Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Jeffrey Toobin, legal analyst for CNN and New York Times contributor, on his New York Times Magazine article on the corruption of Trump’s pardon system, the hidden players and the payoffs.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Jeffrey Toobin, legal analyst for CNN and New York Times contributor, on how Trump has created a pardon for himself through his IRS exemption in his slush fund, triggering an explosion at last from the Republican Senate.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz discuss Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund with Brendan Ballou, attorney for former Capitol policemen suing him to dissolve the fund that would hand money to January 6th convicts, how Trump is trying to revive his private militias and create a violent system of intimidation pointing to the 2026 midterms and beyond, and what strategies might be useful against him.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Katherine Stewart, investigative journalist and author of Money, Lies and God, about Trump’s manipulation and dependence on his Christian Nationalist base, the organization behind the religious right, and the pedophile scandal of Paul Pressler, Mike Johnson’s mentor, that is being suppressed.

https://www.amazon.com/Money-Lies-God-Movement-Democracy/dp/163557854X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0

https://newrepublic.com/article/210373/trump-america-250-corruption-authoritarianism

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Katherine Stewart, invetigative journalist and author of Money, Lies and God, about Trump’s evangelical revival on the Mall in Washington, the scheming preachers behind him, how they made him into a god for the MAGA masses, and the wholesale corruption.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Stephen Vladeck of the Georgetown Law Center, forecasts the coming Supreme Court decisions on write-in ballots, birthright citizenship, Lisa Cook, and firing of executive branch officials--and the future of the unitary executive and court reform.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Stephen Vladeck of the Georgetown Law Center, on John Roberts’ claim the conservative majority on the Supreme Court are not “political actors,” the racial basis of its gerrymandering decision to gut the Voting Rights Act, the “stupidity” of the “independent court” narrative, and the abuse of the emergency docket.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz interview Jonathan Winer, former State Department official, on the secret Presidential Emergency Action Documents, Trump’s intention to manipulate the midterm elections, his devilish designs, and how to foil them.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz discuss Sidney’s Guardian column on why “Republicans would rather self-destruct than save themselves from Trump,” the pact with the Devil they made, the inner history of Trump’s first term, the history of party leaders saving presidents, and why Republicans are now hapless and hopeless.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz interview Angelo Carusone, president of Media Matters, on the dangerous currents in right-wing media, how Trump personally manipulates the traditional press corps, and how right-wing media will affect the 2028 Republican presidential campaign.