J.P. Cooney
Former senior Justice Department prosecutor and deputy to special counsel Jack Smith, now launching a congressional campaign and discussing DOJ prosecutions and rule-of-law concerns.
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Feb 11, 2026 • 45min
"Glimmers of hope and reasons for alarm"
Mike Schmidt, New York Times investigative reporter; Andrew Weissmann, former top DOJ official turned legal analyst; J.P. Cooney, ex-Justice Department prosecutor running for Congress; Alyssa Slotkin, Michigan senator and former intelligence officer. They discuss a grand jury rejecting prosecutions of six lawmakers. Conversations cover prosecutorial norms, politicized DOJ actions, military refusals of illegal orders, and risks to rule of law.
