Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Aug. 15

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🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 109 minutes

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In a live conversation on YouTube, Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes sat down with Lawfare Senior Editors Scott Anderson, Anna Bower, and Roger Parloff, and Lawfare contributor Chris Mirasola to discuss D.C.’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s attempts to assume control of the Metropolitan Police Department, litigation over the freezing of federal funds, the 3-day bench trial in Newsom v. Trump on the federalization of the California National Guard,updates in lawsuits over the president’s immigration policies, and more.You can find information on legal challenges to Trump administration actions here. And check out Lawfare’s new homepage on the litigation, new Bluesky account, and new WITOAD merch.

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains advertising.
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0:11.5	patreon.com slash lawfare. That's patreon.com slash lawfare.
0:18.2	Also, check out Lawfare's other podcast offerings, Rational Security, Chatter,
0:25.2	Lawfare No Bull, and The Aftermath.
0:33.2	Have the deployment of more federal law enforcement personnel throughout DC.
0:40.8	It's the Lawfare podcast. I'm Benjamin Wittes, editor-in-chief of Lawfare,
0:46.3	with Lawfare senior editors, Scott R. Anderson, Anna Bauer, and Roger Parloff,
0:52.4	and Lawfare contributor, Chris Mirosola.
0:56.1	In the August 15th episode of the trials of the Trump administration, we discussed D.C.'s
1:02.9	lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's attempts to assume control of the D.C. police
1:09.6	department. Litigation over the freezing of federal funds of various sorts,
1:15.5	the bench trial in Newsom v. Trump in California,
1:19.5	and so very much more.
1:22.5	The general framework that we have here
1:24.5	just provides incredible discretion to the president,
1:27.1	particularly when we're thinking about the D.C. National Guard.
1:32.8	It is Friday, August 15th, 2025. It is 4 o'clock p.m., and this is Lawfare Live,
1:42.7	the tribulations, the trials of the Trump administration. I am here,
1:50.1	I guess I should say who I am. I'm Benjamin Wittes, editor-in-chief of lawfare, and I'm here
1:56.3	with, from the juror where he is training to be a machiard, Roger Parloff in the Jura studio.
2:06.2	Hello, Roger.
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