About this episode

Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann discuss Todd Blanche’s Senate confirmation issues and various legal implications surrounding Trump and his associates.

Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann return to disuss Todd Blanche’s growing Senate confirmation problems, Trump’s $1.7 billion “weaponization fund” scheme, why the judge isn’t letting the case die, the DOJ’s targeting of Congress members and critics, potential Ghislaine Maxwell fallout, and the reason Weissmann thinks the case against John Bolton is different than other "revenge" prosecutions. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://shopify.com/illegalnews Ready to reach your goals? Visit https://forhers.com/illegalnews to get personalized, affordable care that gets you. Buy Liar's Kingdom: https://www.amazon.com/Liars-Kingdom-Trumps-Deceit-America/dp/0316601306

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Longwell

Guest: Andrew Weissmann

Topics covered

• Senate confirmation
• Trump's weaponization fund
• DOJ targeting
• Ghislaine Maxwell fallout
• John Bolton prosecution

Keywords

• Trump
• Senate confirmation
• DOJ
• Ghislaine Maxwell
• John Bolton
• Todd Blanche
• weaponization fund

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Organizations: DOJ, Trump

Products: Liar's Kingdom

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