Melissa Murray: Bondi Booted & Blanche Belittled as SCOTUS Trips the Light Craptastic

About this episode

John Heilemann discusses legal issues surrounding Donald Trump's firing of Pam Bondi with Melissa Murray.

John welcomes NYU law professor, co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, and MS Now legal analyst Melissa Murray to discuss Donald Trump's firing of Pam Bondi as attorney general and the future of the Justice Department. Murray weighs in on Bondi’s tenure, legacy, and potential replacements as AG—as well as the oral arguments before the Supreme Court last week in the birthright citizenship case. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: John Heilemann

Guest: Melissa Murray

Topics covered

• Trump
• Justice Department
• Supreme Court
• birthright citizenship
• legal analysis

Keywords

• Trump
• Pam Bondi
• Justice Department
• Melissa Murray
• Supreme Court
• birthright citizenship
• legal analysis

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Organizations: NYU, Strict Scrutiny, MS Now, Justice Department, Supreme Court

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