The Guardrails (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)

Former Special Counsel in the Trump investigations, Jack Smith, speaks at length about the weaponization of the department of justice at an event at George Mason University.

Trump Administration officials push to fire the US Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia over his refusal to indict NYAG Tish James and former FBI Director Jim Comey.

A trial jury finds a Los Angeles protestor not guilty of assaulting a Border Patrol Agent; and another assault case is dismissed in the District of Columbia.

The Department of Justice quietly deletes a study on the politics of domestic violence amid calls from Todd Blanche to investigate Trump protestors.

Plus listener questions…
Interview:

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-bpibv-27996420

Trump new "INVESTIGATION" Instantly BACKFIRES on HIM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzS3OciHRPo

 

Trump’s pick to protect federal workers shares a disdain for them - The Washington Post

He has stressed that "exceptional white men" built Western civilization and "are the ones most capable of appreciating the fruits of our heritage." 

In a May 2023 post on X, he suggested that "the descendants of slaves pay reparations to slave owners." He called the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel "another psyop to distract Americans from celebrating Columbus Day." Ingrassia has also suggested that Jan. 6 be declared a national holiday in honor of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol — a statement that particularly alarmed Tillis...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/24/special-counsel-trump-paul-ingrassia/

 

Judge says Trump cannot fire head of Office of Special Counsel - The Washington Post

A federal judge on Saturday said President Donald Trump cannot summarily fire the head of an independent watchdog agency, setting up a likely Supreme Court battle over Trump's sweeping attempt to reshape the federal workforce and expand presidential power...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/03/01/hampton-dellinger-trump-office-special-counsel/

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Trump administration turns to US Supreme Court in bid to fire agency head | Reuters

The Justice Department asked the court to immediately lift a federal judge's February 12 order that temporarily blocked Trump's removal of Hampton Dellinger as the head of the Office of Special Counsel while litigation continues in the dispute, according to a copy of the filing reviewed by Reuters. The case has not yet been docketed by the court…

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-turns-us-supreme-court-bid-fire-agency-head-2025-02-17/

History Will Judge (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #111 )

Jack Smith has resigned; the Justice Department released Volume One of the special counsel’s final report; the fate of Volume Two remains to be seen; plus listener questions.

Interview: 

https://youtu.be/qriCI8jrnxc?si=c1I7ry62Xz3z55Pt

Jack Smith’s Final Report Volume 1 | Part 2

Allison and Andy read the first volume of Jack Smith’s final report -- Final Report on the Special Counsel's Investigations and Prosecutions Volume One, part 2.   Part 1 is here.  Read the Report here.

Interview: 

https://youtu.be/zfN0NzBH8kk?si=ZHjFdYVBjiRCDW3b

Paper Shredding Truck (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #104)

This week:

• Texas AG Ken Paxton files a FOIA request for Jack Smith’s files and sued to make sure documents weren’t destroyed…because he saw a “paper shredding truck Matt Gaetz is out; 
• It’s a sad day when Pam Bondi is an upgrade as Trump’s pick for Attorney General; plus 
• Listener questions about ongoing civil suits against Trump and more.  
• A Sitting President’s Amenability to Indictment and Criminal Prosecution

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-fpszg-2261bce0

Hear the arguments by Special Counsel Jack Smith against immunity for Trump in the revised indictment

Though originally released in redacted form, with all the names of co-conspirators and innocent contacts coded, Allison Gill, creator of the "Jack" podcast, has acquired all the names and decoded for us.  Hear the episodes with "Reading the Annotated Immunity Brief" in the subject to hear the full document with all accusations and evidence read aloud as an audiobook.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/nhj2m-6b013/Jack-Podcast

Chutkan’s Orders (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #93)

This week, 

• the Special Counsel’s office and Donald Trump's lawyers filed their joint status report with Judge Chutkan in the DC case outlining how they think the rest of this proceeding should go; 
• Judge Chutkan ruled on the schedule; 
• Jim Jordan sent a letter to Merrick Garland saying that the superseding indictment violates DOJ policy; and 
• Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson comments publicly about the SCOTUS immunity ruling. 
• Plus, listener questions.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-m7y33-20d4e6c9

The Office of Special Counsel Is Updating Rules for White House Officials - POLITICO

"…I am announcing that prior OSC statements that White House officials cannot face Hatch Act enforcement in the same way other federal civilian employees do are no longer in effect. It is time to close the Hatch Act's escape hatch. 

OSC enforcement of the Hatch Act also is being updated in two other ways. First, we will no longer automatically rule out bringing actions against former government employees. As the MSPB has advised: an "employee's post-violation resignation does not eliminate the case or controversy between the employee and the Special Counsel concerning whether the employee violated the Hatch Act and, if so, what penalty is warranted."…

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/05/20/office-of-special-counsel-updating-rules-for-white-house-officials-00158687