James Comey and Ben Wittes: A Demagogue Our Founders Feared
The Bulwark Podcast22 Touko 2024

James Comey and Ben Wittes: A Demagogue Our Founders Feared

Former FBI Director James Comey joins Tim Miller to discuss the choices he made in 2016, the DOJ's self-sabotaging avoidance of the media, and how to maintain your integrity and principles in the face of a lying, lawless bastard. Plus, Ben Wittes in New York updates the status of the Trump trial, and praises the fairness of Judge Merchan.

show notes:


Comey's new crime novel
Ben on Judge Merchan

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