Episodes
We all have questions about what will happen as Jack Smith winds down the prosecutions of Donald Trump.Would Trump’s DOJ release a report from Smith? Could it  have ever gotten to trial? What happens to future special counsels?We’re going to answer these questions in this episode and the next episodes until it’s fully wrapped up.
Published 11/17/24
Published 11/17/24
Judge Chutkan grants Jack Smith’s motion to vacate the entire pre-trial schedule in the January 6th. Rod Rosenstein, former United States Deputy Attorney General and special counsel stunt pilot, weighs in on a future Trump DoJ. We also go over plans for the podcast and listener questions.
Published 11/10/24
This week, we have Trump's response to the 11th Circuit appeal made by Jack Smith to reinstate the Florida case; along with another Trump motion to further delay his response to the immunity brief in DC; Judge Cannon says she will not recuse from the Routh case; and NBC want to televise the immunity arguments (if they happen) in Judge Chutkan’s court. Plus listener questions.
Published 11/03/24
This week, Trump is recycling the arguments that got the Mar-a-Lago case thrown out on Judge Chutkan in DC– but in a motion asking for a filing extension; if elected, Trump confirms that he would fire Jack Smith right away; the super PAC funding Trump’s legal bills is spending money faster faster than it’s taking it in; and the government opposes a motion to remove Judge Cannon from hearing the case against Trump’s would-be assassin. Plus listener questions.
Published 10/27/24
This week, we have a motion from Donald Trump asking to delay the release of the massive four volume evidence appendix from Jack Smith, as well as Judge Chutkan’s succinct denial of Trump’s delay; Smith’s response to Trump’s new motion to dismiss on statutory grounds; Judge Chutkan’s 50 page denial of most of Trump’s motion to compel discovery; and a surprise filing regarding Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida. Plus listener questions.
Published 10/20/24
This week, Judge Chutkan rules on Trump’s objection to the whether the immunity brief’s appendix can be public; Judge Chutkan also rules on Trump’s request for more time to respond; and Trump filed a supplemental motion to dismiss. Plus listener questions.
Published 10/13/24
Sit back and enjoy smooth legal writing of Jack Smith as read by Allison Gill. Part 5 Thank you to Adam Klasfeld for filling in the redacted names.Who's Who in Jack Smith's Immunity Brief
Published 10/10/24
Sit back and enjoy smooth legal writing of Jack Smith as read by Allison Gill. Part 4 Thank you to Adam Klasfeld for filling in the redacted names.
Published 10/10/24
Sit back and enjoy smooth legal writing of Jack Smith as read by Allison Gill. Part 3 Thank you to Adam Klasfeld for filling in the redacted names.
Published 10/09/24
Sit back and enjoy smooth legal writing of Jack Smith as read by Allison Gill. This is episode 2 of 3 –The Michigan Pressure Campaign
Published 10/08/24
Sit back and enjoy smooth legal writing of Jack Smith as read by Allison Gill. Part 1 Thank you to Adam Klasfeld for filling in the redacted names.
Published 10/07/24
This week, Judge Chutkan unsealed Jack Smith’s immunity brief with its limited redactions over Donald Trump’s objections. Plus, listener questions.
Published 10/06/24
This week, Judge Chutkan approves Jack Smith’s request to exceed the page limit with his immunity brief over Trump’s objection; Trump’s earlier win on what doesn’t have to be filed under seal may come back to bite him.
Published 09/29/24
This week, new reporting from Propublica shows Judge Aileen Cannon’s failure to disclose gifts and trips; Donald Trump files his omnibus reply in support of additional discovery in the DC case; and Dahlia Lithwick joins to discuss the latest revelations about SCOTUS.Plus, listener questions.
Published 09/22/24
This week, we’re still 11 days from the deadline for Special Counsel to file their immunity brief in DC. Let's take a look at the two amici briefs to the 11th Circuit requesting that Judge Cannon be removed from the Mar-a-Lago case.Then we’ll take a quick look at why claims that the 2020 election cases “were all thrown out on standing” is a lazy lie from Trump and his allies.Plus, listener questions. 
Published 09/15/24
This week, the Special Counsel’s office and Donald Trump's lawyers filed their joint status report with Judge Chutkan in the DC case outlining how they think the rest of this proceeding should go; Judge Chutkan ruled on the schedule; Jim Jordan sent  a letter to Merrick Garland saying that the superseding indictment violates DOJ policy; and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson comments publicly about the SCOTUS immunity ruling. Plus, listener questions.
Published 09/08/24
This week, Jack smith hits Trump with 4 superseding indictments in DC to meet the Supreme Court’s rules of presidential immunity. Jack has also filed his brief in the 11th Circuit appealing Judge Cannon’s dismissal. Plus, a listener question.
Published 09/01/24
This week we are sharing the discussion part of our MSW Media live show in D.C. at The Hamilton Live. Big shoutout to the crew at the venue! They are all top notch and we can’t wait to go back! We’ll be back with a regular episode next week to discuss Jack Smith’s filings that are coming due soon!
Published 08/25/24
This week: Donald Trump filed a $100M dollar [frivolous] lawsuit against the Department of Justice over their execution of the search warrant at Mar-a-Lago; there’s a strong argument that Jan 6 plea deals will withstand the recent SCOTUS ruling on 1512c2. Plus we take some listener questions.
Published 08/18/24
Judge Chutkan is back to moving things along as swiftly as possible by ordering a status conference, denying Trump’s motions to dismiss.Jack Smith asked for a little more time to brief the court on how the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity will affect the indictment and future proceedings. Plus we take some listener questions.
Published 08/11/24
Jack Smith has not requested an expedited briefing schedule in the appeal to the 11th Circuit to reverse Cannon’s dismissal.Cameras caught Chesebro doing his dirty work to perpetuate the Jan 6 scheme.Judge Chutkin has her case back!We shed some light on Trump’s Project 2025 plan for DoJ.Plus we take some listener questions.
Published 08/04/24
This week we go over what Jack Smith’s appeal to the 11th Circuit will look like and why Judge Cannon will likely be overturned. Donald Trump threatens to sue DoJ for violating his Constitutional rights. Plus we take some listener questions.
Published 07/28/24
This week Jack Smith filed notice that DoJ will be appealing to the 11th Circuit Judge Cannon’s dismissal of the Mar-a-Lago indictment. We expect that he will request that the appeal is heard on an expedited basis. The sentences of many January 6 rioters who had a charge of obstructing an official proceeding are being revised due to the recent SCOTUS decision narrowing the scope of the charge. Plus we take several listener questions.
Published 07/21/24
She did it! Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the Mar-a-Lago case. She bought Justice Clarence Thomas’s drive-by concurrence in the immunity ruling saying Jack Smith was appointed unconstitutionally. Jack Smith has requested permission from Merrick Garland to appeal Cannon’s ruling.
Published 07/16/24