This week: Allison and Andrew take apart Trump’s latest terrible lawsuit; tell us about the filibuster and how to end it for specific legislation; plus some comings and goings, and more! Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow your hosts on Twitter: Allison Gill https://twitter.com/allisongill Andrew Torrez https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw The Podcast: https://twitter.com/aisle45pod Want to support this podcast and get it ad-free and early?...
Dec 22, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 49
This week: Allison and Andrew spent their evenings watching the January 6 Committee hearing - they’re going to tell you all about it; Terwilliger’s “unwise” argument, Fox hosts’ texts to Meadows, Meadow’s and Georgia; Biden’s strategy to counter corruption; plus comings and goings. Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow your hosts on Twitter: Allison Gill https://twitter.com/allisongill Andrew Torrez https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw The Po...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 48
This week: Allison and Andrew go through DoJ’s lawsuit against the recently enacted redistricting plan that would dilute the vote of Hispanic communities in Texas; the strange saga of Sidney Powell continues - our hosts explain the sanctions judgment; did TFG’s new social media company violate securities laws; plus a notable moo-vement in the 2022 Congressional landscape. Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow your hosts on Twitter: Allis...
Dec 08, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 47
This week: Allison and Andrew take a dive into the Bannon documents; plus a few new nominees. Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow your hosts on Twitter: Allison Gill https://twitter.com/allisongill Andrew Torrez https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw The Podcast: https://twitter.com/aisle45pod Want to support this podcast and get it ad-free and early? Go to: https://www.patreon.com/aisle45pod Allison Gill https://muellershewrote.substack.com/...
Dec 01, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 46
This week: 95% of federal workers and contractors are in compliance with the Biden Admin’s vaccine mandate; Jerome Powell is re-nominated by Biden to Chair the Fed; let’s talk inflation; Biden plans to nominate 2 people to the Postal Service governing board - looks like DeJoy’s days are numbered; Interior Secretary is taking steps to remove “squaw” from federal government use; the January 6 Select Committee has issued subpoenas to Roger Stone, Alex Jones, and more; plus a whole bunch of new nomi...
Nov 24, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 45
This week: Bannon was indicted on two counts of contempt of Congress and turned himself in - will he see jail time; the Select Committee investigating January 6 issues more subpoenas; Biden’s vaccine mandates are paused by the courts, but many businesses are still implementing them; the only good thing to say about C. Everett Koop; plus what’s holding up all the comings. Guest host, Eli Bosnick https://twitter.com/elibosnick https://scathingatheist.com/ Follow your hosts on Twitter: Allison Gill...
Nov 17, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 44
This week: Andrew and Allison will be taking a look at the grand jury in Georgia, and what a Trump indictment for soliciting election fraud would look like; updates on LGBTQ+ folks who were discharged from military service and their partners; plus Comings and Goings. Follow your hosts on Twitter: Allison Gill https://twitter.com/allisongill Andrew Torrez https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw The Podcast: https://twitter.com/aisle45pod Want to support this podcast and get it ad-free and early? Go to: h...
Nov 10, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 43
This week: Andrew and Allison will be taking a look at what Office for Access to Justice at the DoJ is doing now; DHS shifting policies to limit where agents can arrest people; plus Comings and Goings. Allison Gill is on vacation Follow your hosts on Twitter: Allison Gill https://twitter.com/allisongill Andrew Torrez https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw The Podcast: https://twitter.com/aisle45pod Want to support this podcast and get it ad-free and early? Go to: https://www.patreon.com/aisle45pod Alli...
Nov 03, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 42
This week: Andrew and Morgan will be covering Manchin, Sinema, and the Biden agenda; Hunter Walker’s piece in Rolling Stone about the planning of January 6; plus Comings and Goings. Allison Gill is on vacation Follow your hosts on Twitter: Andrew Torrez https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw Allison Gill https://twitter.com/allisongill The Podcast: https://twitter.com/aisle45pod Morgan Stringer http://twitter.com/mostring Want to support this podcast and get it ad-free and early? Go to: https://www.pat...
Oct 27, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 41
This week: Allison and Morgan will be covering the latest response from the Department of Justice in the ongoing battle against the Texas abortion ban; a preliminary report from Biden’s Commission on SCOTUS reform is out; Biden is redefining the role of ICE; plus Comings and Goings. Follow your hosts on Twitter: Allison Gill https://twitter.com/allisongill Morgan Stringer http://twitter.com/mostring Andrew Torrez https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw https://twitter.com/aisle45pod Want to support this...
