WATCH: Rep. Jayapal questions Jack Smith on Trump investigations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSEBrxrO4LE

Trump triggers a renaissance for grand juries - POLITICO

Grand juries have emerged as a major stumbling block for Trump's drive to use the criminal courts to exact retribution on his perceived political foes...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/07/trump-grand-juries-letitia-james-comey-indictments-00713579

 

BOMBSHELL: Trump demands $230 million FOR HIMSELF from DOJ

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

 

Bust of white racist gang trafficking drugs makes Trump's lies about crime more obvious

A significant component of America's crime problem is made up of hardened, U.S.-born criminals who traffic in the drugs, guns and violence plaguing our country... 

Trump and Vance want voters to believe our gun, drug and violence problems are being driven by migrants when the opposite is true…

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/peckerwoods-gang-indictments-fentanyl-rcna173853

Pillow Equity (Allison Gill and Pete Strzok; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast episode #189)

This week: 

• we have an update in the Arizona fraudulent elector case; 
• possible legal problems with the Georgia Election Board’s new rules and improper fundraising; 
• a new filing from Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss in their case against Rudy Giuliani; 
• Trump continues to try to delay sentencing in his Manhattan conviction; 
• Steve Bannon tries to get out of prison early; 
• and Trump election deniers in Pennsylvania get hit by a million dollars in sanctions.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-j9bxz-20c1e62b

Superseding Indictment (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #92)

This week: 

• Jack smith hits Trump with 4 superseding indictments in DC to meet the Supreme Court’s rules of presidential immunity. 
• Jack has also filed his brief in the 11th Circuit appealing Judge Cannon’s dismissal. 
• Plus, a listener question.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-hzz3k-20ad7075

MAGA Conviction (Allison Gill and Pete Strzok; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast episode #186)

This week: 

• an Arizona prosecutor may have made an error that led to not indicting Trump there; 
• The Trump Campaign says it was hacked by Iranians; 
• former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has been found guilty of several felonies by a Colorado jury; and 
• Fani Willis’ appellate brief is set for December.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-hpgdj-204ec8fb

MZ Sniffer (Allison Gill and Pete Strzok; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast episode #183)

This week: 

• Joe Biden is out. Kamala Harris is in. The GOP is a bit panicked. 
• DoJ has indicted Guo Wengui on wire fraud and money laundering charges. 
• Calls from both sides for US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign are heeded. 
• We learn of many of the security anomalies at Mar-a-Lago. 
• Senator Bob Menendez was found guilty on all charges. 
• Plus updates on Fulton and Alexander Smirnov.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-wavnk-1fd750d4

Move to Expedite (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #86)

This week Jack Smith filed notice that DoJ will be appealing to the 11th Circuit Judge Cannon’s dismissal of the Mar-a-Lago indictment.

We expect that he will request that the appeal is heard on an expedited basis.

The sentences of many January 6 rioters who had a charge of obstructing an official proceeding are being revised due to the recent SCOTUS decision narrowing the scope of the charge.

Plus we take several listener questions.
Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-84u9j-1fc71084

Side Quests in Mar-a-Lago (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #83)

Judge Cannon is off on several side quests. Including: 

• hearings on alleged violations of Trump’s 4th Amendment rights; 
• the funding of the Special Counsel; 
• Evan Corcoran’s notes. 
• She’s also called for briefings on Trump’s motion to dismiss based on spoliation of evidence. 
• We have updates to Jack Smith’s motion to modify Trump’s bail conditions and information about a previously unknown trip Trump took from Bedminster to Mar-a-Lago before the search to check on his boxes. 

The Supreme Court handed down its ruling on the Fischer case. How does their interpretation of 18 U.S. Code § 1512 affect Trump’s indictment?

Plus, a listener question.
Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-c74aj-1f6dcb8a

Really Awesome. (Allison Gill and Pete Strzok; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast episode #177)

This week:

• We have new indictments in Wisconsin relating to the fraudulent electors scheme. 
• We also have updates in Arizona and Fulton County. 
• Alex Jones has asked the court for permission to liquidate his assets.  
• Bannon has to report to prison by July 1st. 
• Trump wants his gag order in Manhattan lifted. 
• Plus, Hunter Biden’s trial has concluded.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-kgpxm-1f251afa

Dismiss or Get Off The Pot (feat. Brian Greer) (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #69)

This week: 

