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Capital One Just Dropped an Atomic Bomb on Trump (w/ Andrew Weissmann)

5 August 2026 at 19:51

Sam Stein and Andrew Weissmann discuss the Justice Department’s dismissal of charges over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, potential recourse for Olympian David Hearn, and Trump’s response. They also examine Todd Blanche’s Senate confirmation prospects, the proposed β€œanti-weaponization” fund and tax-immunity agreement, Capital One’s anti-money-laundering claims involving Trump Organization accounts, and Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress.

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Andrew Weissmann's new book, Liar’s Kingdom, is out now.

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