S2 Ep163: Trump’s Pick for Attorney General Is Even WORSE Than You Think

About this episode

Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann discuss the implications of Trump's AG nominee Todd Blanche and related legal issues.

Trump's AG nominee Todd Blanche lost Trump's own criminal trial, built an illegal slush fund, and lied on Fox News—and Republicans are confirming him anyway. Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann discuss what Democrats can actually do at the hearing, why Trump is screaming election fraud while gutting the unit that investigates it, and why his DOJ now holding the only copy of the Fulton County ballots should concern you. Plus: A federal judge ruled Trump's Kennedy Center takeover illegal, his lawyers told a court they could bulldoze the Statue of Liberty, and there's now a grotesque 92-foot metal structure on the White House lawn Get 15% off OneSkin with the code ILLEGALNEWS at https://www.oneskin.co/ILLEGALNEWS #oneskinpod Ready to reach your weight loss goals? Get started at https://ForHers.com/ILLEGALNEWS .

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Longwell

Guest: Andrew Weissmann

Topics covered

• Trump
• Attorney General
• political hearings
• election fraud
• legal issues
• Republican Party
• government oversight

Keywords

• Trump
• Attorney General
• Todd Blanche
• election fraud
• legal slush fund
• Fox News
• Fulton County
• Kennedy Center
• White House lawn

Sponsors

OneSkin, ForHers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fox News, DOJ, Kennedy Center

Places: White House, Fulton County

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