Today, in the Hot Notes: Republicans successfully block the Insurrection Commission; the Manhattan DA could be looking into “little RICO” charges in New York; Trump supporters SHOCKED at finding out they have to pay back the payroll tax holiday initiative; Texas Republicans finalize a bill that would allow judges to overturn the will of the people; Israeli opposition parties reach an agreement to oust Netanyahu; the DC Police admit for the first time they DID use tear gas against protestors in L...
May 31, 2021•57 min•Ep. 574
Today, in the Hot Notes: Republicans counter President Biden with a $928 billion infrastructure proposal; Trump is claiming that his Senate acquittal is a double jeopardy defense against the civil suits stemming from the insurrection; a voter suppression bill fails to pass in Arizona; Republican House leaders finally rebuke Marjorie Greene’s Holocaust remarks; top Democrats have discussed the possibility of AOC filing for a restraining order against Marjorie Greene; McConnell trades personal fav...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 573
Today, in the Hot Notes: a mass shooting in San Jose kills 8 as police are still processing the scene; new troubles for the Crazy Times Carnival Audit in Maricopa County; a Republican Pennsylvania State Senator is caught lying about breaching police lines during the insurrection; Michigan’s top election official warns counties about the risks of vote audits by outside groups; the My Pillow guy was 86ed from a Republican governors event; President Biden orders an intelligence agency review of the...
May 27, 2021•51 min•Ep. 572
Today, in the Hot Notes: the Manhattan DA impanels a special grand jury to weigh indictments in the Trump investigation; Merrick Garland releases part of the Bill Barr OLC memo and the entire Judge Jackson opinion; McGhan will testify before the House Judiciary next week; a poorly redacted court filing reveals names in the federal investigation into Rudy Giuliani; Biden’s job approval reaches 62%; plus AG and Dana Goldberg deliver your good news. https://twitter.com/BarbMcQuade Law Professor; Fo...
May 26, 2021•52 min•Ep. 571
Today, in the Hot Notes: Garland releases some of the Barr OLC memo; a new Tulsa Massacre Reparations Bill is proposed in Congress; Belarus forces down a plane to remove a journalist in Minsk; Beto O'Rourke is eyeing the Texas governorship; indigenous people are set to receive the largest amount of federal money in the history of America; Joe Manchin feigns outrage over Republicans refusing to vote for an Insurrection Commission as Schumer sets up to force a vote; plus AG and Dana Goldberg deliv...
May 25, 2021•59 min•Ep. 570
Today, in the Hot Notes: we’ll learn Merrick Garland's decision on the Bill Barr OLC memo; Maricopa County tells the Arizona Senate to preserve documents for evidence in the Cyber Ninja “audit”; Trump flack Jason Miller is ordered to pay $42K in legal fees after a court dismisses his defamation case; Rick Santorum is fired from CNN for his racist comments; Ivanka Trump pretended not to know who Allen Weisselberg is during her deposition; plus Dana and AG deliver your Good News. Follow our guest ...
May 24, 2021•50 min•Ep. 569
Today, in the Hot Notes: the New York Attorney General has ANOTHER criminal investigation open - this one is into the Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg; the House passes the insurrection commission legislation but it probably won’t make it out of the Senate; Val Demings is running against Marco Rubio in Florida; the ICE facility that was performing unnecessary hysterectomies is shut down; lawyers reunite 54 more families separated at the border; a federal judge allows the NYAG to intervene in the ...
May 21, 2021•59 min•Ep. 568
Today, in the Hot Notes: the New York Attorney General has confirmed that her civil investigation into the Trump Organization now has a criminal element; Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reversed course and is now against the insurrection commission; experts say DeSantis could NOT stop the extradition of Trump to New York; Merrick Garland's Justice Department has withdrawn a subpoena against the Twitter parody account @Mom_Nunes; three Republican lawmakers are fined for defying the House mask rul...
May 20, 2021•46 min•Ep. 567
Today, in the Hot Notes: the investigation into Rudy Giuliani has a broader scope than previously reported; Kevin McCarthy helped water down the Insurrection Commission then refused to vote for it; the DA calls the killing of Andrew Brown justified; the attorney for Jacob Chansley goes off the rails; rooting out extremists in law enforcement is proving to be harder initially thought; a PAC for Senator Susan Collins of Maine is under federal investigation; the Alabama State Legislature restricts ...
May 19, 2021•57 min•Ep. 566
Today, in the Hot Notes: Trump throws Rudy under the bus again; SCOTUS grants cert in an abortion case that puts Roe v Wade at risk; Joel Greenberg pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate; a Republican voted for Trump on behalf of his deceased wife who he’s accused of murdering; Anthony Blinken says there was no evidence of Hamas in the Associated Press building bombed by Israel; an insurrectionist is accused of having a firearm in the Capitol on January 6th; Biden announces his plan to send vacci...
