The Trump administration continues to ice out the Associated Press, and now the AP is suing. We discuss how the administration changed its argument (not great, from a policy perspective, but it may actually put the White House on stronger legal ground). Ed Martin — the conservative activist serving as acting US Attorney for the District of Columbia, whom Trump has named to be the permanent US Attorney for that district — continues to send out weird, threatening letters about non-criminal behavior by Democrats. Ken has instructions about what you should do if you get such a letter. Plus: Eric Adams now wants the charges against him dismissed with prejudice ; Sam Bankman-Fried has a theory of why he, too, deserves special dispensation from the Trump administration ; FIRE mounts a robust defense of pollster Ann Selzer ; the Trump administration continues to face difficulty in the courts with its executive orders; and soon-to-be-long-suffering federal Judge Ana Reyes ( last seen scolding the attorneys for inspectors general suing the administration ) has drawn the ire of the administration itself for being too mean to them in court . Sign up for our newsletter and find a transcript of this episode at serioustrouble.show . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.serioustrouble.show/subscribe
