Today: Trump attempted to install an ally at Attorney General to overturn the results of the election; seven Senators have filed an ethics complaint against Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley; we learn the Trump campaign funded leaders of the insurrection; Majority Leader Chuck Schumer agrees to postpone the Senate impeachment trial to February 8th; the Biden Administration prepares to overturn Trump abortion rules and reinstate transgender people serving openly in the military; the House Ways and Means C...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 484
Today: Mike Flynn’s brother was in the room when the call for backup came in during the insurrection; Pelosi says there’s no question that some members of Congress gave aid and comfort to those peddling the big lie; Michael Ellis is put on administrative leave pending an investigation into his appointment as NSA General Counsel; Kevin McCarthy changes his mind on Trump inciting the insurrection; the Secretary of the Army has resigned; a judge has denied the NRA’s motion to dismiss the New York A...
Jan 22, 2021•57 min•Ep. 483
Today, Biden signs executive orders in the Oval Office; in his final hours as President, Trump rescinds the rules barring White House staff from lobbying for five years; Trump pardons Bannon, Erickson, and Broidy among others; Donald actually left a note for Biden, though we don’t know the details; plus Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) and AG hit the Hot Notes and deliver your Good News. Follow our guest on Twitter: Rachel Vindman (@natsechobbyist) Have some good news, a confession, a correction, or a ...
Jan 21, 2021•57 min•Ep. 482
Today: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are sworn in as the President and the Vice President of the United States; several National Guard members are removed from duty, some for ties to white supremacist groups; Hawley blocks Biden’s nominee for Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas; Mitch McConnell says, on the Senate floor, that Trump incited the insurrection; Haspel resigns from the CIA; Biden’s DNI nominee says she’ll provide Congress with the unclassified report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi; ...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 481
Today: Riley Williams has been arrested and is being investigated for potentially stealing Pelosi’s laptop to send to Russia; we may have narrowed down the bottleneck in the National Guard response to the insurrection; Trump weighs over a hundred pardons; Biden’s incoming Chief of Staff doesn’t rule out stopping intel briefings for Trump; ABC gets a copy of the original Trump letter firing Comey that was never supposed to see the light of day; some news from under the radar; plus Dana Goldberg (...
Jan 19, 2021•58 min•Ep. 480
Today: people close to Trump are selling their access to rich felons who want pardons; large Bitcoin payments to right wing terrorists a month before the insurrection are linked to foreign accounts; privileged white supremacists are asking Trump for pardons; HHS Director Azar resigns after lying about vaccine reserves; the Capitol Police have opened an investigation into members of Congress; the My Pillow guy pitches martial law to Trump while Rudy tries to get paid, and they try to install Kash...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 479
Live Q&A with Andrew Torrez of opening arguments and AG of The Daily Beans from Tuesday, December 22nd. Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and ge...
Jan 16, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 478
Today, Congressional Democrats are demanding answers about tours given inside the Capitol the day before the insurrection; Trump is impeached for a second time; a massive pardon list is expected to come out in the next few days; Jamie Harrison is selected as the new DNC Chair, taxpayer money spent on restrooms for Ivanka’s and Jared’s Secret Service Detail because they would not allow them to use their restrooms; Trump refuses to pay Giuliani’s legal fees; the DC Attorney General seeks an interv...
Jan 15, 2021•53 min•Ep. 477
Today, AG is suffering from some flu symptoms and is unable to record a show. Thank you all for understanding. Hopefully, she’ll be well enough to record tomorrow. Send good vibes, and have a wonderful day. Have some good news, a confession, a correction, or a case for Beans Court? https://bit.ly/2ShareGN Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early? https://dailybeans.supercast.tech/ Or https://patreon.com/muellershewrote Promo Codes Best Fiends is a unique and exciting puzzle experien...
Jan 14, 2021•3 min•Ep. 476
Today, Mitch McConnell says he hates Trump for what he did last week and is pleased about impeachment; the DoJ and FBI give a press briefing; law enforcement is monitoring several credible threats of attacks on the Capitol, inside Trump’s failure to respond to the insurrection; Parler’s amateur coding could come back to bite seditionists; extremists are turning to encrypted channels; Lin Wood is kicked off Carter Page’s defense; Mike Pompeo is uninvited to Europe as top diplomats refuse to meet ...
