UnJustified
The creator of Mueller, She Wrote, Allison Gill, and former Deputy Director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, are documenting the erosion of civil liberties and the rule of law under Trump's DoJ.
Episodes
The Florida Inquisition
The U.S. Justice Department has requested to interview FBI officials who were involved in the 2022 search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Justice Department lawyers file a flurry of briefs in opposition to Jim Comey’s pre-trial motions in the seashells case.
A federal judge has granted Don Lemon and Georgia Fort’s motion to review grand jury materials behind closed doors.
The Jus
DC Special Grand Jury (feat. Joyce Vance)
The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) put out a new opinion expanding the definition of executive privilege to cover up the administration’s corruption.
A former employee of the Southern Poverty Law Center has been arrested in California on charges that she oversaw secret payments to informants inside of white supremacist groups.
Donald Trump has appealed to the 11th Circuit askin
Corruption Confirmed
More reflecting pool vandalism charges have been dropped by Jeanine Pirro’s office.
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith has accepted an invitation to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Todd Blanche has been confirmed by the senate as US Attorney General.
Judge Amit Mehta reluctantly dismisses the seditious conspiracy charges against the Oath Keepers for their role in the January 6th atta
DC's Hottest Club
Todd Blanche’s confirmation vote is in trouble as two republican senators hold out over the anti-weaponization slush fund and Trump tax immunity.
Jim Comey files motions to dismiss the seashells case for vindictive and selective prosecution.
Todd Blanche turns over a small batch of unredacted Epstein files to Judge Emmet Sullivan for in camera review pursuant to a lawsuit filed by independent jo
Audible Gasp
The Justice Department had its worst day so far as it was forced to withdraw subpoenas of journalists and their families after a contentious hearing in Manhattan.
The Justice Department is denying it told the FBI to stand down investigating ICE shootings despite a memo saying otherwise.
A US Attorney appointed by the court who was fired by Donadl Trump in under an hour has filed a first of its ki
Donald Proves Russian Collusion
Donald Trump floated recycled false 2020 election claims during a national address Thursday night.
Kash Patel fired two FBI intelligence analysts that refused to join the investigation into Georgia elections.
The Justice Department finally shared evidence with Minnesota law enforcement 6 months after the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Todd Blanche sat for his confirmation hearing b
Another ICE Coverup
FBI Director Kash Patel has been demanding special perks from Bureau employees during his taxpayer-funded travels throughout the country, including helicopter tours and jet ski excursions.
US Attorney Andrew Boutros agrees to pay the attorney’s fees for the Broadview Six in a bid to avoid discovery as the codefendants seek a special prosecutor to investigate the Justice Department.
The Harris Coun
DOJ Leaks Volume II
Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has begun firing dozens of intelligence officials as he installs an election denier as his Chief of Staff.
The Justice Department accidentally sent three copies of Volume II of Jack Smith's final report to the defense attorneys of the woman they charged with emailing herself Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report.
Kash Patel has sent over 250 FBI
Harass, Coerce, and Retaliate
A federal judge throws out Justice Department subpoenas of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey calling them “blatantly unlawful.”
The full DC Circuit Court of Appeals panel will hear arguments over Judge Boasberg’s contempt inquiry into CECOT deportations.
Former IRS officials call for a Miami judge to scrutinize Trump's “breathtakingly improper” immunity from tax audits a
Loyalty Kash Bonuses
FBI Director Kash Patel may be operating a secret slush fund of taxpayer dollars to pay loyalist agents.
Trump urges Republicans to postpone Jay Clayton confirmation hearings as leverage to pass his voter suppression bill
The Trump Administration weighed suspending habeas corpus and invoking the Insurrection Act after being frustrated by the courts.
Fifteen protestors in Minnesota have been charge
Blocked Indefinitely
A federal judge has indefinitely blocked the $1.776B slush fund and has given Todd Blanche and the Treasury Secretary one week to rescind the fund in writing
Todd Blanche petitioned the courts to release Epstein grand jury material as a diversion tactic after meeting with White House officials in the Situation Room to discuss how to protect Donald Trump.
