The Campaign Moment: The MAGA purge of the GOP
It\u2019s Friday, so it\u2019s time for The Campaign Moment \u2014 our weekly roundtable conversation to help you keep track of the biggest developments during the 2024 campaign. Senior political reporter Aaron Blake, the author of The Post\u2019s newsletter by the same name, chats with Martine Powers and national political reporter Isaac Arnsdorf about the tension between U.S. District Court Judge Aileen M. Cannon and special counsel Jack Smith. The two have been at odds over the Trump team\u2019s claim that the Presidential Records Act applies to classified documents the former president brought to his private residence in Florida. They also discuss Biden\u2019s new abortion ad and dig into what actually happens if Trump continues to violate gag orders. Finally, Isaac gets into the details of his new book, which reveals how MAGA Republicans see an opportunity to change the party from the local level up.
Find out more about Isaac\u2019s new book, \u201cFinish What We Started: The MAGA Movement's Ground War to End Democracy\u201d here.
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Today\u2019s show was produced and mixed by Ted Muldoon. It was edited by Renita Jablonski and Allison Michaels.