The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson joins us to discuss Trump kneecapping JD Vance presidential aspirations. Then we'll talk to The Center For American Progress Tom Moore about his plan to overturn Citizens United that one state has already passed. 

 

The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson joins us to discuss Trump kneecapping JD Vance presidential aspirations. Then we'll talk to The Center For American Progress Tom Moore about his plan to overturn Citizens United that one state has already passed.&nbsp;
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Join noted author &amp; pundit Molly Jong-Fast for irreverent humor that cuts right to the heart of our politics today as she discusses the top political headlines with some of today’s best minds. Known for being one of the few interviewers in politics to cut through the talking points, Molly reveals the personalities and issues tearing the country apart. She asks the questions no one else does, and gets the answers even her guests didn’t expect to give – and exactly what you want to know. Tune in every Monday, Wednesday &amp; Friday for the funniest yet serious look at what’s ailing America.

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Rick Wilson & Tom Moore

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Rick Wilson joins Molly for a wide-ranging political conversation that frames Donald Trump’s inner circle as a constant “survival contest,” arguing that figures like J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio are being positioned against each other as Trump tests loyalty and searches for a future MAGA heir while floating ideas like a controversial “weaponization fund” that even many Republicans reportedly dislike; Wilson also points to behind-the-scenes operators he says are driving hardline strategies, describes how Trump uses leaks and narrative-shaping to destabilize allies, and connects the intraparty turmoil to broader electoral stakes, including churn within the administration, efforts to purge insufficiently loyal Republicans, and key down-ballot fights such as Texas and Maine, where candidate character stories collide with larger concerns about Senate control, the economy, and the Supreme Court. Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

Rick Wilson joins Molly for a wide-ranging political conversation that frames Donald Trump&rsquo;s inner circle as a constant &ldquo;survival contest,&rdquo; arguing that figures like J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio are being positioned against each other as Trump tests loyalty and searches for a future MAGA heir while floating ideas like a controversial &ldquo;weaponization fund&rdquo; that even many Republicans reportedly dislike; Wilson also points to behind-the-scenes operators he says are driving hardline strategies, describes how Trump uses leaks and narrative-shaping to destabilize allies, and connects the intraparty turmoil to broader electoral stakes, including churn within the administration, efforts to purge insufficiently loyal Republicans, and key down-ballot fights such as Texas and Maine, where candidate character stories collide with larger concerns about Senate control, the economy, and the Supreme Court. Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

Trump Is Kneecapping JD's Future EVERYDAY! w/ Rick Wilson

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Katie Phang joins us to talk about her lawsuit to get more of the Epstein files released, as well as the latest in Trump’s vendetta against E. Jean Carroll.
Wired’s Daniel Boguslaw joins us to discuss the DOJ going after anti-data center activists.

Katie Phang joins us to talk about her lawsuit to get more of the Epstein files released, as well as the latest in Trump&rsquo;s vendetta against E. Jean Carroll. Wired&rsquo;s Daniel Boguslaw joins us to discuss the DOJ going after anti-data center activists.

Katie Phang & Daniel Boguslaw

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Molly Jong-Fast welcomes back independent journalist and attorney Katie Phang to unpack Phang’s newly filed federal lawsuit against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, which she describes as the first brought under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, arguing the Department of Justice has made illegal and improper redactions that shield key names and details from public scrutiny. Fang explains her motion for a preliminary injunction seeking expedited relief on five alleged violations, including redacting email senders and recipients, concealing names of potential co-defendants in internal Epstein prosecution documents, withholding FBI interview notes tied to serious allegations, refusing to translate foreign-language materials, and failing to produce the required redaction log. The conversation then shifts to broader concerns about politicization of the Trump-era DOJ, including reporting around potential efforts targeting E. Jean Carroll and Reid Hoffman, and a discussion of recent findings of prosecutorial misconduct in the Broadview Six case, highlighting what Fang argues is a troubling pattern of abuse of process and retaliation. Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

Molly Jong-Fast welcomes back independent journalist and attorney Katie Phang to unpack Phang&rsquo;s newly filed federal lawsuit against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, which she describes as the first brought under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, arguing the Department of Justice has made illegal and improper redactions that shield key names and details from public scrutiny. Fang explains her motion for a preliminary injunction seeking expedited relief on five alleged violations, including redacting email senders and recipients, concealing names of potential co-defendants in internal Epstein prosecution documents, withholding FBI interview notes tied to serious allegations, refusing to translate foreign-language materials, and failing to produce the required redaction log. The conversation then shifts to broader concerns about politicization of the Trump-era DOJ, including reporting around potential efforts targeting E. Jean Carroll and Reid Hoffman, and a discussion of recent findings of prosecutorial misconduct in the Broadview Six case, highlighting what Fang argues is a troubling pattern of abuse of process and retaliation. Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

The Next Shoe Dropped To Release The Epstein Files! w/ Katie Phang

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