Carol Leonnig and Will Sommer: The Loons and the Loyalists Running the DOJ

About this episode

The episode discusses the political targeting within the DOJ and FBI under Trump, featuring insights from guests Will Sommer and Carol Leonnig.

Acting AG Todd Blanche, who watched Pam Bondi get fired, knows exactly what his assignment is: Go after every political enemy Trump wants targeted, and charge them—even without evidence of a crime. At the FBI, officials under Kash have pursued dubious or phony leads while career agents are seething over what the director has done to the place. Plus, the podcastistan wars may be doing real harm to the MAGA movement, influencers in the Trump echo chamber are looking pretty lame in comparison to key right-wing figures who are breaking ranks with him, and the latest on post-overdose looksmaxxer Clavicular. Will Sommer and Carol Leonnig join Tim Miller. show notes Carol's latest reporting on the case of assassination suspect, Cole Allen Carol's book about the Secret Service, "Zero Fail" and her latest, "Injustice" Will's new "False Flag" on Clavicular Will on a wild and unnecessary FBI raid TNL's live pod from Tuesday Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego on 5/20 and in LA on 5/21: TheBulwark.com/Events Exclusive $25-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/BULWARK . Promo Code THEBULWARK

People in this episode

Host: Tim Miller

Guests: Will Sommer, Carol Leonnig

Topics covered

• Department of Justice
• FBI
• Trump
• political targeting
• MAGA movement
• influencers
• podcastistan wars

Keywords

• DOJ
• FBI
• Trump
• political enemies
• MAGA
• influencers
• Clavicular

Sponsors

Aura Frames

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Zero Fail, Injustice, False Flag

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