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The guest highlighted the book as a narrative that explained how sheriffs have become integral to the Trump‑MAGA movement and often operate above the law, posing a threat to democracy. They recommended it for its insightful look at the unchecked power of sheriffs and its relevance to current political dynamics.
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The guest recommended Pischko's book as a narrative of how sheriffs have become integral to the TrumpMAGA movement and often act above the law.
Jessica Pischko's book, Highest Law on the Land, which is a narration of sort of how the sheriff in the U.S. has become such an integral part of the Trump movement and MAGA and how they've lent a lot of sort of institutional support for it, including some, you know, pretty outrageous tactics and how they're kind of above the law in a lot of parts in much of the country.