Did Todd Blanche Try to Bribe Senate Republicans? Feat. Attorney Liz Oyer

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If you love What Next, join Slate Plus at slate.com/youtubeplus?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=link&utm_content=What_Next&utm_campaign=show_description&tpcc=youtube-link-show_description-What_Next to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Well, it wasn’t exactly “standing up to the president” but it’s telling that Congress decided to leave town rather try to defend Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund and immunity for any past present or future IRS inquiries. Guest: Liz Oyer, former Pardon Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Public Defender, author of the Lawyer Oyer substack. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Madeline Ducharme, Patrick Fort, Rob Gunther and Paige Osburn. Video production by Rob Gunther. Social: @maryharris on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/maryharris.bsky.social Note: Captions are auto-generated by YouTube. Learn more: https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next Follow Slate on Social: Slate on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Slate Slate Podcasts on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SlatePodcasts Slate on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slate Slate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slate