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Lawyers, State Secrets, and Signal Chats
Episode 131
On this week’s episode, Andrew and Mary start with the major capitulation of the Paul, Wiess law firm to Trump’s demands late last week, in exchange …
1 year, 3 months ago
Constitutional Showdown
Episode 130
Last Friday, President Trump spoke before a gathering at the Department of Justice to lay out what was seen largely as a grievance fest, singling out…
1 year, 3 months ago
Standing Upright in the Wind
Episode 129
After news this weekend that Columbia student and permanent legal resident Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by ICE agents, hosts Andrew Weissmann and Mary…
1 year, 3 months ago
Listen to "Trumpland with Alex Wagner: Hold the Line"
As a bonus for listeners, we’re sharing this week's episode from "Trumpland with Alex Wagner" on attorneys general and their legal battles against Tr…
1 year, 3 months ago
We Are Here
Episode 128
In this week’s Main Justice episode, hosts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord explore a disturbing pattern of the Trump administration’s attack on lawy…
1 year, 3 months ago
A Shell Game
Episode 127
In a news cycle that keeps on churning, Main Justice hosts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord wade through the nonstop dispatches to set some focal poi…
1 year, 4 months ago
A Choke Chain
Episode 126
The directive sent from acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove to drop the corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams has hit a fever pitch, s…
1 year, 4 months ago
It’s Five O'Clock Somewhere
Episode 125
The flood of memos issued by newly minted Attorney General Pam Bondi in her first days was dizzying, so hosts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord zero i…
1 year, 4 months ago
Listen to “The Blueprint with Jen Psaki”
On a new podcast series, “The Blueprint with Jen Psaki,” host Jen Psaki dives into two crucial questions: where do Democrats stand in this moment? An…
1 year, 4 months ago
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Episode 124
With the deluge of news about the Trump administration’s actions and orders, hosts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord zoom out to talk through what see…
1 year, 4 months ago