President Trump has nominated Jay Clayton,
Zero Intelligence
President Trump says he’ll nominate Todd Blanche as Attorney General, and has named Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence.
A federal judge has re-opened the case that led to the slush fund settlement to investigate possible collusion and a fraud on the court as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies he’ll drop the fund but not the Trump family tax immunity.
John Bolton tak
Substantive Vindictiveness
The justice department is defending the fact that it deleted January 6th press releases from its website.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a motion to dismiss its fraud charges on vindictive prosecution grounds.
President Biden is suing the Department of Justice over audio recordings from his memoir project.
The US Attorney in DC quietly shutters the autopen investigation into the former
Takes the Cake
The Department of Justice has established a $1.8B “anti-weaponization fund” after Trump dropped his lawsuit against the IRS.
A former federal prosecutor has been indicted for sending herself copies of Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report.
A federal judge has dismissed the charges against Kilmar Ábrego García on vindictive and selective prosecution grounds.
The Justice Department has dropped all
Transitive Immunity
On Wednesday, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia Bar over its efforts to discipline Trump Administration lawyers.
Kash Patel was caught falsifying Bureau statistics to boost his record of arrests in the face of congressional criticism for his alleged drinking habit.
New York’s Attorney Grievance Committee found “sufficient basis for a finding of professional mi
Polygraphs
The FBI is investigating the Atlantic reporter who wrote a detailed story of Director Kash Patel’s alleged heavy drinking and erratic behavior.
Patel even ordered polygraphs for nearly two dozen staff members looking for leaks.
A second federal judge has blocked the Department of Justice from accessing data seized from Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson.
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith spo
Blanche’s Audition Tape
Two government watchdogs are suing the Justice Department over its Office of Legal Counsel memo that declares the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional.
The US Attorney in the Eastern District of North Carolina has filed charges against James Comey for sharing a photo of seashells that spell out 8647.
The Government Accountability Office and the Office of the Inspector General are investigatin
DoJ v 1A
The Justice Department has filed charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center which appears to contain serious legal defects.
A judge tosses Kash Patel’s defamation lawsuit against former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi
The FBI is said to have investigated a New York Times reporter who wrote an article about Kash Patel’s girlfriend.
Todd Blanche has tapped Joe DiG
Down For Law
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has referred the Ukraine whistleblower and the Inspector General to the Department of Justice for prosecution.
A top prosecutor has been removed from the John Brennan investigation in Miami after she suggested the case was going nowhere
The Justice Department’s Weaponization Working group has released its first report which accuses the Biden administ
Deck Chairs on the Titanic (feat. Kel McClanahan)
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says that only Donald Trump knows why Pam Bondi was fired from the Justice Department.
Stanley Woodward could be leaving the Department of Justice to be replaced by current Civil Rights Division Chief Harmeet Dhillon.
The Department of Justice presses for its own search of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s phone.
The Civil Rights Division is investigat
Dubious Distinction
Pam Bondi has been fired and Todd Blanche becomes the Acting Attorney General as the President weighs a replacement.
Federal District Judge Amit Mehta has allowed a consolidated civil suit against Trump for his role in the January 6th attack on the Capitol to advance.
Trump’s Justice Department quietly dropped 23,000 criminal investigations in its shift to immigration cases.
The Department of Just
Brief Hallucinations
Hackers linked to Iran have breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal emails.
Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a Jack Smith progress memo to Congress outlining Trump's motive for illegally retaining classified documents.
A top deputy to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro acknowledged in a closed-door hearing this month that the Justice Department did not have evidence of wrongdoing in its criminal inves
HITMEINTHEHEADWITHABAT
A federal judge has issued a new rule requiring Jeanine Pirro to notify the court when she fails to get a grand jury to bring charges.
