The Lawfare Podcast Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Feb. 27
Mar 2, 2026
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Alan Rozenshtein
Guest
Roger Parloff
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Scott R. Anderson
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Molly Roberts
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Troy Edwards
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Anna Bower
Alan Rozenshtein, national security and tech law scholar; Roger Parloff, litigation and court analyst; Scott R. Anderson, administrative-law expert; Molly Roberts, national security litigation reporter; Troy Edwards, DOJ/national security fellow; Anna Bower, courtroom reporter. They discuss the Minnesota superseding indictment, FBI firings after the Mar-a-Lago probe, Judge Cannon’s order blocking a Mar-a-Lago report, the Anthropic–Pentagon contract standoff, and sprawling agency and immigration litigation.
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Minnesota Indictment Grows But Not Sharpened
- The Minnesota superseding indictment mainly expanded defendant count to 39 without fixing earlier factual or legal framing flaws.
- Anna Bower and Troy Edwards note omissions like misframing the FACE Act predicate and absent interstate-commerce facts remain uncorrected.
FBI Firings Create Security And Human Costs
- The FBI fired a dozen agents and staff tied to the Mar-a-Lago documents probe, imposing heavy personal and national security costs.
- Troy Edwards warns these were specialized counterintelligence personnel whose abrupt removals risk exposing vulnerabilities to adversaries.
Fulton County Ballots Sent To Mediation
- Judge Bully vacated the Fulton County evidentiary hearing and ordered mediation over return of seized ballots under Rule 41(g).
- Anna Bower explains mediation can craft remedies like copying then returning originals, letting the judge avoid ruling on warrant lawfulness.