May 18, 2021•57 min•Ep. 565
Today, in the Hot Notes: the Department of Justice asks for and is granted a one week extension to make a decision in the Barr memo handoff; another Matt Gaetz exclusive from The Daily Beast; Joel Greenberg expected to plead guilty today to six of the 33 counts against him and cooperate with the feds; Congressional leaders reach a deal on the Insurrection Commission; Marjorie Taylor Greene is probably committing tax fraud; plus Dana and AG deliver your Good News. Elie Honig (@eliehonig) Host, Th...
May 17, 2021•55 min•Ep. 564
Today, in the Hot Notes: the CDC says that fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear masks in most settings; Florida officials prepare for Trump to be indicted by the Manhattan DA; Cy Vance has subpoenaed the school of the grandchildren of Allen Weisselberg regarding a suspected tax fraud scheme by his son; the judge in the Chauvin trial finds 4 aggravating factors present for sentencing; Joel Greenberg gets a plea deal; plus Aimee Carrero is here to help AG deliver your Good News. Follow Our G...
May 14, 2021•54 min•Ep. 563
Today, in the Hot Notes: over 100 prominent Republicans threaten to form a third party over Trump as House Republicans oust Liz Cheney from her leadership position; Chris Miller, Robert Contee, and Jeffrey Rosen testify before the House Oversight Committee; Merrick Garland and Don McGahn reach an agreement for McGahn’s testimony in the Trump obstruction of justice case; Students for Trump founder Fournier ratted out his fake lawyer partner; more explosive accusations about Gaetz ally Joel Greenb...
May 13, 2021•55 min•Ep. 562
Today, in the Hot Notes: the NRA is ..., the Fulton County DA is seeking the death penalty and has filed hate crime charges against the gunman who murdered six Asian women at Atlanta area spas; the Cyber Ninjas are getting themselves in more hot water in Arizona; Mitt Romney had a blowout with Josh Hawley and told him he was the cause of the insurrection; A Newsmax anchor got got on the Dominion lies; an internal investigation finds the officers who murdered Breonna Taylor had no reason to fire ...
May 12, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 561
Today, in the Hot Notes: the Biden Administration revives healthcare protections for transgender people; the Cyber Ninjas are demanding Maricopa County passwords; an international group has hacked a US pipeline using ransomware; new estimates are out for how many Americans actually died of COVID; Fauci says the US is unlikely to see a COVID surge this winter; Kevin McCarthy has endorsed Elise Stefanik to replace Liz Cheney as the #3 republican in the house; there’s new polling out for Biden's ap...
May 11, 2021•52 min•Ep. 560
Today, in the Hot Notes: Christopher Miller and Jeffrey Rosen will testify to the House oversight committee this week; FEC member Ellen Weintraub pens an op-ed about the FEC dropping the investigation into the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels; a federal grand jury indicts Chauvin and the other three former officers in the murder of George Floyd for violating his civil rights; the Justice Department will re-define the term “firearm” to close the ghost gun loophole; the FBI says more indictmen...
May 10, 2021•50 min•Ep. 559
Today, in the Hot Notes: DeSantis signs voter suppression into law and is immediately met with lawsuits; the FEC unanimously recommends Congress ban pre-checked recurring campaign donation boxes; President Biden is snubbing some of the former guy’s favorite autocrats; thanks to the vaccine COVID cases and hospitalizations are WAY down; San Francisco will take a huge chunk of funding from the police and redirecting it to black businesses and entrepreneurs; the DoJ is asking Arizona Republicans to...
May 07, 2021•58 min•Ep. 558
Today, in the Hot Notes: four additional insurrectionists are set to cooperate with federal prosecutors; the Biden White House is poised to confront red states on their anti-trans bills; the Army Reserve stops the promotion of South Dakota Attorney General Ravnsborg’s promotion because of his hit and run case; a Facebook board refuses to reinstate the former guy’s account; McCarthy may be in more hot water than he’s bargaining for by trying to oust Liz Cheney.; plus AG and Dana Gold deliver your...
May 06, 2021•47 min•Ep. 557
Today, in the Hot Notes: Buzzfeed gets 300 more pages of emails and 302s from the Mueller Investigation in their FOIA suit; Chris Steele produced a second Trump dossier; Judge Jackson orders the release of Barr’s OLC Trump obstruction memo; McCarthy is caught on a hot mike bad-mouthing Liz Cheney; the NRA has another bankruptcy hearing; Biden amends the vaccine distribution as he sets a new goal; Pfizer prepares for full authorization and the approval of vaccines for kids aged 2-11; Texas busine...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 556
Today, in the Hot Notes: Liz Cheney deals what I think will be the death knell to the Republican Party; experts are now concerned about what we all knew: that there may be too many anti-vaxxers to reach herd immunity; Justice Thomas pens a rare dissent in a sexual assault case but there may be ulterior motives at work; Biden is quietly laying the groundwork for increasing food assistance without Congress; the Canadian Proud Boys organization dissolves after the US designates it as a terror group...