Jim Comey has been subpoenaed in the sprawling criminal probe against ex-CIA chief John Brennan in Judge Aileen Cannon’s district.
Attorney General Pam Bondi attempts to flout a deposition subpoena from the House Oversight Committee in the Epstein Files investigati
Ed Martin Charged (feat. Liz Oyer)
Justice Department Pardon Attorney and former Weaponization Czar and associate deputy attorney general Ed Martin is under investigation by the Bar Association in the District of Columbia. Former Pardon Attorney, Liz Oyer, joins us to discuss.
The Justice Department has proposed a new rule that would allow Attorney General Pam Bondi to suspend bar association investigations into DOJ lawyers. (Voice
Autopen Fan Fiction
The House Oversight Committee voted 24 - 19 to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi in their Epstein files investigation.
US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro quietly closes an investigation into President Biden for his use of the autopen after failing to establish a case.
A longtime Justice Department employee has been arrested and charged in a child pornography case.
Deputy Atto
Best Work Day Ever (feat. Virginia Burger)
Senator Mark Kelly wins a preliminary injunction that will stop the Defense Department’s disciplinary process in its tracks.
Judge Aileen Cannon decides to hide Jack Smith’s report on the MAL investigation from the public permanently.
The list of Department of Justice failures in court continues to grow.
Kash Patel has the best work day at the Olympics ever.
Virginia Burger joins Andy to break dow
Contempt of Court
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals sets arguments for late June in the bid to release Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report.
A Minnesota judge holds a justice department attorney in contempt for failing to comply with a court order.
Some leading defense lawyers have created a tool to track Justice Department cases that involve irregular charging practices.
The Justice Department acknowledges viola
Grand Jury Shut Out
Jeanine Pirro gets shut out by a federal grand jury trying to indict six members of Congress for their video asking military members to disregard illegal orders.Judges in the Northern District appointed Donald Kinsella US attorney to replace John Sarcone, and Todd Blanche promptly fired him.Former Special Counsel Deputy in Jack Smith’s office, JP Cooney, is running for Congress in Virginia.A feder
"This Job Sucks"
The Department of Justice is buckling under the weight of immigration cases causing a DOJ lawyer in Minneapolis to ask a judge to hold her in contempt just so she can get some sleep.Former January 6th prosecutors have drafted a memo advising Congress on how to investigate DHS use of force and the murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.The Trump Administration plans to ramp up its retribution agains
Fascism in Action
The FBI executed a search warrant on the Fulton County Georgia Election Offices with Director of National Intelligence Tusli Gabbard in tow.Four journalists including Don Lemon were arrested by the Justice Department and charged with conspiracy against rights and threat of force to impede religious freedomThe US Attorney’s office in Minneapolis is in crisis over concerns that they were being asked
Unwarranted
The FBI opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting death of Renee Good in Minneapolis but Trump administration officials quickly shut it down.The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division has pivoted to investigating discrimination against white peopleJudge Engelmayer has denied the letter motion filed by Representatives Khanna and Massie to appoint a Special Master over the Epstein F
Mass Resignations
The Department of Justice faces mass resignations from the Civil Rights Division and the Minneapolis US Attorney’s office over the handling of the killing of Renee Nicole Good.Judge Engelmayer asks the parties for briefing on whether he has jurisdiction to appoint a special master, and whether Congressmen Khanna and Massie have standing to ask for one.Jack Smith has agreed to testify publicly this
FBI Ices Out Minnesota
Minnesota leaders push for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to be included in the FBI's investigation into the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s federal indictment of the alleged pipe bomber may have come too late to be within the federal statute of limitations.As expected, a federal judge has ruled that the Trump-appointed US Attorney in the Northern Di
Jack Smith Testifies
Jack Smith testified for 8 hours to House Judiciary.Allison picked some of the key moments to talk about.You can watch the video here:https://www.youtube.com/live/6a1TCDYI4cE?si=5noQnlq3M-REYTaf
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Bonus Q&A
Can Trump's pardon power be checked?How do grand juries work?What does a Bar Association do?And more!You asked and we answered!Do you have questions for the pod?
