Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: the New York Times gets a massive trove of smoking gun emails in which Trump associates call the fraudulent electors FAKE; Democratic chairs call for the Trump appointed DHS OIG Cuffari to recuse from the investigation into the deleted Secret Service texts sent during the failed coup; the Washington Post gets a hold of a DoJ Grand Jury subpoena issued to a fraudulent elector in Arizona, and a former Mueller prosecutor points out that one of...

Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: the DoJ has broadened its investigation again by putting Pence’s chief of staff Mark Short and legal counsel Greg Jacob in front of a federal grand jury; the committee releases new evidence about what Trump didn’t want to say during his January 7th address; Fulton County DA Fani Willis is disqualified from investigating one Georgia state senator because of conflicts of interest; Jamie Raskin answers questions about coordination between the DoJ...

Monday, July 25th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Steve Bannon is convicted on both counts of contempt of Congress; the Secret Service identified potential missing text messages on the phones of ten individuals; the Trump PAC paid over $2M to law firms representing January 6th witnesses; right-wing provocateur Baked Alaska is set to plead guilty; the top takeaways from the latest committee hearing; plus Allison delivers your Good News. Follow the Podcast on Apple: http://apple.co/beans Follow...

Friday, July 22nd, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: The investigation into the missing Secret Service texts has been elevated to a criminal investigation; former Trump aide Garrett Ziegler goes on a sexist, racist rant after his deposition with the committee; top Trump lawyers were briefed on the granular details of the fraudulent elector scheme on December 13th 2020; and the Bannon trial wraps up with no witnesses called by the defense; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Follow the...

Thursday, July 21st, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Rudy Giuliani is ordered to comply with a subpoena from the Fulton County DA after failing to appear for a hearing; the Secret Service provided one text message in response to the 1/6 committee subpoena; Donald personally called a Wisconsin Republican to try and force the decertification of the 2020 election results; and a bipartisan group of 16 Senators unveils the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Act; plus Allison and Dana...

Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Steve Bannon’s trial is underway in DC; the Department of Justice says that a Trump candidacy declaration will have no impact on their investigations; Pottinger and Matthews are set to testify in the prime time 1/6 committee hearing Thursday night; the US Secret Service is now under NARA investigation for improperly deleting communications on January 5th and 6th; 16 fraudulent electors have received target letters in Georgia; and that same...

Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: potential jurors have been selected for the Steve Bannon trial; Donald tells his associates he needs to be president to save himself from criminal indictments; Republican rep Jody Hice gets a subpoena from the Fulton County DA; word of the Trump media company deal leaked months before the deal was announced; and a Republican Senate candidate has been arrested for making a false child trafficking report; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good...

Monday, July 18th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: the DoJ adds prosecutors and widens its investigations into the hub and spoke conspiracy surrounding January 6th; the US Secret Service is subpoenaed for it’s text messages during the attack on the Capitol after the DHS OIG briefed the Select Committee; the Justice Department says it was NOT an OLC memo that stopped them from indicting Meadows for contempt; Fulton County DA Fani Willis sends target letters to three top Republicans; the NYAG...

Friday, July 15th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Bannon loses his last battle to delay his trial; the House committee is still discussing seeking interviews with Trump and Pence; we are getting more information about the witness Donald tried to call after the Hutchinson testimony; the Republican Attorney General says he’ll investigate the Indiana doctor that provided abortion care to the 10 year old victim from Ohio; the Mesa County Colorado recorder Tina Peters has had her bail revoked; and...

Thursday, July 14th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Trump’s lawyers seem to think Meadows is going to be charged with a crime; a person is arrested in the rape of the 10 year old Ohio girl who had to travel to seek abortion care; a third person associated with  Tina Peters is arrested in Colorado; the antifa man arrested for arson and Biden graffiti turns out to be MAGA; Lindsey Graham officially files to quash his Fulton County subpoena; and the third option in the Greenberg Gaetz...

Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: another bombshell committee hearing is in the books; Twitter has sued Elon Musk for trying to back out of their $44B deal; the Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne has agreed to meet with the committee; the committee has started handing over evidence to the DoJ; and more allegations of witness tampering; plus Allison delivers your Good News. Follow the Podcast on Apple: http://apple.co/beans Follow AG and Dana on Twitter: Dr. Allison...

Tuesday, July 12th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Bill Barr is subpoenaed; Lindsey Graham is told he must testify in the Fani Willis probe; Bannon is routed in court and goes to trial Monday; the 1/6 committee holds a hearing today; Trump’s real estate appraisers Cushman and Wakefield reach a deal with the NYAG; a doctor proposes a floating abortion clinic in the gulf of Mexico in federal waters; Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes tried to get Kelly Sorell to put him in touch with the White...

Monday, July 11th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone testified for 8.5 hours behind closed doors with the 1/6 committee; new details about the Oath Keepers emerge in a DoJ filing; Donald waives nonexistent privilege for Steve Bannon; Joel Greenberg’s sentencing date has been set, leaving questions about an indictment for Matt Gaetz; a judge denies Georgia Republicans’ motion to defy grand jury subpoenas; Elon Musk notifies Twitter he’s backing out of the...