Oct 20, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 40
This week: Andrew and Allison go over the current state of TX SB8 and what happens when the current administrative stay runs out on Wednesday; the Sussman indictment and response get thoroughly examined; a look at some of the rules for forgiving federal student loans; Biden reverses mining rights in a couple of National Monument; and more. Follow your hosts on Twitter: Allison Gill https://twitter.com/allisongill Andrew Torrez https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw https://twitter.com/aisle45pod Want t...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 39
This week: Renato Mariotti joins Allison to talk about John Eastman and his 8 step plan to subvert American democracy; Facebook’s outage and what the whistleblowers said; plus Biden appoints and nominates some highly qualified and diverse people to federal benches and US Attorneys’ offices. Andrew Torrez is on vacation. Follow your hosts on Twitter: Allison Gill https://twitter.com/allisongill Andrew Torrez https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw https://twitter.com/aisle45pod Renato Mariotti https://tw...
Oct 06, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 38
This week: Morgan Stringer joins Allison to talk about January 6th Commission subpoenas; Bannon’s January 5th meeting; some personnel shuffle around the insurrection; Eastman’s 6 point plan to subvert democracy; plus some of the fallout from SB8. Andrew Torrez is on vacation. Follow your hosts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allisongill https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw https://twitter.com/aisle45pod https://twitter.com/MoString Want to support this podcast and get it ad-free and early? Go to: htt...
Sep 29, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 37
This week: Weisselberg’s attorney says that there is strong reason to believe more indictments are coming from the Trump Org investigation; many federal agencies adopted policies explicitly prohibiting the use of “chokeholds” and “carotid restraints” unless deadly force is authorized; Randall Eliason joins us to talk about Durham’s flimsy Sussman indictment; plus five more Biden nominations are announced. Follow our guest on Twitter: Randall Eliason https://twitter.com/RDEliason https://www.wash...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 36
This week: Allison and Andrew dive into the Justice Department’s suit against Texas over SB8; Columbus, Ohio enlists the help of DoJ to reform its police department, but the police don’t seem to be cooperating; DoJ and MALDEF file appeals in Texas over DACA; plus bye-bye to Spicer and Conway, hello to a good Judge Thomas; and more. Follow your hosts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allisongill https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw https://twitter.com/aisle45pod Want to support this podcast and get it a...
Sep 15, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 35
This week: what is the shadow docket; just how insidious is Texas SB8; where in the world is John Pierce - defender of January 6 insurrectionists and probable grifter; two key nominations from Biden; and more. *Correction: Andrew refers to John Pierce’s two-member group as the “National Constitutional Liberties Union.” It is called the “National Constitutional Law Union.” Andrew may have misnamed the duo, but he did not mischaracterize it. Mr. Torrez regrets the error, but more so, the group’s e...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 34
This week: AG and Andrew are live in DC with special guest Glenn Kirschner. They take a deep dive into Judge Parker’s Kraken sanctions ruling. Follow your hosts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allisongill https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw https://twitter.com/aisle45pod Promo Codes: The Feals Customer Service team is dedicated to making sure you get the best use of your CBD. Start feeling better with Feals ! Become a member today by going to Feals.com/CLEANUP and you'll get 50% off your first order...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 33
This week: Lawrence Tribe calls on Garland to investigate Trump for his attempted coup; Fruman is changing his not guilty plea; environmental cleanup news; Maricopa County Recorder writes a 38-page letter to Arizona Republicans about the Crazy Times Carnival Fraudit; plus Biden has nominated Ambassadors to China, Japan, and Tanzania, plus 5 more key nominations; and more! Follow your hosts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allisongill https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw https://twitter.com/aisle45pod ...
Aug 25, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 32
This week: some context for the US withdrawal from Afghanistan that’s missing from most major outlets; the Senate passes a resolution to authorize the budget reconciliation process; we welcome another Republican to join the 1/6 Commission; Acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has been nominated to fill the position in a Senate-confirmed capacity; plus Biden got some nominees confirmed last week, but has many more to go; and more! Follow your hosts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allisongi...
Aug 18, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 31
This week: it’s beginning to look like Democrats outmaneuver Republicans on infrastructure; Jeffrey Rosen has been working with the DOJ about TFG’s attempts to get him to do a coup ; we’re learning how deep the plan actually went; Riggleman, once endorsed by TFG, is now a technical advisor to the Jan 6 Commission; and welcome to Eunice Lee to the 2nd Circuit. Follow your hosts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allisongill https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw https://twitter.com/aisle45pod Want to suppo...
