S2 Ep1023: Ben Wittes: Sorry, We Still Have Due Process
The White House is doubling down on justifying its extra-judicial actions around Abrego Garcia by trying to incriminate him in the court of public opinion. But the government still can't pluck people off an American street and send them to a concentration camp without due process. Plus, Judge Boasberg is not letting Stephen Miller off the hook for defying his order to turn the Salvadoran-bound planes around. And while the administration tries to stir up outrage about one immigrant's marital problems, they admiringly describe the evil, blood-thirsty Vladimir Putin as a good guy. Ben Wittes joins Tim Miller.
show notes
CNBC on Chris Krebs leaving his company after being targeted by Trump
Boasberg's probable cause finding to hold the goverment in criminal contempt
Tim's 2019 Bulwark piece that he referenced
Support Lawfare
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S2 Ep1022: Stephanie Ruhle: Only Trump Is Happy
Manufacturing orders are down, stocks are down, and mortgage rates are up. But Trump and his family are wealthier than they've ever been. He's got his Ponzi-like crypto scheme, his meme coin, and a boatload of big money types showing up at Mar-a-Lago trying to curry favors from him for some cold, hard cash. Meanwhile, Trump is play-acting like he has a strong hand, but he's begging China to make a deal. Plus, the administration is defunding science and our world-renowned medical centers to buy crypto. And the Abrego Garcia kidnapping and imprisonment has touched a nerve in surprising ways.
Stephanie Ruhle joins Tim Miller.
show notes
Chuck Grassley getting grilled at town hall over Abrego Garcia
WSJ story on Elon's 'legion of babies,' and their mothers (behind firewall)
Mediaite summary of WSJ piece
Bluesky post on the fake gold medallions in the Oval Office
Bloomberg on United Airlines having two profit scenarios because of the trade war (gifted)
*The Bulwark Podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp
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S2 Ep1021: Josh Barro: Total Idiocy
Trump & company want to turn us into Taiwan circa 1985. But the brilliant minds behind the idea of intentionally weakening the dollar are prioritizing making America a good place to manufacture rather than a good place to live. If the administration stays on this track, this country will have lower incomes, higher inflation, and weaker buying power—and more expensive beer and tomatoes. Maybe we were better off with Jared there. Meanwhile, in the Rust Belt, some Dems are arguing for a smarter version of tariffs. Plus, Abrego Garcia's union brothers want him home and Trump wants to fight with Harvard.
Rep. Chris Deluzio and Josh Barro join Tim Miller.
show notes
Rep. Deluzio's NYT piece arguing for smarter tariffs
Josh's NYT piece on how Trump is giving Dems a gift with his tariffs
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S2 Ep1020: Bill Kristol: Staring Down the Barrel
We are here: Trump is openly defying the Supreme Court while sitting side-by-side with a Latin American strongman who openly mocked our judicial system from inside the Oval Office. Trump so badly wants his one-man rule and Republicans keep helping him, while corporate America keeps trying to get on his good side. Meanwhile, the intimidation is chilling free speech on college campuses and within immigrant communities.
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
show notes
JVL's emergency Triad from Sunday
JVL's latest Triad
The latest Focus Group on the fighting mood among Dem voters
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S2 Ep1019: David Frum: It's Too Late to Stop the Pain
Trump has effectively imposed a trade embargo on China, which means that after the inventory runs out, American retail will soon dry up. And since Europeans are already bypassing U.S. military contractors to beef up their defense spending —El Salvador is our only ally now— Trump is likely to do something desperate, like firing the Fed chair or seizing Greenland. American presidents decades from now will still be cleaning up what Trump did to this country in 2025. David Frum breaks down the insanity and stupidity of the vision behind the tariffs regime as well as the deep feelings of betrayal in Canada. If globalism means peace, prosperity, and commerce, then let's be globalists.
David Frum joins guest host Jonathan V. Last for the weekend pod.
show notes
David's new Atlantic podcast
David on screw manufacturing and the absurdity of Trump's tariffs
David on how the tariffs will make smuggling great again
Tim's playlist
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