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Grand Jury Manipulation
Lawyers for former CIA Chief John Brennan have written to the Chief Judge in the Southern District of Florida accusing the Justice Department of forum shopping.The Supreme Court has ruled that Trump does not have the authority to deploy the National Guard under title 10 USC section 12406.The Justice Department issues a memo asking assistant US Attorneys to work through the holidays to redact the E
Epstein Day Delayed
The Department of Justice has announced that it will not be releasing all of the Epstein files as required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, but will instead release them on a rolling basis.Jack Smith testified for 8 hours behind closed doors in front of the House Judiciary Committee, saying that he amassed powerful evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump violated the law.Co-Deputy Dire
Scrivener’s Error
The Department of Justice has failed to indict New York attorney Letitia James for a third time, as Daniel Richman wins a motion blocking his emails from being accessed by the government.Main Justice has filed a motion to block the testimony of whistleblower Erez Reuveni and DOJ lawyer Drew Ensign in the Alien Enemies Act contempt proceedings before DC District Judge Boasberg. Judge Xinis accuses
Hostis Curiae
The Department of Justice failed to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges. The FBI has arrested and charged a suspect for the pipe bombs placed at the DNC and RNC on January 5th, 2021.Jim Jordan has subpoenaed Jack Smith to appear behind closed doors after rejecting the Special Counsel’s request to testify before the House Judiciary Committee publicly.Kash Pat
Unlawful Orders (feat. Virginia Burger of POGO.org)
The cases against Jim Comey and Letitia James have been dismissed by a judge who found that Interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed.News outlets are reporting that President Trump is weighing removing Kash Patel from his position as director of the FBI, but the administration denies those claims.The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds the dismissal of Trump's 2022 lawsuit a
Particularized Incompetence
Judge Nachmanoff is tying up loose ends in the Jim Comey case by asking for final briefs on handing all the grand jury materials over to defense counsel after Judge Fitzpatrick laid out the particularized grounds that could topple the government’s case.A Department of Defense JAG lawyer was overruled by the Department of Justice over the legality of the lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean.Attorne
McCabe Subpoenaed
The judge reviewing the legality of Lindsay Halligan's appointment in the Comey and James cases said that a chunk of the grand jury transcripts and recordings are missing.The Department of Justice WCADAGPA Ed Martin announced pardons for all the co-conspirators and electors in the 2020 fraudulent elector scheme.The Continuing Resolution to fund the government includes a provision allowing the 8 Se
The Awkward Docket
The South Carolina Judge weighing the legality of the appointment of Lindsey Halligan has demanded the Lindsey Halligan grand jury tapes after DOJ withheld large portions of them.A different judge in the Comey case berates Halligan for her “indict now, investigate later” approach after the DOJ failed to produce communications seized between Comey and Daniel Richman. The 11th Circuit orders Judge A
The Fall of Rome
Jim Comey alleges that the single FBI agent’s testimony to the grand jury in his case was tainted by privileged information, and asks the court for the grand jury transcripts. Comey has also filed a bill of particulars asking the government to clarify the charges, and has filed a motion to dismiss under the Bronston literal truth doctrine.Two assistant US attorneys have been placed on administrati
Bonus | The Q & A
We’ve had so much news to cover that we haven’t gotten to as many listener questions as we would like.So we have gathered some of your most frequent and most pertinent questions for this Q&A bonus episode.F.B.I. Plans to Lower Recruiting Standards, Alarming Agents - The New York TimesDo you have questions for the pod?
