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This week's Political Gabfest is all about Trump's attack on the rule of law
Summary
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52% Informative
This week 's Political Gabfest podcast is a weekly round table of political commentary from Emily Bazelon , John Dickerson , and David Plotz .
This week , we discuss the accidental sending of secret attack plans from Trump administration officials to a journalist.
We also discuss the chilling capitulation of big law firms to Trump ’s onslaught on higher education in the U.S ..
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51
Informative language
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Neutral language
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Article tone
formal
Language
English
Language complexity
68
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not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
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short-lived
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