{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/6a5a55df4d4b991ebe168c74?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The degradation of the Department of Justice","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1784304989192-70fd6088-9c84-4d8b-87c1-7498dd986ef8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In his second term, <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/07/16/donald-trumps-gutting-of-the-department-of-justice?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump has transformed the justice department</a>. Todd Blanche, America’s acting attorney-general, has done as much as anyone to aid this shift. This week Mr Blanche is facing confirmation hearings to stay in the job. What’s going on at the DoJ, and why does it matter?</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>John Prideaux, executive editor and host of “Checks and Balance”</li><li>Charlotte Howard, US editor&nbsp;</li><li>James Bennet, Lexington columnist</li><li>Kennett Werner, Washington correspondent</li><li>Aziz Huq, University of Chicago law professor</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Trump v Slaughter</li><li>The role of the attorney-general</li><li>DoJ staff attrition</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}