Andrew Weissmann Thinks Donald Trump Can Be Held to Account

Andrew Weissmann Thinks Donald Trump Can Be Held to Account

Author: The New Yorker August 8, 2026 Duration: 44:31
The Washington Roundtable’s Jane Mayer interviews Andrew Weissmann, a former prosecutor for the Department of Justice who served as a lead member of the Mueller investigation, about what meaningful legal accountability in the Trump Administration looks like. He points to a fix that would raise the bar for federal grand-jury indictments, and explains why he believes that Donald Trump’s disputed I.R.S. settlement may not survive legal scrutiny. He also makes the case, drawn from his new book, “Liar’s Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America,” for treating political lying itself as a problem that the law can address. “We have to be thinking about big, bold ideas,” Weissmann says. This week’s reading: “The Future, Made in China,” by Evan Osnos “How Roy Cohn Taught Donald Trump Everything,” by Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark “Why Donald Trump Talks So Much About Foreign Election Interference,” by David D. Kirkpatrick “The Electability of Abdul El-Sayed,” by Jason Zengerle Tune in to The Political Scene ⁠wherever you get your podcasts⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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