Taking Down Trump

Dec 11 2024 40 ep. 38 mins 49
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TAKING DOWN TRUMP is a book, a Substack, and now – a podcast.

With new episodes every Wednesday, Tristan Snell gives you an indispensable go-to pod on Trump’s trials and other top stories impacting law and democracy – with a weekly news roundup, a deeper dive on a topic you need to know about, and special guests from the political and legal worlds.

Tristan Snell led the NY AG’s successful prosecution of Trump University, recovering $25 million for Trump’s victims in the first major legal loss he ever suffered. He’s now one of the top pro-democracy voices on social media, a legal commentator on MSNBC and CNN, and author of the best-selling book TAKING DOWN TRUMP: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump By Someone Who Did It Successfully.

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