Friday, July 8th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Comey and McCabe were both hit with intense IRS audits during the Trump administration and the Trump-appointed IRS chief has launched an investigation; Donald quit his own social media company just before subpoenas were issued because he’s stupid and thinks that will alleviate him of culpability; the Justice Department is investigating Greg Abbott’s border initiative; a group of prominent Pennsylvanian Republicans is endorsing Democrat Josh...

Thursday, July 7th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Pat Cipollone’s 1/6 committee interview has been scheduled for tomorrow; the Oath Keepers are expected to be mentioned in committee hearings next week and are prepared to waive their speedy trial rights to delay; the Fulton county DA won’t rule out a subpoena for Trump himself; the Capitol police say that a defendant’s demands could expose Capitol security; Trump’s real estate firm has been found in contempt of court; and Boris Johnson tries...

Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Lindsey Graham and Rudy Giuliani among others are hit with subpoenas in the Fulton County DA investigation; Joel Greenberg files a motion to file his sentencing motion under seal so as not to interfere with ongoing investigations; we have more information about the shooting in Highland Park; the committee confirms it’s next hearing date and time; and the DoJ sues Arizona over new election laws in the state; plus Allison and Dana deliver your...

Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: America celebrates Independence Day with another mass shooting; the Oath Keepers defense to seditious conspiracy charges takes shape; Donald eyes another run for the White House in 2024; and experts say Hutchinson’s testimony shatters a Trump defense of no criminal intent; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Follow the Podcast on Apple: http://apple.co/beans Follow our guest on Twitter: Jason...

Monday, July 4th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Committee members say that Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony has led to new people coming forward to speak to investigators; The Trump PAC has paid for more than a dozen witness attorneys; More DoJ subpoenas are issued in the fraudulent electors investigation; The Mark Meadows associate that sent the potentially threatening text to Cassidy Hutchinson may be a fact witness in the committee investigation; and the DoJ urges the court to reject Steve...

Friday, July 1st, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Donald Trump defrauded donors and is using some of that money to pay for Trumpworld lawyers that are intimidating witnesses including Cassidy Hutchinson; the Supreme Court cripples the Environmental Protection Agency; Patsy Baloney might have reached a deal with the 1/6 committee in response to their subpoena; SCOTUS is teeing up legalizing coups; and GOP megadonors are turning on Trump; plus Dana and Allison deliver your Good News. Follow...

Thursday, June 30th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Ginni Thomas changes her mind about not being afraid to testify to the 1/6 committee; Justice Breyer is set to be relieved by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson; the 1/6 committee has subpoenaed Pat Cipollone; R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison; and Hutchinson’s testimony is having a reverberating effect in Washington and beyond; plus Dana and Allison deliver your Good News. Follow the Podcast on...

Wednesday, June 29th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: explosive testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson during the last minute hearing on the 1/6 attack on the Capitol building; Ghislaine Maxwell is sentenced to 20 years in prison; There's no chance that Supreme Court justices could be charged with perjury during their confirmation hearings; Turkey has dropped its opposition of Finland and Sweden joining NATO; and filmmaker Alex Holder has been contacted by the Fulton County DA Fani Willis; plus...

Tuesday, June 28th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: the 1/6 committee announces a surprise hearing to take place tomorrow at 1 PM ET with new evidence and witness testimony; a search warrant was executed on JOHN Eastman as federal agents seized his phone, forced him to unlock it, and sent it to either DC or the OIG Lab; Truth Social funding board gets hit with at least 8 subpoenas from the Southern District of New York; and SCOTUS has completely stripped the separation of church and state;...

Monday, June 27th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: the Supreme Court has officially overturned Roe; Kelli Ward and her husband have been subpoenaed by the DoJ; Ali Alexander has testified before a federal grand jury; the Oath Keepers defense lawyers are ordered by a federal judge to reveal whether Sidney Powell is bankrolling them; the Secretary of Defense says in a statement that he will look at policy that ensures seamless access to abortion care; and governor Brian Kemp is set to testify...

Friday, June 24th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: Greene, Gaetz, Brooks, Biggs, Gohmert, and Perry all asked the White House for pardons for their role in 1/6 as revealed in the latest committee hearing; the DoJ issues at least 8 subpoenas and raids Jeffrey Clark’s house in the sprawling fraudulent electors investigation; judge Kelly agrees to postpone the trial of the Proud Boys; and the Supreme Court overturns a century old New York gun law restricting open carry; plus Dana and Allison...

Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: the DoJ joins the Proud Boys asking for a delay of their trial citing the 1/6 committee’s ongoing work; a judge says the Dominion voting machine lawsuit against Fox News can go forward; Reuters reports the doors to the classrooms at Robb elementary in Uvalde were not locked; the Senate advances the bipartisan gun legislation bill; and more about the latest hearing including the direct involvement of Trump and Republican members of Congress...