The “Legitimate Legislative Purpose” Edition

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

Politics, News, Government

4.6 • 242 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2019

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Trump’s refusal to cooperate with Congress; whether Democratic presidential candidates should appear on Fox News; and the new book The Queen with Slate’s National Editor Josh Levin. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Topic ideas for next week? You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Become a fan of the Political Gabfest on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @SlateGabfest. The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:03.2	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:10.6	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gap Fest from May 23rd, 2019, the legitimate legislative purpose edition.
0:17.0	I am David Plott of Atlas Obscuraim in Washington, DC.
0:21.1	John Dickerson of CBS is 60 minutes.
0:24.5	Of 60 minutes.
0:26.1	John Dickerson is in Charlottesville where he is contemplating presidents with various historians and distinguished figures.
0:33.8	Hello John.
0:34.9	Hello David.
0:35.8	Hello Emily.
0:36.6	Hello John.
0:37.5	And that Emily, of course, is Emily Bazlon of The New York Times, magazine of Yale University Law School and of the book Charged and Emily is on Book Tour somewhere.
0:48.4	Who knows where?
0:49.4	I'm actually also in Virginia, though not in Charlottesville sadly.
0:53.0	Wait, where are you?
0:54.2	Where are you?
0:54.9	I'm in Middleburg, Virginia.
0:57.8	Oh, fancy.
0:59.7	You're in horse country.
1:01.1	Yeah.
1:01.7	You're basically in DC.
1:02.8	Outside of DC, right?
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