Benjamin Wittes

Ben Wittes: You Have to Speak Up, Merrick Garland

December 8th, 2021  |  49 mins 22 secs

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If the attorney general wants to restore norms at the Justice Department, he's got to talk about it. He's got to give speeches on democracy, voting rights, and accountability. He has to sell the message. Ben Wittes joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.

Benjamin Wittes: Judging Merrick Garland

August 2nd, 2021  |  47 mins 41 secs

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On today's podcast Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss "crack smoking, demon possessed leftists," Kevin McCarthy's "joke," vaccine passports, and evaluating the Merrick Garland Doctrine.

Benjamin Wittes on the High Water Mark of Delusion

November 13th, 2020  |  46 mins 58 secs

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On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Benjamin Wittes joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent piece about the difficulty of overturning an election, why we should be wary of turning justices into celebrities (and why they shouldn’t become pundits), and why we’re at the high water mark of MAGA delusion.

Benjamin Wittes on Bill Barr’s Dilemma

October 20th, 2020  |  45 mins 39 secs

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On today’s Bulwark podcast, Benjamin Wittes joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss #MeToobin, Amy Coney Barrett and court packing, and the President publicly pressuring AG Barr to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden before the election.

Benjamin Wittes on the Corrupt Commutation of Roger Stone

July 13th, 2020  |  54 mins 26 secs

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On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Benjamin Wittes from Lawfare joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the corrupt commutation of Roger Stone’s prison sentence, the Supreme Court decisions on President Trump’s financial records, and the Trump administration’s push to reopen schools.

Benjamin Wittes on Conspiracies as Distraction

May 20th, 2020  |  52 mins 27 secs

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On today's Bulwark Podcast, Benjamin Wittes joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent item in The Atlantic about how the #Obamagate conspiracy is just President Trump's latest effort at distraction, the firing of inspectors general and why the GOP is shrugging, as well as the President's bizarre attacks on absentee voting.

Benjamin Wittes on Trump’s Next Move

March 23rd, 2020  |  46 mins 55 secs

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On today's Bulwark Podcast, Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump's COVID-19 response, how Congress will react, the 2020 election, and why we are all Keynesians now.

Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes on Unmaking the Presidency

January 22nd, 2020  |  44 mins 19 secs

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On today's Bulwark Podcast, Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessey from Lawfare join host Charlie Sykes to break down the first day of the impeachment trial, and discuss their new book "Unmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump's War on the World's Most Powerful Office."

Benjamin Wittes on Impeachment Nomenclature

September 12th, 2019  |  37 mins 17 secs

On today's Bulwark podcast, Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry.

Ben Wittes on the Phantom Impeachment

August 14th, 2019  |  35 mins 42 secs

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Benjamin Wittes joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss China, Hong Kong, the easy-to-win trade war, and Rep. Nadler's slow burn impeachment.

Ben Wittes on What Congress Should Ask Mueller

July 10th, 2019  |  33 mins 14 secs

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Benjamin Wittes joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the upcoming Mueller hearing, the recent reporting about Russia's involvement promoting the Seth Rich conspiracy, the resignation of Ambassador Kim Darroch, and the future of the emoluments clause.

A Reading Diary of the Mueller Report

April 22nd, 2019  |  44 mins 43 secs

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Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his reading diary of the Mueller Report.

The McCabe Show

February 20th, 2019  |  39 mins 44 secs

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Lawfare editor-in-chief Benjamin Wittes joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the rollout of Andrew McCabe's new book, a look at his tenure at the FBI, and an update on the Mueller Investigation and President Trump's transparent efforts to discredit law enforcement and his investigators. Also, a discussion about Justice Clarence Thomas and his views on stare decisis and Times v. Sullivan.

What is Trump About to Do?

January 8th, 2019  |  31 mins 57 secs

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Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes joins Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump's address to the nation, what might happen if he declares a national emergency to build a border wall, the latest in the DOJ and the Mueller investigation.