Lady Justice Called—She Wants Her Blindfold Back

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🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this scorching episode, Rick Wilson and former DOJ titan Andrew Weissmann expose how America’s so-called “law and order” system is being hijacked in real time. From the Supreme Court’s shockingly unified pushback on Trump’s tariff overreach to the DOJ’s clown-show prosecutions and selective-vendetta cases, they break down how abuse of power has become official government policy. With food aid on the chopping block, courts dodging accountability, and legal norms collapsing at warp speed, Rick and Andrew show just how fragile the rule of law is—and what happens when the Justice Department becomes a blunt-force political weapon.
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You can find Andrew Weissmann @AWeissmann_ on X, and check out his podcasts “Prosecuting Donald Trump” and “Main Justice” wherever you listen!

Rick Wilson is on X at @TheRickWilson, on Bluesky at @TheRickWilson.bsky.social, and you can check out Rick's Substack at therickwilson.substack.com. You can check out more of LP's work at www.lincolnproject.us and on X at @ProjectLincoln.

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0:00.0	Hey, I want to thank everybody for tuning in today.
0:02.0	Folks, we recorded this episode just before James Comey's indictment was thrown out by the court.
0:08.5	We don't think this story is over yet because the Trump administration is already saying they're going to try to find some other way to indict him again because their persecution program cannot proceed without Jim Comey being one of their chief targets.
0:22.7	Delighted to have Andrew Weissman on the show today.
0:24.8	He is so smart about the legal backstory here.
0:28.0	And even though this case has now been dismissed, I think you'll find a lot of value in
0:32.2	Andrew's tremendous wisdom about how DOJ does now operate and should.
0:38.7	Thanks, folks. See you soon.
0:44.6	Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battlehardt.
0:51.3	There is not a liberal America and a conservative America. There is the United States of America.
0:55.3	Good night and good luck.
0:56.3	Hey, folks.
0:57.9	Welcome back to the Lincoln Project podcast.
0:59.1	I'm your host, as always, Rick Wilson.
1:03.2	I'm delighted to be joined today by the brilliant legal mind of Andrew Weissman.
1:07.3	We are going to talk through the abuse of power that is happening in Washington at a at a greater scale on a faster tempo than I think any of us could have possibly imagined in a system where the rule of law meant something.
1:16.4	So, Andrew, thank you for coming on today, my friend.
1:18.5	I appreciate it.
1:21.1	Rick, what are we going to talk about?
1:22.7	I don't know.
1:23.2	There are just so few things.
1:24.5	I mean, the Supreme Court in the tariff discussions last week came across as more united, more united amongst each other and more skeptical than anything I've ever seen.
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