Jan 13, 2021•59 min•Ep. 475
Today, an article of impeachment has been formally introduced charging Trump with inciting an insurrection; the US Attorney General in DC is considering charging Trump for inciting a riot; White House Counsel and Bill Barr had advised Trump against a self-pardon; the State Department website showed Trump’s and Pence’s terms had ended; Melania makes a ridiculous statement; Pence visits the White House today; plus Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) , and AG hit the Hot Notes and deliver your Good News. Fol...
Jan 12, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 474
Today: Trump records a tepid unity video then publicly regrets it after being banned from every social media platform from Pornhub to Pinterest; multiple officials are saying there might have been a coordinated effort to stop a National Guard response to the insurrection; the FBI is executing multiple arrests for the attack on the Capitol; another call is unearthed from Trump to Georgia election officials, and the US Attorney in Georgia that suspiciously resigned was actually pushed out and repl...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 473
Live Q&A with Andrew Torrez of opening arguments and AG of The Daily Beans from Tuesday, December 22nd. Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and ge...
Jan 09, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 472
Today, Congress certifies the electoral votes for Biden and Harris; multiple high-level resignations in the Trump Administration; Biden officially nominates his Department of Justice picks; Pelosi calls for the 25th Amendment or she may proceed with impeachment; the House Sergeant at Arms tenders his resignation as Pelosi awaits the Capitol Police Chief to do the same; Trump withdraws his nomination of Chad Wolf as Secretary of DHS; Bill Barr slams Trump for inciting the insurrection; Facebook e...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 471
Today, Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock win their respective elections in Georgia giving Democrats the Senate, House, and the White House; Biden is set to nominate Merrick Garland for Attorney General; there’s a failed coup attempt in DC at the urging of Trump and his allies; plus Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) and AG do the Hot Notes and deliver your Good News. Follow our guests on Twitter: P. Andrew Torrez (@patorrezlaw) Co-host of Opening Arguments Have some good news, a confession, a corre...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 470
Today, we find out if Pence will do his job and read the Electoral College results; the authorities now have a motive in the case of the Wisconsin hospital staffer that intentionally spoiled over 500 doses of the COVID vaccine; lawyers for Kemp and Raffensperger respond to Trump’s 13th hour lawsuit; the Georgia runoff elections are well underway; Florida is using EVENTBRITE to distribute the COVID vaccine and it’s a trainwreck; the case for impeaching the President; plus Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy...
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 469
Today, in-person voting day is happening in Georgia as election officials push back on Trump’s claims about their presidential election; Democrats ask FBI Director Christopher Wray to investigate the phone call between Donald and Raffensperger as the North Atlanta US Attorney General quits early; every living former Defense Secretary signs a letter saying the military won’t get involved in the election; plus Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) and AG do the Hot Notes and deliver your Good News. Follow our...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 468
Today, Trump crosses another criminal line in a phone call to Georgia election officials; Trump’s veto of the NDAA is officially overridden; a federal judge scorches Kristi Noem; Louis Gohmert’s lawsuit against Mike Pence gets dismissed, and 11 Senate Republicans are now saying they will object to the election results; plus Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) and AG do the Hot Notes and deliver your Good News. Follow our guest on Twitter: Rachel Vindman (@natsechobbyist) Have some good news, a confession,...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 467
Live Q&A with Andrew Torrez of opening arguments and AG of The Daily Beans from Tuesday, December 22nd. Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and ge...
Jan 02, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 466
Today, a hospital employee admits to spoiling 500 doses of the COVID vaccine; Senator Perdue is in quarantine having been exposed to coronavirus; the Commerce Department misses its deadline to hand over Census results; Trump returns to the White House ghosting his Mar-a-Lago New Year’s Eve Gala; Jon Ossoff hands Fox News their ass; a Georgia judge walks back her decision on 4000 voters being purged from the rolls, and B-52 bombers are sent to Iran for the third time in two months; Aimee Carrero ...
