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    Innovator In Grift: 'Trump Is The Picasso Of Corruption'
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    Innovator In Grift: 'Trump Is The Picasso Of Corruption'

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    VIDEO: Conason Talks Trump Corruption And Midterms On 'Court Of History' Podcast

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    October 12 | 2026
    Joe Conason on Court of History

    Joe Conason on the Court of History podcast

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    Last week National Memo editor-in-chief Joe Conason appeared on MeidasTouch Network's Court of History podcast, hosted by historians Sidney Blumenthal (a longtime National Memo contributor) and Sean Wilentz. It was a rollicking discussion that ranged over Trump's relationship with Roy Cohn, impunity on the Republican right, Conason's recent book The Longest Con, and much more -- posted in two parts. Here is part one, available on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts. We'll post part two tomorrrow. Stay tuned.

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