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Washington Week

News, News Commentary, Politics

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🗓️ 15 June 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The deep rift between Republicans and Democrats around the American justice system grew this week and Donald Trump returned to Capitol Hill where GOP lawmakers embraced him as the leader of the party. Join guest moderator Lisa Desjardins, Leigh Ann Caldwell of The Washington Post, Francesca Chambers of USA Today, Evan McMorris-Santoro of Notus and Sabrina Siddiqui of The Wall Street Journal.

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0:00.0	This week the politics of justice. President Biden vows he won't interfere after
0:06.4	his son is found guilty on federal gun charges, but Republicans hold the
0:10.8	Attorney General in contempt of Congress and embrace former
0:14.3	President Donald Trump and his attacks on the justice system. Next.
0:20.0	This is Washington Week with the Atlantic.
0:25.0	Good evening and welcome to Washington week.
0:28.0	I'm Lisa Desjardin.
0:29.0	Jeffrey Goldberg is away.
0:30.0	The deep rift between Republicans and Democrats around the American justice system
0:34.9	grew this week after President Biden's son, Hunter, was found guilty on three felony gun charges.
0:41.3	The President said he will not pardon Hunter nor commute his
0:44.5	sentence. But former president Donald Trump and Republicans continue to
0:49.1	rail against the Justice Department and system after Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts in his
0:55.2	New York hush money trial.
0:57.3	How Republicans and Democrats view the Justice Department and our country's legal system
1:01.9	is where we begin tonight.
1:03.0	And joining me to discuss this and more are Leanne Caldwell,
1:06.0	an anchor of Washington Post Live and the co-author of the early brief newsletter.
1:10.0	Francesca Chambers is a White House correspondent for USA Today.
1:14.5	Evan McMorist Santoro is a reporter with notice, a new media outlet from the All-Britain Journalism
1:19.9	Institute, and Sabrina Siddiqui is White House reporter at the Wall Street Journal.
1:24.6	Thank you all for joining us.
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