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Executive Functions Chat

Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith
Trump Administration
Supreme Court
Donald Trump
Congress
Insurrection Act
Department Of Justice
National Guard
Executive Authority
Universal Injunctions
Habeas Corpus
Executive Power
Iran
Protective Power
Birthright Citizenship
Executive Orders
Paul Weiss
Law Firms
President Trump
ICE
Posse Comitatus Act

Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith discuss news about the presidency. www.execfunctions.org

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Following President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte to serve as acting director of national intelligence, Bob Bauer asks Avril Haines, who held the position during the Biden administration, to explain the history behind the establishment of the Off... more

Bob and Jack discuss the Justice Department and IRS “settlement” with President Trump and his family, which created a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” for Trump allies and immunized Trump and others from IRS scrutiny and penalties for past co... more

Jack chats with Sebastian Mallaby, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about his new book The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence. They discuss current challenges in AI safety, the U.S.-China... more

Jack chats with Marty Lederman, professor at Georgetown University Law Center and former deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel, about a recent OLC opinion declaring the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional. They examin... more

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Recent Guests

Avril Haines
Former Director of National Intelligence; Fellow at Columbia University; Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford
Institute for Global Politics at Columbia University; All Souls College, Oxford
Episode: What Exactly is Bill Pulte’s New Job as Acting Director of National Intelligence?
Sebastian Mallaby
Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, biographer and writer
Council on Foreign Relations
Episode: The Many Challenges of AI Safety
Marty Lederman
Professor at Georgetown Law School
Georgetown Law School
Episode: Who Owns Presidential Records?
Sarah Isgur
Editor of SCOTUSblog; host of Advisory Opinion Podcast; ABC News legal analyst
SCOTUSblog; Advisory Opinion Podcast; ABC News
Episode: The Last Branch Standing
Kurt Bradley
Co-author, Historical Gloss and Foreign Affairs
University of Chicago Law School
Episode: Can Trump Pull Out of NATO?
Cass Sunstein
Professor and author of Separation of Powers, How to Preserve Liberty in Troubled Times
Harvard Law School
Episode: The Most Dangerous Branch
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall
Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center; former White House Homeland Security Advisor
Harvard Belfer Center
Episode: Homeland Security in a Time of War with Iran
Matthew Seligman
Fellow at the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford; filed amicus brief opposing tariffs, represents importers seeking refunds
Stanford Constitutional Law Center
Episode: The Tariff Refund Problem
Richard Ekins
Professor of Law and Constitutional Government at Oxford, head of the Judicial Power Project at Policy Exchange
Oxford University
Episode: Richard Ekins on Diego Garcia and the Chagos Islands Dispute

Hosts

Jack Goldsmith
Co-host and analyst; host of the show; Harvard Law School (affiliation mentioned in context of host)
Bob Bauer
Host of the podcast and co-author of the book description in the intro; co-host and analyst

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What Exactly is Bill Pulte’s New Job as Acting Director of National Intelligence?
Q: What is the relationship between ODNI and Congress in terms of oversight and accountability?
ODNI engages in closed-door briefings and classified hearings, conducts annual threat assessments for public hearings, and aims to brief both sides of the aisle with consistent information to support oversight without political bias.
What Exactly is Bill Pulte’s New Job as Acting Director of National Intelligence?
Q: How has the DNI's role expanded or changed across administrations?
ODNI has grown more stable and its operationalization has matured, with the DNI gaining the ability to manage the budget, coordinate across 18 elements, and deliver integrated intelligence to the president and NSC.
What Exactly is Bill Pulte’s New Job as Acting Director of National Intelligence?
Q: Where does the ODNI come from, and what is its core purpose within the intelligence community?
It was created after 9/11 to connect information across agencies, provide a unified threat picture, and coordinate the IC so that the president receives timely, objective intelligence.
Who Owns Presidential Records?
Q: Okay, Marty, what's at stake here and why is this law important?
Lederman explains the PRA's purpose in preserving historical records, ensuring access to presidential papers, and informing future administrations and the public, while noting the controversy around whether Congress has proper authority and concerns about executive functioning under the statute.
Can Trump Pull Out of NATO?
Q: Could a court entertain standing or review if withdrawal proceeds?
Standing could arise from economic injuries to private actors affected by NATO withdrawal, and the absence of a clear political-question barrier could allow merits review in potential litigation.

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What is Executive Functions Chat about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on the politics and law of the presidency, with hosts dissecting how executive power interacts with Congress, the courts, and national security. Across episodes, discussions routinely cover constitutional doctrine, presidential prerogatives, war powers, and the boundaries of executive action, often tying in real-world events and court decisions. Guests are drawn from high-profile legal scholars, former government officials, and policy experts who illuminate how constitutional structures shape both everyday governance and extraordinary political developments. A notable throughline is rigorous, principled debate about institutional design, checks and balances, and the practical implications of legal norms for policy and over... more

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2. Sebastian Mallaby
3. Marty Lederman
4. Sarah Isgur
5. Kurt Bradley
6. Cass Sunstein
7. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall
8. Matthew Seligman

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