{"podcast":{"title":"The Lawfare Podcast","slug":"the-lawfare-podcast-745203","podcast_index_feed_id":745203,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c","website_url":"http://www.lawfaremedia.org","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/1713733058272-bcd7ae96f1d1bd6b44800b014a4087b2.jpeg","author":"The Lawfare Institute","episode_count":3037,"summary":"The Lawfare Podcast features discussions with experts, policymakers, and opinion leaders at the nexus of national security, law, and policy. On issues from foreign policy, homeland security, intelligence, and cybersecurity to governance and law, we have doubled down on seriousness at a time when others are running away from it. Visit us at www.lawfaremedia.org. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T08:20:37.599183+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lawfare-podcast-745203"},"episode":{"title":"Lawfare Daily: Trump Sues Self, Settles","slug":"lawfare-daily-trump-sues-self-settles","published_at":"2026-05-22T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lawfare-podcast-745203/lawfare-daily-trump-sues-self-settles","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lawfare-podcast-745203","url":"https://shows.acast.com/lawfare/episodes/lawfare-daily-trump-sues-self-settles","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6a0f5e9ba9d3d2ec14c193e2/media.mp3","summary":"This week, the Department of Justice announced that Trump and his sons dropped their lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury in exchange for a $1.776 billion fund for Trump’s allies and blanket immunity from government suits for the Trump family. Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes talks with Senior Editor Eric Columbus about what the settlement means, where it came from, and what can be done about it. You can read much more in the piece Eric co-authored with Senior Editor Anna Bower in Lawfare here . To receive ad-free podcasts, become a  Lawfare  Material Supporter at  www.patreon.com/lawfare . You can also support  Lawfare  by making a one-time donation at  https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week, the Department of Justice announced that Trump and his sons dropped their lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury in exchange for a $1.776 billion…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3003,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lawfare-podcast-745203/episodes/lawfare-daily-trump-sues-self-settles/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lawfare-podcast-745203/lawfare-daily-trump-sues-self-settles.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}