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Maggie Haberman and Michael S. Schmidt have reported on many of the biggest stories coming out of the Trump White House.

For one, Ms. Haberman, a White House correspondent, and Mr. Schmidt, a reporter in Washington covering national security and federal investigations, were part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for coverage of President Trump and his campaign’s ties to Russia.

In an episode of The Times’s television show — “The Weekly” — that aired this week, they explored how Donald F. McGahn II, the former White House counsel, helped solidify Mr. Trump’s legacy for decades to come by ushering a record number of judges into lifetime appointments.