Capitulation Nation

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts by Slate Audio

Sep 12, 202654:58Society & Culture

Capitulation under Trump 2.0 has been devastating to the rule of law. To review a couple of lowlights: One of the nation’s leading lawyers, Brad Karp, cut a deal with Donald Trump in the first days of the bully-in-chief’...

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