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<p>This past weekend — after months of deflection from the Trump administration — came a sudden tone shift from President Trump himself, who urged House Republicans to support a measure compelling the Justice Department to release the Epstein files. Mary and Andrew begin here, no ... Show More

<p>“Leave aside the cruelty of not giving these funds out,” Andrew says, reflecting on the SNAP benefits case now before the Supreme Court. “What does it say that we're not prioritizing hunger as an issue?” Then, Mary brings listeners up to speed on the dizzying chain of events s ... Show More

<p>The Supreme Court’s landmark decision granting presidential immunity for official acts has reverberated in unprecedented ways since its issuance. One consequence, as Mary and Andrew note in their recent <i>New York Times</i> essay, is that rather than “preventing the weaponiza ... Show More

This week on Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow is joined by NPR Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson. This week's focus: The Supreme Court and presidential immunity. The court decided they would not take up Special Counsel Jack Smith's request to fast-track arguments on whether f ... Show More

This week on Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow and Domenico Montanaro are joined by former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman. This week's focus: the January 6th federal election interference case. Prosecutor, Special Counsel Jack Smith, made an unusual move, and side ... Show More

<p>On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald J. Trump is entitled to broad immunity from criminal prosecution for actions that he took while in office.</p><p>Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, explains how that ruling will weak ... Show More

<p>Donald Trump has consistently argued that as a former president, he is immune from being charged with a crime for things he did while he was in office.</p><p>Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times, explains what happened when Trump’s lawyers made that case in ... Show More

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow, after being indicted by a grand jury in the special counsel’s investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election. CNN Political Director David Chalian explains the charges against Trump, and how his le ... Show More

Will Donald Trump versus the United States of America end up before the Supreme Court? This as questions of a DOJ appeal emerge after a Trump appointed judge sides with the former president and cuts off access to classified documents to prosecutors while a special master is given ... Show More

In a last ditch effort to prevent the release of hundreds of personal documents, former President Trump won a temporary pause on releasing White House records to the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The injunction is to protect the cour ... Show More

The Supreme Court rejected a bid from Texas' attorney general, which was supported by President Donald Trump, to block millions of ballots in four battleground states that went in favor of President-elect Joe Biden. Even the justices who Trump placed on the court had no interest ... Show More