Jan 01, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 465
Today, Mitch McConnell kills the $2000 stimulus payment; the Senate is set to override Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act; Cy Vance ramps up his investigation into Donald Trump AGAIN; two detectives in the Breonna Taylor case have been fired; the two officers who shot Tamir Rice will not be charged; Biden’s Department of Justice WILL bring back policing the police, and new details in the Nashville bombing; plus Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) and AG do the Hot Notes and deliver you...
Dec 31, 2020•56 min•Ep. 464
Today, Mitch McConnell blocks unanimous consent to pass the $2000 relief checks as Bernie Sanders filibusters to force a Senate vote, Colorado reports a case of the UK COVID variant; a judge dismissed the Hunter Biden laptop suit filed by the Mac Store guy; Biden will invoke the Defense Production Act as vaccine distribution lags behind goals; a judge blocks a voter purge in two Georgia counties; Megan Rapinoe, and Billie Jean King sign a brief with 174 athletes supporting trans women in sports;...
Dec 30, 2020•58 min•Ep. 463
Today, the house passes the bill to increase relief checks from $600 to $2000 and the House has overridden Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act; Rep. Louis Gohmert is SUING Mike Pence to overturn the election on January 6th; Russia tells Navalny to return home or face prison; Biden builds out his White House digital operation and says he’s meeting transition obstruction at the Pentagon and the Office of Management and Budget, Inspectors General seek new support under Biden, and...
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 462
Today, Trump left for Florida without signing the COVID Relief or Omnibus Spending Bill but not before he vetoed the NDAA (Trump singed the COVID Relief after this recording); the explosion in Nashville Tennessee raises questions; a judge tosses out another Devin Nunes lawsuit; Jake Tapper bans Kayleigh McEnany because she “lies the way most people breathe”; a spokesman for Ron DeSantis deactivates his Twitter account; plus Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) and AG do the Hot Notes and deliver your Good ...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 461
Live Q&A with Andrew Torrez of opening arguments and AG of The Daily Beans from Tuesday, December 22nd. Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and ge...
Dec 26, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 460
Today, Trump pardons Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Charles Kushner; the Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance responds to the Manafort pardon, Roger Stone could be in trouble in New York state; the FBI thwarted a white supremacist plot to attack the US power grid; Dominion sends letters to Lou Dobbs and Sean Hannity threatening legal action; the New York Attorney General Tish James has subpoenaed Jacob Wohl, plus Aimee Carrero (@aimeecarrero) and AG do the Hot Notes and deliver verdicts in Aimee’s Court. F...
Dec 25, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 459
Today, Trump has vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act, which is different from the Omnibus Spending Bill and the COVID Relief Bill, though Trump has indicated he would veto that as well, Dominion Voting Systems joins Smartmatic and is suing Giuliani and others for defamation about their voting machines, the White House sends instructions to staff on how to pack up and leave and then Trump rescinds the email, and Barr sends his farewell email and ghosts, plus Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) an...
Dec 24, 2020•58 min•Ep. 458
Today, federal prosecutors likely already have communications from Rudy Giuliani in SDNY’s investigation into FARA, campaign finance, and money laundering violations; Governor Gavin Newsom appoints Alex Padilla to take Kamala Harris’ senate seat; Trump surrounds himself with conspiracy theorists as he continues to try to overturn the election; Pennsylvania finds proof of voter fraud and it was for Trump; Trump’s special money friend Rosemary Vrablic resigns from Deutsche Bank, and comedian and a...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 457
Today, Bill Barr says there will be no special counsel for the 2020 election and he will not order voting machines seized, details of the new COVID relief package, a lawyer from Trump’s Justice Department speaks out, Congress restores Medicaid benefits for Pacific Islanders, Trump is weighing immunity for Mohammed bin Salman in the assassination of a dissident and the death of Jamal Khashoggi, Biden gets the COVID vaccine, and the oversight committee wants to re-issue its investigation and subpo...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 456
Today, Trump provides cover for Russia even as the State Department and prominent Republican Senators blame Russia for the recent hack, White House officials were preparing to release a statement on the Russia hack when they were ordered to stand down, Kushner helped create shell companies possibly to funnel campaign money to the family, Fox News walks back comments after the threat of legal action, and a federal judge rules that a host of a Fox Nation show called Un-PC can sue a co-host for sen...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 455
