What happens when a U.S. president doesn’t know his history? Historians Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman join Preet to discuss the history of due process, the misuse of historical events for political messaging, and how Trump misunderstood the Declaration of Independence. And check out Preet’s live conversation with Heather and Joanne on Substack.
Plus, Preet answers questions about broadcasting oral arguments at SCOTUS and using AI in the courtroom.
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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:
INTERVIEW:
- Heather Cox Richardson, Letters from an American
- Now & Then podcast archive
- “Trump, asked if he has to ‘uphold the Constitution,’ says, ‘I don’t know’,” NBC, 5/4/25
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