• the New York Times sheds light on the timeline of DoJ’s investigation into the coup plot; 
• Trump’s immunity brief has been filed with the Supreme Court; 
• Brian Greer joins us to discuss Judge Cannon’s odd order regarding jury instructions and the PRA.
• Plus, a couple of listener questions, and more! 
• Guest: Brian Greer

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-tpvae-1ddff311

0 for 3 (Allison Gill and Pete Strzok; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast episode #165)

This week: 

• Trump requests an extension after he fails to secure a nearly 500 million dollar bond with 30 companies; 
• Jeffrey Clark’s disbarment process continues at a snail’s pace; 
• Nathan Wade resigns and six charges are dropped from the Fulton County case; 
• the hush money case is delayed due to document production; 
• and Pete Navarro is reporting to prison.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-9pey2-1dced39e

The One Where They Granted Cert (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #66.5)

Earlier today, SCOTUS granted cert to hear arguments in Trump’s immunity motion. At the very least, this further delays Trump’s current federal trials.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-uayvb-1d7d9d97

Make-Weight Charges (Allison Gill and Pete Strzok; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast episode #162)

This week, we have updates on many ongoing cases and sagas:

• Steve Bannon's motion to dismiss; 
• the sanctions against Kraken lawyers; 
• James Biden's testimony to the House; 
• Alex Jones’ bankruptcy proceedings, 
• and the Wisconsin Ethics Commission's recommendation of felony charges for several members of Trump’s Save America PAC. 

Also, Alexander Smirnoff is re-arrested and there are calls for an investigation into former US Attorney Scott Brady for providing false or misleading testimony to Congress about Smirnoff’s bogus allegations against Biden.

Plus updates in the Fulton County case.
Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-7csuf-1d7b1744

The Longer the Better (feat. Steve Vladeck) (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #65)

This week:

• Professor Steve Vladeck joins to discuss Trump’s immunity motion and the probable scenarios that are playing out within the SCOTUS; 
• Trump files a plethora of motions in Florida; 
• Carlos De Oliveira, co-defendant in the classified documents case, files a motion to dismiss; 
• Governor Kemp reveals that he was interviewed by Jack Smith’s team; 
• Smirnov is arrested; 
• plus Allison and Andy answer a couple of listener questions.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-whd2b-1d6fa9c3

Trump's Legal Challenges, Explained (Tonya Mosley; Fresh Air podcast)

New York Times reporter Alan Feuer is part of a team covering Trump's legal battles. The first of four criminal case trials against the former president is expected to start March 25.

Interview: 

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/22/1233132273/how-trumps-trials-for-91-felony-charges-in-4-states-could-take-over-his-campaign

Cert du Delay (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #64)

This week:

• Trump’s application for a stay on the immunity issue has been fully briefed to the Supreme Court– they can rule any day; 
• Judge Engoron in the NYAG civil fraud trial has fined Trump, his two adult sons, and Weisselberg a total of $364M; 
• plus some listener questions about Robert Hur.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-39qaj-1d5646eb

Expert Witness List (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #61)

Before the E. Jeanne Carroll damages were announced it looked like Trump was having a pretty ok week. 

• His DC trial is stayed; 
• Jack Smith filed a list of expert witnesses in the Mar-a-Lago case; and 
• the prosecution in Fulton County is getting some bad press. 
• Representative Barry “Look-at-that-beautiful-sconce” Loudermilk seems to want to get the names of some White House personnel who testified to the January 6 Committee with the guarantee that their names would remain anonymous. 
• Plus another great listener question.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-c9hzw-1d0e0f2d

‘This to Him Is the Grand Finale’: Donald Trump’s 50-Year Mission to Discredit the Justice System - POLITICO

"He doesn't see the legal system as a means of obtaining justice for all," Jim Zirin, the author of Plaintiff in Chief: A Portrait of Donald Trump in 3,500 Lawsuits, told me. He sees it rather as a "tool," said Ian Bassin, a former White House lawyer in the administration of Barack Obama and the current executive director of Protect Democracy, "in his quest to command attention and ultimately power." But it's not merely any tool. It's his most potent tactic and fundamental to any and all successes he's had. "There's probably no single person in America," said Eric Swalwell, the Democratic member of Congress from California and a former prosecutor and Trump impeachment manager, "who is more, I would say, knowledgeable and experienced in our legal system — as both a plaintiff and as a defendant — than Donald Trump."…

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/01/12/donald-trump-indictments-legal-system-00135151