Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020.

And since then he hadn't shown up for debate.

Now he's acting like he wants to debate me again.

So let's pick the dates, Donald.

I hear you're free on Wednesdays. Welcome to Talking Feds, a round table that brings together prominent former federal officials and special guests for a dynamic discussion

of the most important political and legal topics of the day.

I'm Harry Littman.

Court Room 1530 in Manhattan was largely dark this week as the jury and the parties

had a week off before closing arguments on Tuesday.

That relative hiatus gives us the chance

to revisit the wealth of other legal and political news

that continues to unfold,

even as the keenest focus might remain on Trump's criminal trial.

We are now a little more than five months until arguably the most consequential presidential

election of our lifetime.

Biden and Trump have ostensibly agreed to two debates, the first one at the end of June.

Mickey Haley, Trump's closest challenger for the Republican nomination, who pilloried him and was pilloried

by him in return, announced that she is voting for her erstwhile antagonist.

And the polls continue to show Trump

with at least small leads in most of the all-important swing states.

Revelations about Justice Sam Alito again shook the Supreme Court to its roots.

While Lido was somewhat sketchy on the details, we learned that ProMaga flags flew outside his property. the The Democratic leadership seemed resigned to shake their fists and issue fruitless

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