About this episode

The episode discusses legal challenges against the Justice Department and various investigations related to government transparency.

Two government watchdogs are suing the Justice Department over its Office of Legal Counsel memo that declares the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional. The US Attorney in the Eastern District of North Carolina has filed charges against James Comey for sharing a photo of seashells that spell out 8647. The Government Accountability Office and the Office of the Inspector General are investigating the Department of Justice's compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner was not designated a National Special Security Event by the US Secret Service. Plus listener questions.

Topics covered

• government oversight
• legal issues
• political commentary
• transparency
• current events
• listener engagement

Keywords

• Justice Department
• Presidential Records Act
• James Comey
• Epstein Files Transparency Act
• White House Correspondents’ Dinner
• government accountability
• legal counsel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Justice Department, Office of Legal Counsel, Presidential Records Act, Government Accountability Office, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Justice, Epstein Files Transparency Act, White House Correspondents’ Dinner, US Secret Service

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