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Indictment Watch: The Cannon Conundrum
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Indictment Watch: The Cannon Conundrum

A gag order on Trump ain't gonna work.

Should Judge Cannon recuse herself from the Trump case? What’s the legal standard on willful retention of documents? Will the Finding Nemo Seagull defense serve Trump? What about gag orders? Sarah Isgur and David French keep you up to date on the trials and tribulations of Donald J. Trump.

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Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals.

David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

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