May 04, 2021•47 min•Ep. 555
Today, in the Hot Notes: the crimes behind the raid of Rudy Giuliani’s home and office come into focus; Gaetz’s wingman Joel Greenberg wrote a confession letter and tried to pay Roger Stone $250K to lobby the former guy for a pardon; as predicted; prosecutors are seeking a higher sentence for Derek Chauvin; the Arizona Secretary of State is sending observers into the Cyber Ninjas audit of Joe Biden’s victory as a judge orders the private firm to publish its methods; an Oregon Republican is crimi...
May 03, 2021•57 min•Ep. 554
Today, in the Hot Notes: Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress gets high praise; Andrii Artemenko confirms to Politico that he spoke with the FBI about Rudy Giuliani; a state appellate court dismisses the former guy's opposition to being deposed; the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advances Biden’s pick for the Postal Board of Governors; there’s a new bipartisan push to change the way the military handles sexual assault cases; the Supreme Court sides wit...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 553
Today, in the Hot Notes: Rudy Giuliani’s apartment has been raided by the FBI; a judge has refused to release the Andrew Brown body cam footage to the public; the prosecutors in the Derek Chauvin case say they will also prosecute the case against the other three officers involved in the murder of George Floyd; Biden ends the practice of ICE and Border Patrol arresting immigrants in courthouses; spy chiefs are looking to declassify intel on Russia after a plea from four-star commanders; plus AG a...
Apr 29, 2021•52 min•Ep. 552
Today in the Hot Notes: the CDC announces new guidelines for wearing masks outdoors; Biden will seek $80 billion as part of his $2 trillion infrastructure bill aimed at beefing up IRS audits of high earners; the FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into the killing of Andrew Brown Jr.; Fox News and the NY Post walk back a bunch of bullshit; the UK imposes Magnitsky sanctions against 14 Russians; there’s a 2020 election audit funded by the GOP in Arizona; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 551
Today, in the Hot Notes: Merrick Garland announces an investigation into the Louisville Police Department’s patterns and practices; the Fulton County DA is hitting a wall with the Georgia Secretary of State’s office in the investigation into the former guy and is considering obstruction of justice charges; Texas Republicans are taking voter suppression to a whole new level; the US will begin sharing 60M AstraZeneca doses with other countries; Doug Collins announces he won’t be running for office...
Apr 27, 2021•55 min•Ep. 550
Today, in the Hot Notes: prosecutors are expecting at least 100 more arrests in the insurrection investigation; prosecutors seek to deny pretrial release of a Proud Boys chapter president, Charles Donohoe; the Matt Gaetz Campaign is in full damage control mode according to new documents as the investigation expands to include illegal pay for play; Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will allow US Embassies to fly the pride flag; Biden withdraws the former guy’s proposal restricting transgender pe...
Apr 26, 2021•59 min•Ep. 549
Today: the Capitol Police are under investigation for ordering officers to single-out anti-Trump protestors during the insurrection; the former guy awarded a $1.3B contract to make vaccine syringes but nothing was delivered; another Proud Boy is arrested and charged with conspiracy; Dems call on Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself; the House passes the DC Statehood Bill, the Senate passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act 94-1 with only Josh Hawley voting no; we have another Inspector General report ...
Apr 23, 2021•59 min•Ep. 548
Today: Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced a probe in the Minneapolis Police Department; Derrick Chauvin is in a restricted housing unit in jail, separate from the general population; a Missouri House member faces expulsion after an investigation finds he physically and sexually abused his children; the Senate has confirmed Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney General; Foxconn abandons its Wisconsin factory touted by the former guy; Florida’s transgender sports ban is headed for defeat;...
Apr 22, 2021•54 min•Ep. 547
Today; Derek Chauvin is found guilty on all three counts, bail is revoked, and he goes directly to jail; Biden will NOT appoint the controversial Russia expert; the House has rejected a Republican attempt to censure Maxine Waters; the Senate has set a hearing for the confirmation of Biden’s nominees to the Postal Board of Governors (tomorrow, 4/22); Schumer calls for the end of the federal prohibition of cannabis; the DHS IG blocked investigations into the Secret Service’s role in clearing Lafay...
Apr 21, 2021•59 min•Ep. 546
Today: closing arguments in the Derek Chauvin trial begin; Proud Boys Biggs and Nordean have their bail revoked in the insurrection prosecution; former guy lackey Michael Ellis steps down as Head Legal Counsel for the NSA; the Supreme Court refuses to hear the Republican challenge to the PA ballot deadline; Dr. Fauci says gun violence is a public health emergency; plus Dana and AG go over the Hot Notes and your Good News. Our Guest: Lauren Ritchie Former Florida Sentinel Columnist Follow AG and ...
Apr 20, 2021•59 min•Ep. 545
