# S2 Ep162: Trump’s AG Pick May Not Have the Votes to Get Confirmed

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Podcast: [The Illegal News with Sarah Longwell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-illegal-news-with-sarah-longwell-6767731)
Published: 2026-06-06T22:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8913289
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Duration seconds: 3436

## Resource

Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann return to disuss Todd Blanche’s growing Senate confirmation problems, Trump’s $1.7 billion “weaponization fund” scheme, why the judge isn’t letting the case die, the DOJ’s targeting of Congress members and critics, potential Ghislaine Maxwell fallout, and the reason Weissmann thinks the case against John Bolton is different than other "revenge" prosecutions. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://shopify.com/illegalnews Ready to reach your goals? Visit https://forhers.com/illegalnews to get personalized, affordable care that gets you. Buy Liar's Kingdom: https://www.amazon.com/Liars-Kingdom-Trumps-Deceit-America/dp/0316601306

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