This week: Pete and Allison discuss the updates in the Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss defamation suit against Rudy Giuliani including a sanctions dollar amount and a potential settlement deal; indictments in Manhattan for straw donors to Mayor Eric Adams; another letter from the prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden to Congressional Republicans; Fulton County Grand Jury selection is underway; a Trump judge denies the DoJ motion for a stay pending their appeal of the injunction barring federal agencies from communicating with social media companies; a proposed Musk/Zuck d**k off; and more.

Episode 129 - Like A Hammer

AG from Mueller, She Wrote and The Daily Beans Podcasts teams up with Pete Strzok, former Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division to report on Biden's Department of Justice and Intelligence Agencies as we rebuild the damage caused by Trump, work to apply equal justice under law, and hold the Trump administration accountable.

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We’ve heard from three witnesses in Trump’s election interference case in Manhattan. 
David Pecker, former publisher of National Enquirer, testified about coordinating the “catch and kill” scheme and that he was aware that a payment to Karen McDougal was probably a violation of campaign finance law.
Rhona Graff, Trump’s “gatekeeper” since 1987, testified that Trump had contact info for Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels.
Gary Farrow, former senior managing director at First Republic Bank, testified about the LLC Michael Cohen created to make the payment to Stormy.
Judge Merchan announced he will hold another hearing on Thursday about whether Trump has violated his gag order, again.
Kenneth Chesebro is back in the news for his part in the fake electors scheme.
Steve Bannon’s We Build the Wall fraud trial gets postponed until September. And more!

Episode 171 | DoJ Catch and Kill

Opening statements in Trump’s election interference trial have been delivered. There was also a Sandoval hearing in that case where Trump got to hear which of his prior bad acts can be brought up if he testifies. Judge Merchan has yet to rule on whether Trump has violated the gag order and should be held in contempt of court.

Judge Beryl Howell has upheld the verdict in the Ruby Freeman Shaye Moss defamation case against Rudy Giuliani.

An agreement has been reached regarding Trump’s $175 million bond as he appeals the NYAG civil fraud verdict.

Plus, House Republicans form FART, Matt Gaetz’s ethics probe is back, FISA section 702 gets renewed,  and more.

Episode 170 | Sandoval and Contempt

On Monday, the first of Donald Trump’s trials started. We go over jury selection. The Senate Judiciary Committee issues a subpoena to Leonard Leo in their ethics probe.The NY AG is investigating Weisselberg’s perjury.Plus, we have updates in Fulton County and more.

Episode 169 | Fair and Impartial

We have updates on the NYAG civil fraud $175M “Subprime Car Loan King” bond debacle, Trump’s flurry of motions in a desperate attempt to delay or dismiss the Manhattan hush money criminal trial, Rudy’s bankruptcy, Fulton County, and  the disbarment proceedings of Jeffrey Clark and John Eastman.

Representatives Biggs and Gosar get subpoenaed by Arizona prosecutors in their fraudulent electors investigation.

Plus Pete Navarro goes Supreme Court Shopping; FCI Trump and more.

Episode 168 | Daisy Chain of Innuendo

This week; in the hush money case, Trump skirts the limited gag order and goes after Judge Merchan’s daughter in multiple posts. Mike Roman is subpoenaed by Arizona prosecutors investigating the fraudulent electors scheme. Jeffrey Clark’s and John Eastman’s disbarment proceedings are underway. And more!

Episode 129 - Like A Hammer

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