Jake Tapper: Trump Is Making the Country Less Safe

2025-10-07

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comA new kind of McCarthyism has settled in at the Justice Department, where career prosecutors—including those handling tough national security cases—are getting canned for voicing any opposition to politically-motivated demands from top DOJ officials. And those who survive the ongoing purge are literally working in fear that they are being surveilled by the FBI. Meanwhile, MTG may play a role in resolving the shutdown. Plus, Tapper’s timely new book, his maybe/maybe not text interview with Trump...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com

A new kind of McCarthyism has settled in at the Justice Department, where career prosecutors—including those handling tough national security cases—are getting canned for voicing any opposition to politically-motivated demands from top DOJ officials. And those who survive the ongoing purge are literally working in fear that they are being surveilled by the FBI. Meanwhile, MTG may play a role in resolving the shutdown. Plus, Tapper’s timely new book, his maybe/maybe not text interview with Trump, and the heat he’s still taking over his earlier Biden book.Jake Tapper joins Tim Miller.

show notes

* Jake's new book out Tuesday, "Race Against Terror"

* Jake and Alex Thompson's book on Biden, "Original Sin"

* Bulwark Live in DC (10/8) with special guest Rep. Sarah McBride On sale at TheBulwark.com/events.

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