# Kash Crash

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Podcast: [Talking Feds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-feds-813740)
Published: 2026-04-24T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

As scandals shake Trump’s cabinet, Harry sits down with Emily Bazelon, Conor Lamb, and Charlie Sykes to discuss the revelations about Kash Patel, a Democratic redistricting win in Virginia, and the administration’s latest retaliations. Along the way, the trio discuss what it will take to revive the rule of law and whether there’s a path away from endless gerrymandering. They close by digging into the jaw-dropping details from Emily’s reporting about how Trump turned DHS into an agency incompetent at real law enforcement but adept at inflicting suffering. Mentioned in this episode: Harry’s Substack on the SPLC indictment: https://harrylitman.substack.com/p/funding-extremism-pleaseEmily’s reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/by/emily-bazelon#latest Charlie’s Substack: https://charliesykes.substack.com/ Emily's DHS article: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/14/magazine/trump-dhs-ice-officers-immigration-deportations.html Emily’s conversation with Harry about her oral history of the DOJ under Trump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PDKeMe1mXU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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