HeyJaredExecutive Functions
Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith, two former senior government lawyers from different political backgrounds and administrations, decode the presidential power issues and controversies of the day.
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- Sep 30, 2026
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Advertising the President on the Taxpayer’s Dime (opens the original)
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Jack and Bob discuss the legality of the three advertisements praising President Trump that have recently aired with the tag “Paid for by the U.S. Government” and were reportedly paid for with Department of Homeland Security funds. They explain why the advertisements run afoul of the annually enacted appropriations rider barring the use of public money for publicity or propaganda purposes, and examine how the Government Accountability Office’s categories of impermissible propaganda apply to each
Executive Functions Roundup (opens the original)
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Executive Functions Roundup (opens the original)
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The Illegality of Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded “Public Service Announcements” (opens the original)
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Executive Functions Roundup (opens the original)
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