FBI
![](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1242130895-scaled.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1)
INSIDE: Marriage Equality Bill ... Jeanine Pirro ... Stewart Rhodes
![](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/bannon-cpac-cuts-to-fed.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1)
Trump and his allies have no desire to dismantle the police state; they would simply like to control it.
![](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1242122376-scaled.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1)
This is your TPM evening briefing.
Former Vice President Mike Pence is walking a sort of unprecedented fine line — saying a bunch of stuff that’s just subtly enough at odds with Trump that he makes headlines, but not so harsh in breaking with Trump that he Cheneys himself.
At least two of his remarks today provided an excellent example of this.
Read More