fraud Newsom Won't Stop | Ep. 38
Gavin Newsom went fly fishing with Jake Tapper for a month-in-the-making profile. Susan Crabtree and Eric Eggers break down what the staged interview was really doing, and the California fraud stories Tapper never raised.
Susan follows the money from ghost daycares in San Diego to a $2 billion Chinese cannabis operation near Mount Shasta, and lays out Newsom's pattern of CCP ties as he eyes the White House.
0:00 Newsom and Tapper's staged fly-fishing interview 2:36 Why the South Carolina trip fell flat 3:30 The plan to get anointed over Kamala Harris 6:07 Mutual assured destruction: the Newsom-Harris feud 8:38 California fraud falling like dominoes 9:30 Ghost daycares, Amy Reichardt, and the racism smear 12:21 The government inspectors who knew and stayed quiet 15:41 Chinese pot farms and a $2 billion CCP-linked empire 20:33 Newsom's veto on foreign-owned farmland 22:42 Newsom's China ties, BYD, and executive privilege
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 👇 On Background is produced by the 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞, a nonpartisan investigative research organization. No anonymous sources. No government funds. We follow the money and publish what it shows. 🌐 https://accountabilityinstitute.org/ 𝕏 https://x.com/Govt_Acct_Inst 📸 https://www.instagram.com/govt_acct_inst ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@Govt_Acct_Inst 📘 https://www.facebook.com/GovernmentAccountabilityInstitute 📖 More from Peter Schweizer: https://peterschweizer.com 📖 The Invisible Coup: https://theinvisiblecoup.com
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