About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges Republicans face with gerrymandering and Trump's financial maneuvers, featuring insights from a panel of experts.
As Republicans falter on their gerrymandering plans and Trump looks for a creative new way to pocket taxpayer dollars, Harry talks with Alisyn Camerota, Adam Klasfeld, and Elliot Williams. The tri-state trio dig into the stark racial politics of the post-Callais south and Republicans' sudden hesitation in their redistricting crusade. Next, the group turns to reports that the DOJ may be planning a swift surrender in Trump’s collusive lawsuit against the IRS. Finally the panel considers whether the president will get his wish and coat D.C. in Trumpian gold leaf.Mentioned in this episode: Alisyn’s new show: https://www.scrippsnews.com/shows/connected-with-alisyn-camerotaAdam’s reporting: https://www.allrisenews.com/Elliot’s book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768052/five-bullets-by-elliot-williams/NYT reporting about Democrats mulling drastic changes to Virginia’s Supreme Court: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/us/politics/democrats-virginia-plans-gerrymandering.htmlHarry’s piece about the Trump IRS case: https://harrylitman.substack.com/p/a-judge-calls-out-trumps-self-dealing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Harry Litman
Guests: Alisyn Camerota, Adam Klasfeld, Elliot Williams
Topics covered
- gerrymandering
- Trump
- racial politics
- redistricting
- DOJ
- IRS lawsuit
- political strategy
Keywords
- gerrymandering
- Trump
- DOJ
- IRS
- redistricting
- racial politics
- politics
- government
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Scripps News, All Rise News, Penguin Random House, New York Times, Substack
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