The Illegal News with Sarah Longwell

Sarah Longwell

Booking Overview

A weekly legal and political interview show focused on how court proceedings, rulings, and legal strategy affect American democracy, typically featuring prominent legal scholars, former prosecutors, and constitutional experts. Credible pitches include election-law specialists, constitutional-law professors, former Department of Justice officials, appellate advocates, and authors with timely legal analysis; booking difficulty is high because the show favors nationally recognized experts with substantial subject-matter authority.

Metrics

Episodes: 122

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 629.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Sarah Longwell - Publisher of The Bulwark and a political commentator who interviews legal experts about the implications of major court filings, rulings, and procedural developments for American democracy.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Prominent legal scholars, constitutional and election-law specialists, former federal prosecutors or Department of Justice officials, and authoritative legal analysts with expertise in current U.S. political and judicial affairs.
Required Achievements:  
Faculty appointment at a leading law school, Senior government or federal prosecutorial experience, National media commentary on major legal and political developments, Published books or substantial legal scholarship

Recent Guest Discussions

Andrew Weissmann - Todd Blanche’s Confirmation Hearing, The Epstein Files, Election-security Institutions, Election-related Investigations, And Executive-branch Accountability.

Andrew Weissmann - The Doj’s Handling Of The Epstein Files, Subpoenas Targeting 2020 Election Workers, Possible Challenges To The 2026 Midterms, And Supreme Court Treatment Of Phone-location Data.

Steve Vladeck - Supreme Court Rulings On Birthright Citizenship, Independent Agencies, Mail-in Ballots, Trans Athletes, Campaign Finance, Immigration Protections, Asylum, And Internal Dynamics On The Court.

Recent Topics

Constitutional Law, Election Law, Supreme Court, Democracy, Politics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Illegal News with Sarah Longwell
:

S2 Ep169: George Conway Is Back—and Trump Gave Him PLENTY to Work With

July 22, 2026

Sarah Longwell welcomes George Conway back to The Illegal News to discuss Trump Media’s plan to sell Wall Street firms early access to Trump’s market-moving Truth Social posts. They also talk about DOJ subpoenas targeting New York Times reporters and their families, Trump’s Qatar jet, the newly activated Alien Terrorist Removal Court, and the Paramount–Warner merger.Make laundry day the best day of the week! Get 20% off your entire order @LaundrySauce with code ILLEGALNEWS at https://laundrys...

S2 Ep168: Senators Never Asked Blanche the Most Obvious Epstein Question

July 18, 2026

Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann discuss on a week that tested both of them: Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing, and Trump's prime-time speech on election interference. Andrew walks through the cross-examination Senate Democrats didn't run—the statements that went unchallenged, the follow-ups nobody asked, and the one question about the withheld Epstein files that Blanche has still never answered. Then: why he thinks dismantling the government's election-security apparatus isn't neglect, ...

S2 Ep167: Trump's Own Judge Torched DOJ's Insane Election Subpoena (w/ Andrew Weissmann)

July 09, 2026

Andrew Weissmann joins Sarah Longwell to discuss a big week in legal news: DOJ's stunning concession in a reporter's lawsuit over the Epstein files, the questions senators must make Todd Blanche answer at his confirmation hearing, and the Trump-appointed judge who torched DOJ's demand for the names of every 2020 election worker in Fulton County. Plus: the DOJ letter that signals a plan to challenge the 2026 midterms, and the Supreme Court's surprising ruling on your phone's location data.Rein...

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