Jacob Weisberg On Trump’s Collaborators

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Jake is a journalist and a dear old friend, starting in our early days as interns together at TNR. He’s the former longtime editor of Slate and the co-founder of the podcast company Pushkin Industries. He’s also the chairman of The Committee to Protect Journalists and a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books. His new book is called Profiles in Cowardice: A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era.

A polished transcript is here, including money quotes. Below are timestamps for the main sections of the pod:

* 04:09: Jake’s background that made him especially attuned to corruption and totalitarianism

* 18:45: Contrasting the craven Lindsey Graham with the principled Liz Cheney

* 25:45: How Megyn Kelly — and others demonized by the left — came to support Trump

* 35:15: Liberal lawyers like Brad Karp who needlessly bent the knee

* 45:52: Debating the culpability of colleges targeted by Trump

* 53:36: Jeff Bezos’ 180 and his lifelong obsession with space travel

* 58:43: The abomination of January 6th and McConnell caving over the impeachment

* 102:28: Debating the culpability of John Roberts for Trump’s success

* 117:26: Reminiscing on our early days at TNR and the genius of Mike Kinsley