Episode 157 Trump Admin Torpedoes Their Own Cases in Court

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was served another loss in court this week, as a federal district judge prevented her from removing Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitians. Asha and Renato discuss why Judge Ana Reyes called out Noem’s “hostility to nonwhite immigrants” and how Noem and Trump seem to be torpedoing their own cases with unhinged and unnecessary public statements. Then, Renato and Asha review the Justice Department’s latest actions to fulfill Trump’s agenda of vengeance, including the seizure of 2020 election records in Georgia and the arrest of the journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon. Listen up! Happy Hour Form: Asha Substack:

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Episode 157 Trump Admin Torpedoes Their Own Cases in Court is an episode from On Topic with Renato Mariotti by Renato Mariotti.

This episode is 54:37 long.

This episode was published on Feb 9, 2026.

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