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Bruce Shapiro's USA: Trump's "Department of War" takes on drugs, Harvard's court win, and grand jury dissent
After Trump sent federal forces into Washington, DC, those troops and police began to charge individuals with federal crimes. But an extraordinary source of civilian pushback has emerged: grand juries are refusing to indict the individuals. Elsewhere in US courts, Harvard won a case saying that the administration's funding freeze was unconstitutional retaliation. And decidedly outside of the courts, Trump's renamed "Department of War" has killed 11 people on a Venezuelan boat, alleging that the individuals were ferrying drugs across borders.
- Guest: Bruce Shapiro, Contributing Editor for The Nation and Executive Director of the Global Centre for Journalism and Trauma
- Producer: Alex Tighe
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago