The Trial of Donald J. Trump

The Next Level

The Bulwark

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Speaker Mike Johnson is battling Marjorie Taylor Greene's attempt to oust him while also crafting legislation to give foreign allies aid, a tall task given how continually chaotic his slim majority has been.

Plus, jurors are selected for Donald Trump's trial, while JVL and A.B., subbing in for Sarah, give their thoughts on Tim's interview with Ross Douthat.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone this is J. V. L. here with my best friend Tim Miller and sitting in for Sarah
0:10.9	Longwell our bulwark colleague A.B. Stoddard, A.B.
0:16.0	Welcome back to the show and please give us the t-shirt reveal.
0:20.0	Yes.
0:22.0	Trump's trial reminded me that I am a Pence donor as I've revealed on the
0:26.3	Dark Side before I bought this t-shirt too honest Mike Pence for president on the back.
0:34.0	That's fantastic.
0:35.0	Right before I joined the board for $37.
0:38.0	And the reason I remembered this yesterday and worked today was because my information then went to Nicky Haley and then went to Donald
0:47.2	Trump.
0:48.2	Who blasted me yesterday and said I stormed out of court yesterday. They think I'm finished but I'll never surrender.
0:57.4	And it reminded me that he is going to bullshit his supporters about what happened in court every single day and they will
1:05.9	believe him the judge cannot go on CNN and disagree and it's going to drive me
1:12.2	fucking bonkers. disagree and it's going to drive me
1:14.4	fucking bonkers. He even could actually because they don't watch CNN.
1:17.8	And so unless the judge was going to go on real America's voice
1:21.7	to correct the record, I don't think it would matter.
1:24.0	JVL though, we're discussing the Green Room because of AB's donations,
1:28.0	are a relative donations and I'm excited to hear your, you reveal so I I have made two political
1:34.6	donations lifetime both of which were for the merch they were they had nothing to do
1:39.3	with politicians they were and the first was the Rick Sam Torum 2012 presidential campaign when he was wearing his blue sweater vest.
1:48.0	And I just thought this thing is an instant classic.
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