Blanche Is a Hot Mess as Senate Investigates Whether Trump Judges Have Conspired With Admin
Summary
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse discusses the Trump administration's obstruction of federal judges, highlighting the D.C. Circuit’s unusual stay of Judge Boasberg’s contempt investigation into the El Salvador deportation scandal. The conversation covers the collapse of the "grand conspiracy" case in Florida as key prosecutors abandon the effort and Judge Cannon blocks FBI testimony. Whitehouse also addresses the Senate’s efforts to obtain Jack Smith’s sealed report and the potential for congressional oversight if Democrats regain control.
Topics discussed
Intro: Rule of law, midterms, and upcoming topics
Judge Boasberg's investigation and D.C. Circuit delays
Trump-appointed judges and potential coordination
Congressional oversight and the El Salvador case
MAGA attacks on Judge Boasberg
Florida grand conspiracy case and Judge Cannon
Jack Smith's Volume 2 report and Missouri links
Why Nauta and de Oliveira were not pardoned
Todd Blanche and fraud upon the court
Access to the Mar-a-Lago report via Congress
Voting in the midterms and Supreme Court reform
Closing and Legal AF Substack promotion
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