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To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes

Harry Litman: The Comey Indictment and the Insurrection Act

To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes

Charlie Sykes

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.9719 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Charlie Sykes and former U.S. attorney Harry Litman unpack the escalating legal and constitutional crises of the Trump era. From the unprecedented ICE raid in Chicago to the flimsy indictment of James Comey, Litman explains why these actions strike at the core of the rule of law. The conversation also turns to the looming threat of the Insurrection Act and what it could mean for the future of the American experiment.

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Can you just make it make sense? Hey, welcome to this episode of To the Contrary podcast. I'm Charlie Sykes. And I am joined by the Honorable Harry Littman, who I'm hoping can explain things that are going on. First of all, welcome to the podcast, Harry. It's good to see you again.

1:58.7

Charlie, it's always so great to be with you. Thanks for having them. So I want to spend a lot of time talking about the Comey indictment. You have been all over it. And I want to walk through some of the stuff you have done. But I want to start with a couple of other things. First of all, you know, like just a few minutes before our recording, we get the story

2:18.7

the U.S. military has blown up another boat, another boat off Venezuela, killing four men.

2:25.8

Pete Hagezath accused the four dead men of having been smuggling narcotics without offering

2:31.4

evidence. It's a pattern here. Also asserted that they were affiliated

2:35.3

with one of the cartels and gangs, the administration is designated as a terrorist organization,

2:40.8

but did not specify which so. The total is now up to 21 people who have been killed in these raids.

2:48.3

And I want to read you just this paragraph from the New York Times account.

2:52.7

It is illegal for the military to deliberately kill civilians, even suspected criminals,

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