The Weekly Show This Week
On this “The Weekly Show” podcast with Jon Stewart, his guests are former FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Michael Feinberg and New York Times FBI and DOJ reporter Devlin Barrett. As the show writes, “As Trump targets the FBI and Justice Department for retribution, Jon, Feinberg and Barrett explore how high-profile cases have damaged these agencies' credibility, discuss the dismantling of their workforces and investigative capacity under Trump's administration, and consider what happens when law enforcement is weaponized for vengeance and power consolidation. Plus, what can Chuck Schumer learn from Joe Biden, and does Jon watch Fox News?”
Here is the show’s "breakdown" of when specific topics are covered during the conversation, so you can jump to the sections that most interest you. Those time codes are hyperlinked to the video on YouTube and will jump you automatically to the right spot. But for those who watch it here, this is the schedule.
0:00 - Intro
2:06 - Michael Feinberg & Devlin Barrett Join
2:59 - Michael Explains His Resignation
9:30 - FBI Agents are Getting Fired Vindictively
16:50 - The Difference Between the First & Second Trump Administrations
19:14 - A Defense of Norms & Traditions
22:13 - Politics are Above the Rule of Law
32:33 - Our Government is a Subsidiary of the Trump Organization
39:50 - Firing FBI Leaders to have Ideologues on the Line
46:24 - Executive Immunity
55:50 - The Concept of the Deep State
1:06:35 - How Does the FBI Come Back From This?
1:19:58 - Centralization of Law Enforcement
1:26:29 - The U.S. Government has a Fundamental Flaw
1:32:37 - Breaking Down the Discussion
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