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Kash Patel's Lawsuit Could Backfire—BIG TIME (w/ Andrew Weissmann) | Illegal News

2026-04-23 News & Politics
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Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann discuss a series of major legal developments—from a questionable DOJ indictment targeting the Southern Poverty Law Center, to Kash Patel’s high-risk lawsuit against The Atlantic, to a wave of firings inside the Justice Department that’s raising alarms. They explain what’s actually in these cases (and what’s missing), why some of the legal theories fall apart under scrutiny, and what it all signals about the direction of the DOJ. Plus: a major ruling on Trump’s January 6 liability—and whether taxpayers could end up footing the bill. Upgrade your sleep with Boll & Branch. Get 15% off your first order plus free shipping at https://BollAndBranch.com/illegalnews with code illegalnews. Buy Andrew Weissmann’s book, Liar’s Kingdom! Use code Liar15 at checkout to receive 15% off and a signed bookplate from Andrew Weissmann. Offer expires 5/19/26 —https://bookshop.org/a/2344/9780316601306 Pre-order Sarah’s book, How to Eat an Elephant, coming in September: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-eat-an-elephant-sarah-longwell/1149619381?ean=9781250464170 Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego and LA in May: https://thebulwark.com/events Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@cindycatmom 2026-04-23

I love Andrew's dry sense of humor. Keep Andrew on the show, he's making us smarter.

436 16 replies
@21Taras 2026-04-23

I appreciate Andrew’s clear respect for the work of the SPLC.

348 26 replies
@RebeccaJackson-e9h 2026-04-23

I'm an SLPC donor, and they didn't defraud me. As soon as I heard the indictment, I went and made another donation in DOJ's honor.

284 27 replies
@allenfamily7631 2026-04-23

Love these shows with Andrew. He’s so good at explaining and he’s so smart. 😊

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@suleslein 2026-04-24

As a small donor to SPLC, I have no problem with paying an informer to infiltrate hate groups. How else would they gain information to further their reporting.

182 9 replies
@MojoMan007 2026-04-23

Andrew, you deserve an "Andrew's Anecdotes" program where all you do is ramble on various anecdotes, as they come to mind, relative or not.

172 7 replies
@2bulrs958 2026-04-23

Sarah's memory of the SPLC is probably more partisan than their actual partisanship.

129 17 replies
@waynesboropa 2026-04-24

SPLC is a great organization that has been fighting hate groups and white nationalism for decades!!!! I donate every year

114 2 replies
@conroche1535 2026-04-24

Nixon's AG, John Mitchell, did 19 months. I hope Todd Branch does life.

100 4 replies
@jonwitty1 2026-04-24

My “conspiracy” theory is SPLC is looking into the number of ICE agents that have a current or past affiliation with designated hate groups.

47 2 replies

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