Political Maneuvering and Conspiracy Theories

The New Yorker contributing writer Ruth Marcus joins the guest host and staff writer Clare Malone to discuss Marcus’s recent profile of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. They talk about Bondi’s political origins and her unprecedented reshaping of the Justice Department, and how she delivers on President Trump’s desire to use the legal system for revenge and retribution. They also touch on Bondi’s mishandling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, which has drawn the ire of both Democratic politicians and core parts of the President’s base. 

This week’s reading:

• “Pam Bondi’s Power Play,” by Ruth Marcus
• “Texas Democrats’ Weapons of the Weak,” by Rachel Monroe
• “Do State Referendums on Abortion Work?,” by Peter Slevin
• “Why Don’t We Take Nuclear Weapons Seriously?,” by Rivka Galchen
• “How Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,’s Anti-Vax Agenda Is Infecting America,” by Isaac Chotiner

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