Trump's Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Grift
Episode description
Kate, Melissa, and Leah try to wrap their heads around Trump’s nearly $2 billion DOJ slush fund, which they agree may be—despite extremely stiff competition—the biggest act of trolling and self-dealing of his second term. The professors count the ways this is so, so illegal, and speculate on how it can be challenged (looking at you, Congress). They also cover other legal news and some SCOTUS opinions before speaking with Dorothy Roberts about her book, The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family. Enter Leah’s merch giveaway for the paperback edition of Lawless here!
Favorite things:
- Kate: Nikolas Bowie’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee
- Leah: It’s Not That Deep, Demi Lovato
Melissa: Kin, Tayari Jones
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