Aug 11, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 30
This week: reversing Trump’s environmental policies will take some time; Trump’s losing record defending his rule changes; some of Garland’s recent decisions are pretty encouraging. Andrew Torrez is out this week, so Morgan Stringer is joining Allison. Follow your hosts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allisongill https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw https://twitter.com/aisle45pod Morgan Stringer, Ace Associate https://twitter.com/MoString Want to support this podcast and get it ad-free and early? Go ...
Aug 04, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 29
This week: some prominent Republicans have switched to promoting the COVID vaccine; the January 6 House Select Committee convened with 7 Democrats and 2 Republicans; Merrick Garland issued a long-awaited directive Wednesday seeking to limit political influence on law enforcement matters by strictly limiting contacts between Justice Department personnel and the White House; calls for an investigation as to whether Barr blocked Barrack charges; Biden nominates 8 new US Attorneys including one who ...
Jul 28, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 28
This week: what could the first felony sentence handed down to an insurrectionist mean for the rest of them; Calk talk - Stephen M. Calk gets convicted of bribery and corruptly using his position; how laughable are McQarthy’s picks for the House Insurrection Commission and a friendly wager on how Pelosi will proceed Follow your hosts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allisongill https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw https://twitter.com/aisle45pod Want to support this podcast and get it ad-free and early...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 27
This week: let’s take a deep dive into the Kraken sanctions hearing; the Pentagon scraps a $10B deal with Microsoft after Amazon sued on the grounds that the contract was awarded due to “outside influence that has no place in the government”; the Commerce Department released a report on proposed automobile tariffs from the Trump Admin.; what’s a “broadband nutrition label”; new Biden policy largely prohibits the detention of pregnant, nursing and postpartum women who have been caught crossing th...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 26
This week: let’s take a deep dive into what’s in the first counts in the Weisselberg indictment; can NY prove intent; the Biden Administration issues rules to protect us against “surprise billing” from hospitals and insurance companies; Biden announces plan to bring deported veterans and their families back to the US and halt any deportations; plus disabled vets get student loan relief. Follow your hosts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allisongill https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw https://twitter....
Jul 07, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This week: Trump’s lawyer tells us something we already know; Garland challenges Georgia’s voter restrictions in “first of many steps” the DoJ will take to protect voters’ rights; will the bipartisan infrastructure framework hold, did Biden tip his hand; plus an insurrectionist gets charged with assault. Morgan Stringer is filling in for Allison Gill. Follow Morgan on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/MoString Follow your hosts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allisongill https://twitter.com/patorr...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 24
This week; it appears the FBI IS working its way up the food chain in the insurrection investigation, could they be going as high as Congress; more on the Barr "leak investigation" subpoenas; meet Oz; Mercer, Bannon, Stone, and Operation Clintonson; plus hello again to Christi Grimm. Follow your hosts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allisongill https://twitter.com/patorrezlaw https://twitter.com/aisle45pod Want to support this podcast and get it ad-free and early? Go to: https://www.patreon.com/...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week: we dive deeper into Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s response to DoJ’s motion to stay in the CREW/Barr Memo case; Kleinhendler tees up some pretty weak arguments in front of US District Court Judge Valerie E. Caproni and she walloped them; Biden announces his support for repealing the 2002 AUMF; Horowitz has been tapped to investigate the 2018 subpoena issued to Apple demanding information for phone numbers and email accounts - some of which belong to high profile Democrats like Swalwell an...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 22
This week: what team is Manchin playing for, and are there Republicans who are less republican than him; the Biden Administration strengthened the Endangered Species Act - is it enough to undo Trump’s environmental damage; have you heard Rudy on the phone trying to get Ukraine to “investigate” Biden; who is the Special Master tasked with going through the information seized in the Rudy raid; plus we wave goodbye to a Trump lackey who was Chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PC...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 21
This week: what’s the state of partisan polarization; can Biden get his agenda through; shifting demographics are scary for racists; Vanita Gupta will make a difference in the investigation and prosecution of hate crimes; can the DoJ walk AND chew gum; the EPA restores a rule that will give authority back states and Native American tribes to block projects that can pollute their water; how close could Trump be to being indicted by; is Weisselberg cooperating or getting indicted; the Dems get a m...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 20