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The Case Against Halligan
Jim Comey and his legal team have filed their motions to dismiss his charges on selective and vindictive prosecution grounds, and Comey and Letitia James have filed motions to disqualify Lindsey Halligan.Marco Rubio gave El Salvador US government cooperators in exchange for use of their CECOT Prison.Jack Smith goes to paper in a letter to Chuck Grassley and Jim Jordan about potential Congressional
No Bill Prizes
Trump’s former National Security Advisor John Bolton has been indicted on 18 felony counts of transmitting and retaining national defense information under the Espionage Act.The judge in Comey’s case has denied the government’s motion to restrict the sharing discovery with Comey himself and other witnesses, and sets a blisteringly fast classified materials process.Jack Smith speaks out about his T
Bad Facts
Trump’s hand picked US Attorney Lindsay Halligan has secured an indictment of New York Attorney General Leticia James on two felony counts of fraud.Jim Comey has pled not guilty to both counts during his arraignment and indicated he’d be filing multiple motions to dismiss, including a challenge to Lindsay Halligan's appointment as US Attorney.Republican Senators have denounced Jack Smith over phon
Performative Prosecution
The purge of career prosecutors at the Department of Justice continues as the regime fired a US Attorney in Sacramento hours after she reminded a Border Patrol Chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.President Trump sharply escalated his attacks on the Bureau this week by falsely accusing the FBI of fomenting the violence at the Capitol on January 6th.Attorney General Pam
Who is Person 3?
The Department of Justice installed one of Trump's personal lawyers, Lindsay Halligan as the US Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, and, four days later, she obtained a two-count indictment against former FBI Director Jim Comey for lying to Congress and Obstruction. The Trump Administration continues to imperil criminal cases with extrajudicial statements as a federal judge finds multipl
The Guardrails
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
Low Info Finger-Pointing
The suspect in the shooting of Charlie Kirk has surrendered himself to authorities as more details emerge about him and his family.Three former top FBI officials sue the government alleging they were terminated for political reasons, and outlining the problems with purging the FBI of experts.More cases are dropped as Department of Justice prosecutors continue to fail to return indictments.The Depa
Alito’s Worst Nightmare
The American Civil Liberties Union files a motion for an en banc re-hearing of Judge Boasberg’s criminal contempt opinion after a three-judge panel stayed his ruling.Attorney General Pam Bondi continues her assault on the Department of Justice by sidelining career attorneys causing every member of the Sanctuary Cities Working Group to resign.The DC US Attorney’s office fails to return indictments
Speedwalking It
The Department of Justice was unable to secure three high profile indictments from federal grand juries against people accused of assaulting federal agents. Congressional Democrats have launched an investigation into the Trump administration’s retreat from public corruption cases.Trump’s clash with the courts over the legitimacy of Alina Habba as the US Attorney in New Jersey is grinding criminal
Vindictive and Selective
The FBI searched former National Security Adviser John Bolton's home in Maryland on Friday in search of classified records.More details have emerged about the purge of top officials at the FBI as the agency lowers recruiting standards and the Trump Administration appoints a Co-Deputy Director to assist Dan Bongino.The Department of Justice misses the deadline to hand over Epstein files to the Hous
The Hero We Need (feat. Cathy Harris)
Attorney General Pam Bondi has purportedly removed the District of Columbia police chief and replaced her with the head of the DEA as an emergency police commissioner. The DC Attorney General has filed suit against this takeover.DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office has admitted it’s having a hard time securing grand jury indictments against DC protesters for interfering with immigration and custo
Presumption of Regularity
The Department of Justice ratchets up Trump's revenge tour by launching investigations into Leticia James, Adam Schiff, Jack Smith, and the 2016 Russia investigation.Several former justice department attorneys are seeking elected office.CIA officials worried that the release of a House report on 2016 Russian election meddling could reveal top-secret spying techniques and sources, but the Director
Otherwise Known as Lies
