The Court of History

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Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz, renowned political historians, invite you into their conversations with the most cutting edge and authoritative guests at the crossroads of political, history and the constitutional crisis.

14h ago

Trump-Russia Bombshell Conspiracy Collapses...

In the fifth part of a series, Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz interview David Corn, author of “How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America,” on the manufacture of the Hunter Biden pseudo-scandal involving Russian agents, the exposure of Alexander Smirnow, the Russian agent, smearing the Bidens, the collapse of Trump’s conspriacy theory blaming Ukraine instead of Russia for interference in the 2016 presidential election, the failed investigation of John Durham at Trump’s instigation, and the threats of the Trump-Russia plots against democracy in the 2026 and 2028 elections. How Russia Won by David Corn https://a.co/d/01JqNdrT Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920
1d ago

Trump's Russia Cover-Up Finally Revealed...

In the fourth part of a series, Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz interview David Corn, author of “How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America,” who reveals how Kash Patel participated in a Russian disinformation campaign and pocketed $25,000, how the Trump smear campaign to destroy Joe Biden in 2020 operated in tandem with Russian intelligence, and how Trump attempted to blackmail Ukriainian leader Volodimyr Zelensky. How Russia Won by David Corn https://a.co/d/01JqNdrT Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920
1d ago

Trump's Russia Cover-Up Finally Revealed...

In the third part of a series, Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz interview David Corn, author of “How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America,” to expose Trump’s invention of the “Russia Hoax” to coverup how Putin helped elect him, how he discredited the Mueller Report, manipulated the Washington press corps, and pushed aside the devastating Senate Intelligence Committee Report. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920
2d ago

Trump Frantic as His Russian Connections Get Exposed...

In the second part of a series, Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz interview David Corn, author of “How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America,” to reveal the truth of Trump’s collusion, the Steele Dossier, Trump’s frantic effort to cover-up, and the Republicans who aided and abetted him. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920
2d ago

Trump's Russia Problem Only Gets Worse...

In the first part of a series, Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz interview David Corn, author of “How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America,” on Putin’s asymmetric warfare against the US election in 2016 to elect Trump, Putin’s intelligence infrastructure, his break-in to the Democratic Party to damage Hillary Clinton, Trump as a Russian asset, and Putin’s ally on the inside working with Russian intel, Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920
Sep 15

Trump Throws GOP Overboard as He Tanks Presidency!!!

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz discuss Sidney’s column in the Guardian on Trump’s “lowest stage of imperialism,” his grift in Venezuela, plot to seize Greenland and trade war with Canada, throwing the Republicans overboard. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920
Sep 11

Trump Just Miscalculated Bad...

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Norm Ornstein, top political scientist, on the Republican implosion in the polls, Trump’s negative image, his economic ignorance and failure, Elon Musk’s financing of the GOP, the Democratic challenge to unify. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920
Sep 10

Trump Furious as Poll Numbers turn Fatal!!!

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Norm Ornstein, top political scientist, on Trump’s horrible poll numbers, his plans to subvert elections, fight with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and House Speaker Mike Johnson’s servility, all bringing down the Republicans. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

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Sep 6

midwestBlue

This also confirms to me about when reagan was running for office, his campaign mgr was roger ailes/yes the fox roger ailes & roger stone. Roger ailes asked reagan do you want to be a good guy or do you want to win? Reagan says he wants to win and we know how low that group of people will go and then to-date for moronic trump voters voting for all this corruption to be repeated by trump & co already for decades committing crimes back then & continuing that stench of corruption in 2016, 2020 & 2024!
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Aug 29

Susanyb60

Exceptional podcast with Sid and Sean. The history lessons you give are fascinating and helpful in connecting our past with present day experiences. Thank you for serving us with knowledge.
Always Interesting

Jul 10

crajient

I always learn from listening to The Court of History. There are wonderful guests and each show is packed with information. Thank you so much Sidney & Sean for such interesting and informative shows.
Thank you Mr. co-Cheif Justices, May it please the court.

Jun 4

RJ Brazill

The court has sure pleased me. I appreciate the continuous interesting conversations on matters of current events with educationally informative infusion of history. Your guest are very much most informative and often new voices (as in I have not heard from before) often times the sene 20 people make the rounds from one pod to the next which in itself is not a bad thing. I find it refreshing to hear new perspectives and varied insights Thank you for sharing. If there are no questions I’ll reserve my time for rebuttal.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz, renowned political historians, invite you into their conversations with the most cutting edge and authoritative guests at the crossroads of political, history and the constitutional crisis.