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2Trump's own recorded words appear to undercut his already weak defense that he had declassified the documents he took from the White House—and he may have invited a charge under the Espionage Act. Ben Wittes joins Charlie Sykes for the latest edition of The Trump Trials.
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The media thinks the GOP base could still want 'Morning in America,' Citizens United is keeping no-hopers in the race, Charlie totally called it on Tara Reade Biden made McCarthy grow up, and MAGA world turns to infighting. Michael Steele joins Charlie Sykes today.
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McCarthy cut a normal deal with Biden when the GOP caucus couldn't agree on what to demand—beyond just shouting and pounding the table. Plus, missing Brezhnev, waiting for a haymaker, and DeSantis is angry and weird, but not as dangerous as Trump. Tom Nichols joins Charlie Sykes today.
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In the summer of 2016, on the eve of the Republican and Democratic conventions, Luke Russert—an NBC News star and a scion of media royalty—walked away from it all. Russert joins Charlie Sykes for a special Memorial Day weekend pod to share a story of parental love, loss, and finding your own way.
show notes:
https://www.harpercollinsfocus.com/9780785291817/look-for-me-there/
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Jack Smith is wrapping up his investigation into the Mar-a-Lago classified document collection, and Trump world is bracing for indictments. Plus, defamation, court dates, and the actor playing a human launches his presidential campaign. Ben Wittes and Quinta Jurecic join Charlie Sykes for The Trump Trials.
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DeSantis claims he doesn't back down, but most of the time, he is flinching and cowering—and now he's allowing Musk to push him around. Plus, Trump v Kamala, felons can't vote for themselves in Florida, and the Russians fighting for Ukraine. David Frum joins Charlie Sykes today.
show notes:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/05/joe-biden-health-versus-donald-trump-indictments/673989/
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/05/durham-report-fbi-trump-russia/674088/
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Reality is Kari Lake's biggest opponent, Tim Scott is warmly welcomed into a growing candidate field, Biden gets blamed for guns, and younger voters are more likely to vote for Democrats. Plus, did Twitter grave-rob a username for DeSantis? The Washington Post's Philip Bump joins Charlie Sykes today.
show notes:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/696653/the-aftermath-by-philip-bump/
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Are Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, and Mike Pence really running for the VP slot—or a chance to increase their speaking fees? Plus, Trump is still an extortionist, the GOP's not a serious governing party, and Fox created the market for the homeless vet hoax. Will Saletan is back with Charlie Sykes for Charlie and Will Monday.
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Charlie Sykes and Tim Miller held court on the Upper West Side Thursday night, weighing in on Rudy's medical experiments on himself, Disney's humiliation of DeSantis, Trump's legal setbacks in his own hometown, and more. Plus, Charlie and Tim play "Name That Musical" for your weekend pod.
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Justice Alito frequently complains that critics of the court are trying to delegitimize it. But it's the Supreme Court's own actions—including its late-night, unsigned, and unexplained decisions on the shadow docket— that are undermining the institution. Steve Vladeck joins Charlie Sykes today.
show notes
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/contributor/stephen-vladeck/
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John Durham didn't report anything new, and he took longer to produce less useful material than Mueller did to expose Russian election interference in 2016—Mueller also had Flynn and Manafort indicted. Plus, only Benedict Arnold has fallen as far as Rudy. Ben Wittes is back for The Trump Trials.
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Ukraine's freedom is on the line, but America's role in the world is also at stake. And if a democratic Ukraine can win against autocratic Russia, the world's geopolitics could be altered for a generation. Anne Applebaum joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
show notes:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/06/counteroffensive-ukraine-zelensky-crimea/673781/
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DeSantis tries to pretend he's normal, James Comer can't find his Biden informants, Republicans are disappointed there's not a bigger crisis at the border, Trump wants Mike QAnon Flynn back as an adviser, and Lindsey can't stop rationalizing. Will Saletan is back with Charlie Sykes for Charlie and Will Monday.
https://specialto.thebulwark.com/p/the-corruption-of-lindsey-graham?itm_source=parsely-api
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Girls are blowing past boys in school, and while most men are poorer than they were 50 years ago, women's incomes have risen across the board. A new kind of gender inequality is drawing men into MAGA's poisonous politics. Richard Reeves joins Charlie Sykes for the weekend podcast.
show notes:
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780815739883/Of-Boys-and-Men-Why-the-Modern-Male-Is-Struggling-Why-It-Matters-and-What-to-Do-about-It
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From promising a general amnesty to Jan 6 rioters, to re-victimizing E. Jean Carroll on CNN's town hall, and calling a police officer a thug, Trump is sure making it easy for Biden to claim the mantle of law and order. Tim Miller, Ben Wittes, and Roger Parloff join Charlie Sykes for The Trump Trials.
