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Jan 18, 2026 40 min

An ‘Unconstitutional Conspiracy’

from Velshi Hosted by Michael Roth, Justin Wolfers, Representative Adam Smith, Zack Beauchamp, Paul Krugman, Ali Velshi

Why a federal judge accused Trump administration officials of engaging in an “unconstitutional conspiracy,” and what it means for the future of free speech in America; Rep. Adam Smith goes in on Trump’s misadventures in Venezuela, Greenland and Iran; Trump’s latest threat to place tariffs on American allies; and we go inside the current state of Trump’s economy To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.

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Wesleyan University president Michael Roth; Vox’s Zack Beauchamp; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA); award-winning economist Paul Krugman; University of Michigan economics professor Justin Wolfers

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