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Podcast: The DSR Network
Episode: The Daily Blast: Trump Blurts Out Revealing Aim of Law Firm Shakedown Right to Media
Description: Faced with President Trumpâs shakedown, the Paul Weiss law firm agreed to a âdealâ with Trump that sure looks like a ransom payment. Trump then told reporters that firms like these have the option to make similar âdealsâ to avoid getting targetedâa straight-up extortion threat right in public. We keep hearing that voters donât care about this kind of thing. But the White Houseâs top political adviser is warning that Democratic anger could be a big problem in the midtermsâand Trumpâs lawlessness is a key driver of it. We talked to New Republic editor Michael Tomasky, whoâs b...