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Turns out that being a star doesn't allow you to get away with sexual assault after all. The GOP still has an 'Access Hollywood' choice, but now there's a $5 million jury verdict. Plus, Tim Mak joins Charlie Sykes from Ukraine to discuss his reporting on life during wartime, beyond "the booms and the bangs."
show notes:
https://counteroffensive.substack.com/
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Globalism is dead, the remote work revolution is here to stay, and more people are pursuing their big dreams in smaller cities. The Covid pandemic ushered in a new YOLO economic era. Axios' Felix Salmon joins Charlie Sykes today to discuss the upsides and the downsides.
show notes:
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-phoenix-economy-felix-salmon?variant=40694169796642
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Greg Abbott says gun violence is due to a mental health crisis, not guns. So, America is exceptionally crazy? Plus, a bad poll for Biden, Trump's type of woman, and Will Saletan on how Lindsey Graham can explain the rise of authoritarianism in the US. Will is back with Charlie Sykes for Charlie and Will Monday.
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Clarence and Ginni are enjoying the grift that keeps on giving, Fox's PR moves are not helping, seditious conspiracy doesn't require actually being at the Capitol on Jan 6, God bless E. Jean Carroll, and Colin Allred vs. the podcaster. The weekend pod with Charlie Sykes and Tim Miller.
show notes:
Charlie's Atlantic piece
The Next Level's Colin Allred interview
Sarah's Year Zero piece
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It was not an Ocean's 11-style conspiracy that convicted the Proud Boys in their sedition case. But the government made a compelling case that the conspirators' goal was to stop the certification of the election by any means necessary. Plus, the E. Jean Carroll rape case, the Fani Willis investigation, and Clarence Thomas' grifting. Lawfare's Ben Wittes, Roger Parloff, and Anna Bower join Charlie Sykes today.
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I'm not a fan of Smith's mealy-mouthed water carrying for and justification of the social media oligarchy's appallingly irresponsible business practices. Facebook facilitated a fucking GENOCIDE. I'm not interested in hearing anything like whataboutism from these people.
I tried several new Bulwark produced podcasts today. I couldn’t deal with them. Longwell is such a Trojan horse republican. Of course she blames the democrat 3 for their ideal. All of them agree Biden is too old, trumps the nominee and he’s got at least even odds to win in 2024. I’m beginning to think Charlie & company are just suckering me for the $10 each month. How are they contributing to the force to end trumps career??? I swear I’ve never heard any of them except JVL say anything directly positive with respect to democrats. Am I just biased???
these two are Friday GOLD. 🥇
Why is Sykes constantly wasting time on Trump?
It’s hard to be more boring than Charlie Sykes , but Nguyen has achieved it.
I think it's just as probable that because he is likely to be indicted in Georgia, the trump machine that was providing Cassidy Hutchinson's legal representation is paying for Graham's defense and "taking care" of him. And, truly being trump's pal appreciates the legal tsunami coming at him.
Really? I'm for tolerance but no, most Americans don't support abortion bans after 12 weeks and full term abortions are not a thing. I expect better to continue listening.
Very brief chat plus no Will equals kind of disappointing for a Monday
More FUD from the Bulwark
good episode! 👍
Paul Ryan is a moron.
guys seriously!? I think this is psyops pure and simple. not for our military sake not for any intel they could get, but for the effect on the American Public's psyche!
I've completely tuned out at this point. Wake me up when somebody, anybody gets indicted - otherwise, I'm done hearing about it. You can tell a lot more about a society by looking at what it TOLERATES rather than what it punishes, and in America one can commit crimes with impunity if one is white, male, and wealthy. Being innocent and brown can get you murdered by cops, though.
Charlie Sykes, I would to hear this question posed to one of your expert guests. Is it possible that the DOJ is still tracing the threads of this conspiracy? As battered as I feel because of delayed justice and accountability, and it appears that DOJ has gone all wibbly wobbly on us, are they working on the rest of the iceberg? Or is this thinking a bit too 'deep state'?
Awesome show, Charlie!
It's the type of sociopaths we encourage and incentivize for this job. The lack of scrutiny and accountability is a perk, a feature that comes with the job How many police departments were actually created to protect all citizens vs to be a paramilitary presence to plague the poor and/or black people especially? Now thirsty for war surplus equipment? Racism created the policing paradigm.
Kevin Kruse, I met you thru Olga Litvak, back in 2005!
What an incredible guest. Amazing insights!
Note to Charlie: Marjorie Greene is *not* crazy. She’s stupid. Do you understand the difference????
Charlie Sykes podcast episodes ranging quality from good to excellent. This one is in the latter category.