{
  "id": 7506214,
  "title": "Corruption ‘endemic’ in Trump administration: 'Checks and balances only in effect at lower courts'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/corruption-endemic-in-trump-administration-checks-and-balances-only",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T07:52:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20260915-corruption-endemic-in-trump-administration-checks-and-balances-only-in-effect-at-lower-courts"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "François Picard is pleased to welcome Andrew Weissmann, Author, Professor at NYU School of Law, and former General Counsel of the FBI. He argues that as political deception and deliberate falsehoods become normalized, and politically useful, it erodes any trust we have in our government and our institutions. Drawing on his book, \"Liar’s Kingdom\", Weissmann questions why political leaders are…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}