Convicted sex trafficker, Ghislaine Maxwell, was granted limited immunity for her interviews with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. A week later, her sex offender status was waived and she was moved to a minimum security prison in Texas.Judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals press Department of Justice lawyers on deportation quotas as the Attorney General files a judicial complaint again
The Murder End of the Stick
Tulsi Gabbard declassifies new documents in the latest attempt to cast doubt on the 2016 Russia investigation.A former January 6th prosecutor and former DOJ employees are suing the Trump Administration for wrongful termination.The Department of Justice circumvented the Vacancies Act to install Alina Habba as the interim US Attorney in New Jersey after the NJ District court judges rejected her.One
Patently Unethical
Attorney General Pam Bondi fires 20 Department of Justice employees who worked on the Trump documents case, and her personal ethics chief, as two-thirds of the unit defending Trump policies have quitKey prosecutor of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, Maurene Comey has been fired, and Senator Wyden tells NBC that FBI agents were instructed to flag mentions of donald trump in the epstein filesT
Cumulative Irritation
President Bukele of El Salvador told the United Nations that the United States has constructive custody of the prisoners sent to CECOT. Former F.B.I. Director, James Comey, and the former C.I.A. Director, John Brennan, are under criminal investigation by the Department of Justice for their roles in the Russia investigation.Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have demanded Attorney General
The Biggest Power Grab Yet
Trump and the Department of Justice issue letters about the Tik-Tok ban that dangerously expand executive powers.Attorney General Pam Bondi fires three January 6th prosecutors sending another chill through the Justice Department, as the weaponization task force hires a January 6th rioter that threatened police. The Department of Justice coordinated with the Texas Attorney General to kill the Texas
Convention Against Torture
Now-fired career Department of Justice lawyer Erez Reuveni has sent a letter to the Inspector General, the Office of Special Counsel, and the chairs of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees outlining Emil Bove’s alleged defiance of court orders in three due process cases.The Supreme Court rules from the shadow docket and without explanation that a lower court’s order barring deportation to thi
Protected Whistleblower Disclosure of Erez Reuveni
Protected Whistleblower Disclosure of Erez Reuveni Regarding Violation of Laws, Rules & Regulations, Abuse of Authority, and Substantial and Specific Danger to Health and Safety at the Department of Justicehttps://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25982172-doj-whistleblower-letter/
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House of Cards
President Trump may be shielding El Salvadoran President Bukele from an investigation into allegations that Bukele used US aid to support MS13, and traded away MS13 leaders as part of the agreement to house migrants at CECOT.Kilmar Abrego Garcia had his detention hearing in the middle district of tennessee on the human smuggling charges brought by the department of justice, and the testimony gener
Defy. Deny. Disparage
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has pled not guilty to the two charges of smuggling migrants, and has asked the court to release him on bail pending his trial.The Department of Justice is trying to dismiss the discovery proceedings as moot, but Abrego Garcia’s lawyers have filed a sanctions motion requesting Judge Xinis proceed with determining whether the government defied her order.The Western District of
Trumped Up Charges
Abrego Garcia is being brought back to the United States and will face federal charges.Judge Boasberg grants certification of the CECOT class and order the government to facilitate due process for all those who remain in the Salvadoran prisonThe man mistakenly deported to Guatemala by the Department of Homeland Security has been returned to the United states while the government struggles with giv
Zero Business Hours
The Trump Administration files a motion to dismiss the Abrego Garcia case based on jurisdiction. Judge Xinis denies two government motions requesting delays.The government asked the Supreme Court for an emergency stay of their own request to do credible fear hearings on the ground in Djibouti for the men unlawfully flown to South Sudan.Law enforcement continues to struggle under pressure from the
Crime is Like a Denny's
The Supreme Court remanded the Alien Enemies Act case back down to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and at least one of the judges isn’t happy about it.Abrego Garcia’s deportation to El Salvador set off a fierce debate among officials in three cabinet agencies, despite agreement there had been a mistake.Tulsi Gabbard’s Chief of Staff ordered intelligence analysts to edit an assessment with the ho
