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Trump's Dirty DOJ Shell Game: First Authorizing Then Excusing Illegal Conduct

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Glenn Kirschner reveals how Pam Bondi's DOJ uses a shell game to deceive the American people with legal cover.

Glenn Kirschner interviews Asha Rangappa about the Department of Justice's use of Office of Legal Counsel memos to provide false legal cover for unlawful actions, such as the Venezuela operation. They discuss how this 'shell game' is enabled by a neutered Office of Professional Responsibility, undermining accountability and the rule of law.

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A sharp look at how OLC memos can provide legal cover for executive power.

This episode works best when Glenn Kirshner and Asha Rangappa show how Office of Legal Counsel memos can be used to dress executive action in legal language.

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For tracing the paper trail behind Venezuela and the legal cover around it.

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