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Charlie Sykes and guests discuss the latest news from inside Washington and around the world. No shouting, grandstanding, or sloganeering. Truth over tribalism. Principles over partisanship.
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This is a reading of the classified documents indictment against former President Trump that was unsealed by the Justice Department on Friday. Parts of the text have been edited for clarity and ease of listening. The recording was produced using an artificial voice generator.
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Fox calls Trump's prosecution an insurrection. DeSantis, McCarthy, and Rubio shrug off his hoarding, hiding, and sharing of top secret national security docs. But our justice system is working, and the feds are going to perp walk an ex-POTUS for the first time. Bill Kristol and Tim Miller join Charlie Sykes for the weekend pod.
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2Jack Smith will need a barn burner of a case, rich in facts, and one that holds up under the scrutiny of conservative legal analysts on Fox. Plus, Pence is simultaneously for the rule of law and letting Trump slide. Ben Wittes is back with Charlie Sykes for The Trump Trials.
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Chris Christie launched his presidential campaign by calling out Trump—and hit him on the kleptocracy, the hypocrisy, and the lying. Plus, the Freedom Caucus punishes McCarthy, Licht only had an elevator pitch—not a plan for CNN, and the PGA rolls over for the Saudis. A.B. Stoddard joins Charlie Sykes.
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Too many of today's politicians don't care that they are undermining their own parties with messages the general public doesn't support. Plus, the donor class grifting of No Labels, and how the Scott Walker era in Wisconsin prepared us for the Trump era. Astead Herndon joins Charlie Sykes.
show notes:
https://www.nytimes.com/column/election-run-up-podcast
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Steve Bannon and company are helping give anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy a boost in the polls, Trump gets challenged from the right on foreign policy, Haley is fantastically cynical, and CNN tried to make Trump happy. Will Saletan is back with Charlie Sykes for Charlie and Will Monday.
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It wasn't like the boring 90s, but politics this week felt almost normal. Meanwhile, Trump's bleats are getting more demented and DeSantis is all-in on attacking him for fast-tracking a vaccine. Plus, the war on Pride Month. Tim Miller is back with Charlie Sykes for the weekend pod.
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Trump'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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Simply a great guest who has a great way of communicating.
Trump is done. He will go down in history as a stain on Melania’s underwear!
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!