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Get the brand new ReSIStance T-Shirt at politicon.com/merchJill Wine-Banks hosts #SistersInLaw to discuss the battle to release USAID funds, where the SCOTUS comes down on the issue, and why the separation of powers is essential to maintaining our democracy.  Then, the #Sisters expose the reckless partisanship of AG Pam Bondi and Interim D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin in their quest to fill the DOJ with Trump loyalists and facilitate a MAGA takeover of D.C.’s local government.  They also investigate the legality of Trump’s EOs targeting D.C. law firms, explain what they mean for the future of those firms, and break down how the president continues to undermine the rule of law.Add the #Sisters & your other favorite Politicon podcast hosts on BlueskyCheck out Jill’s New Politicon YouTube Show: Just The FactsCheck out Kim’s New Politicon Podcast: Justice By DesignGet your #SistersInLaw MERCH at politicon.com/merchWEBSITE & TRANSCRIPTEmail: [email protected] or Thread to @sistersInLaw.podcastGet text updates from #SistersInLaw and Politicon. Get More From The #Sisters:Georgetown Dean Treanor’s Letter To Ed MartinPlease Support This Week’s SponsorsHoneyLove:Start the new year off right with Honeylove.  Get 20% OFF by going to honeylove.com/SISTERS! #honeylovepodOsea Malibu:Get 10% off your order of clean beauty products from OSEA Malibu when you go to oseamalibu.com and use promo code: SISTERSWild Grain: Get $30 off and free croissants in every box when you start your subscription to delicious quick-bake artisanal pastries, pasta, and bread at wildgrain.com/sisters with promo code: SISTERSHexClad:Find your forever cookware @hexclad and get 10% off at hexclad.com/SISTERS! #hexcladpartnerGet More From The #SistersInLawJoyce Vance: Bluesky | Twitter | University of Alabama Law | MSNBC | Civil Discourse SubstackJill Wine-Banks: Bluesky | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth & Justice Against A Criminal President | Just The Facts YouTubeKimberly Atkins Stohr: Bluesky | Twitter | Boston Globe | WBUR | The Gavel Newsletter | Justice By Design PodcastBarb McQuade: Bluesky | Twitter | University of Michigan Law | Just Security | MSNBC | Attack From Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America