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What should Democrats investigate if they win Congress, according to Michael Lewis and Jacob Weisberg?

Answered from Courage vs. Capitulation: Lewis and Weisberg on Trump 2.0’s Quiet Heroes and Loud Cowards · On with Kara Swisher · 2026-11-02

Michael Lewis would start with what the public grasps easily: the sale of pardons and financial corruption, followed by slower investigations into what happened inside individual agencies, including Howard Lutnick's work. Jacob Weisberg wants one master narrative on corruption, modeled on the January 6 hearings, such as how the Trump family made $2 billion in 12 months, and says a few centrist Republicans must join to give it credibility. Kara Swisher would make an example of Elon Musk and calls a big Trump impeachment stupid.

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