SCOTUS PER CURIAM Decision Temporarily Blocking Alien Enemies Act Deportations
"The President has invoked the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), Rev. Stat. §4067, 50 U. S. C. §21, to remove Venezuelan nationals who are members of Tren de Aragua (TdA), a designated foreign terrorist organization. See Presidential Proclamation No. 10903, 90 Fed. Reg. 13033 (2025). Applicants are two detainees identified as members of TdA and a putative class of similarly situated detainees in the Northe
Ed Martin, WCADAGPA
Judge Xinis holds a hearing over whether certain discovery in the Abrego Garcia case is subject to state secrets and deliberative process privilege.Trump administration lawyers submitted documents under seal to Judge Boasberg they say show the US "does not have constructive custody over" El Salvador CECOT detainees.Ed Martin reveals that he’s under investigation by the ethics office that handles a
Dubious Privilege (feat. Skye Perryman)
There are now multiple cases challenging the administration’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation; including a hearing by Judge Boasberg for an amended complaint filed on behalf of all the detainees in El Salvador.Judge Xinis has had to pause the discovery in the Abrego Garcia case to contemplate the Trump Administration’s invocation of the state secrets and deliberative process privilege.Justice Depar
Constructive Custody
Discovery in the Abrego Garcia case resumes after Judge Xinis denies the trump administration an additional extensionEd Martin’s nomination as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia is teetering on the brink after Senator Dick Durbin says that the Senate is not going to move forward with it.Department of Justice civil rights attorneys leave in droves as the administration guts program
Misdemeanor Terrorist
Judge Xinis postpones discovery in the Abrego Garcia after the government files a request to delay under seal.A conservative three judge panel for the DC Circuit Court of appeals temporarily blocks Judge Boasberg’s opinion that probable cause exists to hold the government in criminal contempt in the Alien Enemies Act case.The Supreme Court issues a late night order blocking the rendition of hundre
Criminally Contemptible
Judge Boasberg issues a memorandum opinion that concludes that probable cause exists to find the Government in criminal contempt for defying court orders in the Alien Enemies Act case.The Fourth Circuit denies Trump’s bid to block Judge Xinis’ order to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia, as she orders two weeks of discovery prior to considering holding the government in contempt.The ACLU has f
Blindingly Naive and Oblivious (feat. Steve Vladeck)
The Supreme Court has ruled that individuals being deported under the alien enemies act proclamation are afforded due process, and that the courts can ask the government to facilitate the return of wrongfully deported detaineesThe Department of Justice is seeking to drop the charges against the alleged MS-13 leader they held a press conference about arresting.FBI Director Kash Patel has been quiet
Without Prejudice
Donald Trump once again taps his bench of veteran private attorneys to staff the department of justice by nominating Stanley Woodward as associate attorney general.Trump’s White House directly fired two line prosecutors in a stunning escalation of the war on the independence of the Department of Justice.A federal judge in Virginia has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to fire ODNI and CIA
Take it to the High Side
At least 18 Trump administration officials used an unsecured Signal chat to discuss real-time attacks on Houthi militants in Yemen earlier this month as investigative journalist for the Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently added to the group.The Department of Justice is drastically changing their policy of prosecuting crimes in the United States prior to deportation.The FBI has cut staffing
“You Serve No Man”
Kash Patel is pushing ahead with a plan to decentralize the FBI by dividing it into three regions except for the three largest field offices which would report directly to Dan Bongino.Interim DC US Attorney Ed Martin– an election denier– has announced he has opened a criminal investigation into 2020 election fraud.American intelligence agencies circulated findings last month that the Tren de Aragu
Gutting Public Integrity
The Trump Administration is gutting the Justice Department's unit that oversees prosecutions of public officials accused of corruption.Emil Bove has fired the Chief of the Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Task Force, and Todd Blanche has fired the Justice Department Pardon Attorney.Judge Beryl Howell has blocked sections of Donald Trump's executive order punishing the Perkins Coie law firm.The
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