Inside the DOJ’s Downward Spiral

from Talking Feds · host Harry Litman

Veteran reporter Devlin Barrett takes Harry inside the secret negotiations that created the $1.8 billion slush fund and the transformation within the Department of Justice that made Donald Trump's self-dealing possible. Drawing from his new book—The Department of Revenge: How Trump Took Control of American Justice—Devlin tells the inside story of how the president’s cronies remade the DOJ.  Mentioned in this episode:Devlin's book.Devlin's reporting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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