Snapshot · The Bulwark Podcast
Multiple DOJ immigration protest cases in the Chicago/Broadview area have been dropped, with grand juries refusing to indict and U.S. Attorneys accused of improper conduct before grand juries.
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At 41:50 · chapter starts 37:30
Miller flags the Prairie Land Antifa case — where the DOJ press-released 'leaders of an Antifa cell' facing 100 years in prison — as context for the broader pattern of the Trump DOJ targeting immigration protesters under domestic terrorism designations. French offers a careful analysis: in Prairie Land, a cop was shot, violence was real, and jury verdicts under federal sentencing guidelines deserve respect absent compelling evidence of a miscarriage. But the double standard isn't Prairie Land — it's the Chicago cases. [1] — David French "The DOJ can still deliver justice against people it dislikes — as in the Prairie Land shooting case. But friends of the regime get impunity…" 38:20 There, case after case has been dropped by prosecutors, grand juries have taken the extraordinary step of refusing to indict, and U.S. Assistant Attorneys are accused of improperly lobbying grand juries. A woman shot five times was labeled a domestic terrorist in a press release, only for charges to be dropped when evidence emerged. French connects this to his concept of the dual state: a justice system can still function normally for most people while operating a parallel track of impunity for regime allies — reportedly available for purchase at $2 million — and a track of 'justice plus' for regime enemies.
The DOJ can still deliver justice against people it dislikes — as in the Prairie Land shooting case. But friends of the regime get impunity. David French calls this the 'dual state': normal justice for most people, and a second track where crimes committed in service of the sovereign go unpunished — reportedly for as little as $2 million.
Reporting cited by David French suggests it is an 'open secret' that $2 million can secure a presidential pardon from the Trump administration.
Zohran Mamdani said the Constitution looks fine as-is when asked whether the natural-born citizen requirement should change for his benefit. David French — who thinks any citizen should be eligible for the presidency — says that's the wrong answer, but credits Mamdani for not doing the wink-and-nod Trump did on the same question.
A total of 8 states have filed lawsuits against social media platforms, including an ongoing case in Tennessee, using product liability and public nuisance theories to seek accountability.
France built 56 nuclear plants in the 1970s and now has the cheapest energy in Europe, making it independent of Russian or Middle Eastern energy geopolitics.
Estonia has a single tax form, a law preventing the government from asking citizens for the same information twice, and a flat rate of tax — enabling competitive taxation.
Portugal's Lisbon, once a city with a major heroin problem, legalised drugs and redirected enforcement spending into rehabilitation and housing, dramatically reducing crime.
The first Boland Amendment banning CIA and Defense Department funds for the Contras passed the House unanimously — yet the Reagan administration ignored it.
Over just two years, Saudi Arabia alone donated $32 million to the Contra rebels, giving loosely affiliated factions millions they had no way to spend on arms.
The National Endowment for the Preservation of Liberty raised $6.3 million for the Contras but only $3.3 million reached them — a shockingly low 52% program expense rate.
Richard Secord and Albert Hakim marked up their arms shipments to the Contras by as much as 300%, making enormous personal profits from the covert operation.
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, tapped to run the entire covert Contra support operation, had no prior experience in covert operations whatsoever — he was learning as he went.
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