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Andrew Weissmann

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

Of course, capitol is a huge concern, but I actually think one of the bigger concerns is watching these hearings and watching the complicity of various senators and congresspeople in the lies. It's just appalling. And that, to me, is a concern that when you're thinking about the checks and balances, you're like, oh, well, there's no check there.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

Of course, capitol is a huge concern, but I actually think one of the bigger concerns is watching these hearings and watching the complicity of various senators and congresspeople in the lies. It's just appalling. And that, to me, is a concern that when you're thinking about the checks and balances, you're like, oh, well, there's no check there.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

Of course, capitol is a huge concern, but I actually think one of the bigger concerns is watching these hearings and watching the complicity of various senators and congresspeople in the lies. It's just appalling. And that, to me, is a concern that when you're thinking about the checks and balances, you're like, oh, well, there's no check there.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

they're perfectly happy to go along with things that they have to know are not true.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

they're perfectly happy to go along with things that they have to know are not true.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

they're perfectly happy to go along with things that they have to know are not true.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

Right. And the thing I'm worried about, and I think it's because I've been on the inside in the intelligence community, is I keep on sort of saying this word is Katrina. Right. I mean, do you remember when that happened that there was rightful sort of outrage and pushback because the head of FEMA was not ready for the job? He was learning on the job.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

Right. And the thing I'm worried about, and I think it's because I've been on the inside in the intelligence community, is I keep on sort of saying this word is Katrina. Right. I mean, do you remember when that happened that there was rightful sort of outrage and pushback because the head of FEMA was not ready for the job? He was learning on the job.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

Right. And the thing I'm worried about, and I think it's because I've been on the inside in the intelligence community, is I keep on sort of saying this word is Katrina. Right. I mean, do you remember when that happened that there was rightful sort of outrage and pushback because the head of FEMA was not ready for the job? He was learning on the job.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

And you cannot put in people who are the kind of nominees that we're seeing and think there isn't going to be a crisis. I mean, the Department of Defense, the FBI, the head of intelligence, HHS, and these are the people who are going to be handling a crisis involving our security, whether it's health security, whether it's

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

And you cannot put in people who are the kind of nominees that we're seeing and think there isn't going to be a crisis. I mean, the Department of Defense, the FBI, the head of intelligence, HHS, and these are the people who are going to be handling a crisis involving our security, whether it's health security, whether it's

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

And you cannot put in people who are the kind of nominees that we're seeing and think there isn't going to be a crisis. I mean, the Department of Defense, the FBI, the head of intelligence, HHS, and these are the people who are going to be handling a crisis involving our security, whether it's health security, whether it's

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

physical security, the idea that there isn't more outrage at this and a sense of like, can you please find some more competent people? And a real misunderstanding of what these organizations do. I have to say, if I had to go back and say, what do I think was like a Biden administration flaw.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

physical security, the idea that there isn't more outrage at this and a sense of like, can you please find some more competent people? And a real misunderstanding of what these organizations do. I have to say, if I had to go back and say, what do I think was like a Biden administration flaw.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

physical security, the idea that there isn't more outrage at this and a sense of like, can you please find some more competent people? And a real misunderstanding of what these organizations do. I have to say, if I had to go back and say, what do I think was like a Biden administration flaw.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

And I know there's like a ton of, there could be a big list, but I just think there needs to be a lot more public speaking. And it couldn't just be business as normal, which is that we don't speak. We only do stuff through public filings. There just needs to be a greater education of the public that institutions with all of their flaws do really good things for us.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

And I know there's like a ton of, there could be a big list, but I just think there needs to be a lot more public speaking. And it couldn't just be business as normal, which is that we don't speak. We only do stuff through public filings. There just needs to be a greater education of the public that institutions with all of their flaws do really good things for us.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

And I know there's like a ton of, there could be a big list, but I just think there needs to be a lot more public speaking. And it couldn't just be business as normal, which is that we don't speak. We only do stuff through public filings. There just needs to be a greater education of the public that institutions with all of their flaws do really good things for us.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

The actual firing of people who worked on the Trump cases is, completely violates the civil service rules. So that's illegal. That's the kind of thing that if these people sue, it goes to something called the Merit System Protection Board.

The Bulwark Podcast
Andrew Weissmann: A MAGAtocracy and a Babytocracy

The actual firing of people who worked on the Trump cases is, completely violates the civil service rules. So that's illegal. That's the kind of thing that if these people sue, it goes to something called the Merit System Protection Board.