Welcome back to Talking Feds, a prosecutor's round table that brings together prominent

former federal officials for a dynamic discussion of the most important legal topics of the day.

I'm Harry Littman.

I'm a former United States attorney and deputy assistant attorney general and a current

Washington Post columnist.

We're here in Washington, DC to tape a series of podcasts episodes in front of a live

audience.

At the live and robust at the Georgetown University Law Center, Gisbloks from the Capitol

Dome.

This is our third episode.

All this week we're talking about what happens after Mueller.

What are the challenges and prospects for our democratic institutions?

And we're going to be talking today about principles and outcomes and Republicans for

the rule of law.

So as the title suggests, today we're serving the dangers and aberrations of Trump rule

from the perhaps surprising vantage point of three prominent members of the president's

own party.

I would say strongly identified Republicans died in the wool Republicans who never

the less have found it important to express some opposition to the administration's conduct,

which I think makes their views particularly compelling and interesting and courageous.

So those three Republicans first, Bill Crystal.

Bill Crystal is a political author and commentator.

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