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The Court of History

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Hosted by Sidney Blumenthal, Sean Wilentz

Published by Sidney Blumenthal, Sean Wilentz

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Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz, renowned political historians, invite you into their conversations with the most cutting edge and authoritative guests at the crossroads of political, history and the constitutional crisis. 

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1/6/2026

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September 22, 2026

Trump Frantic as His Russian Connections Get Exposed...

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz interview David Corn, author of “How Russia Won,” exposing Trump’s frantic cover-up of Russian connections and Republican complicity.

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September 21, 2026

Trump's Russia Problem Only Gets Worse...

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz interview David Corn, author of “How Russia Won,” exploring Putin's election interference and Trump's alleged ties to Russian intelligence.

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September 15, 2026

Trump Throws GOP Overboard as He Tanks Presidency!!!

Historians Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz analyze Trump's presidency, exploring his "lowest stage of imperialism" and its impact on the Republican party.

159 total episodes available with 76 transcripts

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Thomas D Howe

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Maggie Haberman

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Jason Crow

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Sean Wilentz

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J Michael Luttig

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Trump Frantic as His Russian Connections Get Exposed...

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[…] And to Nunes and to Kash Patel, this is the holy grail. This shows that they used unproved, unconfirmed information to spy on an American citizen who at the time was no longer connected to the Trump campaign. He had left the Trump campaign or been shoved aside. And they start their own investigation of this particular thing. Now, I will say there was some debating over it at the time when this became more public. They had a point. There were problems with the application. And the variance on the Steele dossier and the way it was described was probably not the way of someone who cares about civil liberties and the privacy of American citizens and the overreach of the surveillance. […]
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What is The Court of History?

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz, renowned political historians, invite you into their conversations with the most cutting edge and authoritative guests at the crossroads of political, history and the constitutional crisis. 

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