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 president. The DoJ has opened a criminal investigation into a non profit tied to writer E. Jean Carr...
May 31, 2026•1 hr 1 min
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 remaining charges against the Broadview 6 after a grand jury transcript showed gross misconduct. Plu...
May 24, 2026•59 min
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 misconduct” against disqualified US Attorney John Sarcone III. A Trump appointed judge has accused the...
May 17, 2026•56 min
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 spoke at a private event last month saying Trump has corrupted the Justice Department, and that it’s be...
May 10, 2026•1 hr 6 min
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 investigating the Department of Justice's compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The White House Co...
May 03, 2026•56 min
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 DiGenova to take over the investigation into ex CIA chief John Brennan and others. The Justice Departme...
Apr 26, 2026•56 min
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 administration of improperly prosecuting anti-abortion protestors. US Attorney for the District of Columbia ...
Apr 19, 2026•1 hr 4 min
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 investigating Cassidy Hutchinson for lying to Congress. Plus listener questions. Do you have questions for the...
Apr 12, 2026•1 hr 1 min
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 Justice Office of Legal Counsel has penned a memo declaring that the Presidential Records Act is unconst...
Apr 05, 2026•54 min
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 investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Legal experts are stunned after a federal judge catches DOJ law...
Mar 29, 2026•1 hr 2 min
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 investigation. The Department of Justice has suspended minimum work requirements for hiring attorneys. Plus lis...
Mar 22, 2026•1 hr 10 min
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 your objection here .) A federal grand jury has subpoenaed Arizona 2020 voting records as the Trump...
Mar 15, 2026•1 hr 8 min
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 Attorney General Todd Blanche has rescinded former Attorney General Merrick Garland’s restrictions on no...
Mar 08, 2026•1 hr 1 min
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 down the situation around Senator Mark Kelly. More from Virginia Burger: https://www.pogo.org/about/peo...
Mar 01, 2026•1 hr 9 min
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 violating dozens of recent court orders in New Jersey. Plus listener questions… Do you have questions for...
Feb 22, 2026•57 min
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 federal judge has blocked Trump's effort to transfer 20 former death row inmates commuted by President...
Feb 15, 2026•54 min
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 against political foes as the Weaponization Czar Ed Martin is removed for leaking grand jury material. T...
Feb 08, 2026•59 min
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 freedom The US Attorney’s office in Minneapolis is in crisis over concerns that they were being asked to execute orders that went against the department’s mission and best practices. AG: and members ...
Feb 01, 2026•1 hr 10 min
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 people Judge Engelmayer has denied the letter motion filed by Representatives Khanna and Massie to appoint a Special Master over the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Two whistleblowers have uncovered an internal DHS memo instructing ICE agen...
Jan 25, 2026•1 hr 5 min
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 week as experts debunk claims that he infringed on Donald Trump’s free speech. President Trump is...
Jan 18, 2026•59 min
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 District of New York was unlawfully appointed, and a separate judge has ordered Lindsey Halligan to ...
Jan 11, 2026•56 min
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 Check out other MSW Media podcasts https://mswmedia.com/shows/ Follow AG Mueller, She Wrote Substack Mueller She Wrote on Bluesky https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote https://twitter.com/dailybeanspod More from Andrew McCabe The Real McCabe on Substack @therealmccabe.com on Bluesky The Threat: How the ...
Jan 04, 2026•1 hr 47 min
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? Check out other MSW Media podcasts https://mswmedia.com/shows/ Follow AG Mueller, She Wrote Substack Mueller She Wrote on Bluesky https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote https://twitter.com/dailybeanspod More from Andrew McCabe The Real McCabe on Substack @therealmccabe.com on Bluesky The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age...
Jan 02, 2026•58 min
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 Epstein files as they claim to have found a million new documents. The White House has taken over t...
Dec 28, 2025•1 hr 7 min
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 Director Dan Bongino says he will leave his position at the FBI next month. And the Department of Just...
Dec 21, 2025•1 hr 5 min
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 the Justice Department of misleading the court in an order for the immediate release of Kilmar Abre...
Dec 14, 2025•55 min
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 Patel faces more scrutiny about his personal use of public resources after ordering an FBI detail to ...
Dec 07, 2025•1 hr 7 min
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 against Hillary Clinton et al, and allows the $1M sanctions fine to stand. The FBI has opened an in...
Nov 30, 2025•1 hr 4 min
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. Attorney General Pam Bondi says in a press conference that the Justice Department will “follow the law” w...
Nov 23, 2025•1 hr 4 min
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 Senators whose phone records were subpoenaed by Jack Smith to seek at least $500K in damages from th...
Nov 16, 2025•1 hr 3 min
