Best Podcast Episodes About DOJ
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Updated: Apr 24, 2026 – 18 episodes
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“… the new standard in comfort and support with Honeylove. The link is in the show notes. This week, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that DOJ was proposing a new rule in the Federal Register regarding state bar ethics investigations of DOJ lawyers. There's a federal statute called the McDade Amendment, and that law requires all DOJ lawyers to be licensed by a state or the District of Columbia, can be any state or the District of Columbia, to practice law and to comply with the ethics rules of the state or jurisdiction that licensed them. We all lived with that when we worked at the …”
“… the market. Use our exclusive link to save 20% off Honey Love at honeylove.com slash sisters. That's honeylove.com slash sisters. After you check out, they'll ask you where you heard about them. Please support our show and tell them we sent you. Experience the new standard in comfort and support with Honeylove. The link is in the show notes. This week, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that DOJ was proposing a new rule in the Federal Register regarding state bar ethics investigations of DOJ lawyers. There's a federal statute called the McDade Amendment, and that law requires all DOJ lawyers to be licensed by a state or the District of Columbia, can be any state or the District of Columbia, to practice law and to comply with the ethics rules of the state or jurisdiction that licensed them. We all lived with that when we worked at the Justice Department. I'm licensed in Michigan, and I complied with all of the Michigan ethical rules. This new rule comes against the backdrop of bar complaints against Pam Bondi, Lindsay Halligan, and Ed Martin, and some other federal prosecutors who've been involved in immigration cases around the country. And this has my hackles up a little bit. …”
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The DOJ's proposed rule undermines state bar authority and accountability by preventing DOJ lawyers from participating in ethics probes.
“… the one that you should be concerned about. So basically, they've got our devices. And the judge, the magistrate judge said, they basically said, DOJ, I don't trust you to go through this properly. So I'll go through it to try to find your evidence. That was the order. Yeah, which is, I got to say, this is crazy. I've never seen anything like this. I mean, if a judge had that little faith in DOJ being able to execute this warrant and exploit the material they get from it lawfully and within the confines of the Constitution, particularly the First Amendment, why did they sign the warrant? But …”
“… on behalf of the government, citing the possibility that the Justice Department could wrongly look at more information than the warrant allows, either by neglect, by malice or by honest difference of opinion. And I think the malice part is probably the one that you should be concerned about. So basically, they've got our devices. And the judge, the magistrate judge said, they basically said, DOJ, I don't trust you to go through this properly. So I'll go through it to try to find your evidence. That was the order. Yeah, which is, I got to say, this is crazy. I've never seen anything like this. I mean, if a judge had that little faith in DOJ being able to execute this warrant and exploit the material they get from it lawfully and within the confines of the Constitution, particularly the First Amendment, why did they sign the warrant? But anyway, the Justice Department appealed that ruling, kicking the case to Trenga's courtroom. The arguments presented in court Thursday were similar to those made in previous court filings and hearings Federal prosecutors say applying for a warrant and executing a search are core functions of the executive branch and reporters should not be subject …”
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The Department of Justice is pushing to overturn a judge's ruling that prevents them from directly searching a Washington Post reporter's devices in a classified leak investigation. This unprecedented move raises serious concerns about press freedom and the potential chilling effect on confidential sources. The court's skepticism towards the DOJ's trustworthiness highlights the tension between government authority and journalistic integrity.
“… On Monday, the Justice Department announced a settlement with Live Nation and Ticketmaster. In the sweeping monopoly case filed in 2024, the DOJ, along with 40 state attorneys general, argued that Live Nation legally dominates the market for live events. One proposed remedy was to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster. Now, under the proposed settlement, Live Nation will pay damages to states and change how it structures ticketing deals with venues. But the case is not over yet. Only 10 states have signed on to the settlement, while others are expected to keep fighting. Plus, the terms …”
“After just one week in court, one of the biggest antitrust cases in decades is nearing a resolution. On Monday, the Justice Department announced a settlement with Live Nation and Ticketmaster. In the sweeping monopoly case filed in 2024, the DOJ, along with 40 state attorneys general, argued that Live Nation legally dominates the market for live events. One proposed remedy was to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster. Now, under the proposed settlement, Live Nation will pay damages to states and change how it structures ticketing deals with venues. But the case is not over yet. Only 10 states have signed on to the settlement, while others are expected to keep fighting. Plus, the terms of the agreement must be approved by a federal judge. Still, shares of Live Nation rose 6% following the news. Joining us to discuss this case, we're speaking with Jonathan Cantor, former Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. He's also the man who originally filed this case. Jonathan, thank you for …”
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The DOJ's settlement with Live Nation and Ticketmaster raises questions about consumer interests and antitrust enforcement. Initially poised for a strong case, the DOJ's abrupt decision to settle has led to speculation about lobbying influences and potential corruption. With 27 states still opposing the settlement, the future of this significant antitrust case remains uncertain.
“… Thanks for having me again. It's great to see you. You're doing a phenomenal job in a very tough environment. I mean, if anybody is unaware, the DOJ, you guys got a lot coming at you. There's a lot of people demanding things of you all the time. And you have been, in spite of that, able to continue to play offense, Harmeet. And so you deserve a lot of credit for that. We've got this. We just had Savannah Hernandez on before you. She had to take kind of a break for media. I had been asking her, hey, can you come on and give your story? And she's like, I just need a little bit more time. …”
“Without further ado, Harmeet Dillon. She's the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice. We're honored to have her. Welcome back to the show, Harmeet. Thanks for having me again. It's great to see you. You're doing a phenomenal job in a very tough environment. I mean, if anybody is unaware, the DOJ, you guys got a lot coming at you. There's a lot of people demanding things of you all the time. And you have been, in spite of that, able to continue to play offense, Harmeet. And so you deserve a lot of credit for that. We've got this. We just had Savannah Hernandez on before you. She had to take kind of a break for media. I had been asking her, hey, can you come on and give your story? And she's like, I just need a little bit more time. Today, she said she was ready to tell kind of where she's at. And, you know, one of the things when you talk to her, she's pretty upset that Hennepin County has not been more aggressive. It's basically misdemeanor, slap on the wrist, kind of we'll update you when we know more kind of thing. What can you tell me about maybe the federal level, about …”
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The Department of Justice is actively investigating attacks on journalists and ICE officers, stating that mob action designed to intimidate will not be tolerated. Harmeet Dillon, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, emphasizes the importance of protecting First Amendment rights while holding aggressors accountable. This commitment to justice is crucial for safeguarding both law enforcement and the media in America.
“… these senators what that phone number is? is and uh you know also ask sean duffy what that phone number is so we can just locate it first steps and doj was like you can't make us do that and so our my lawyer kel mcclanahan was like well how about you just go ahead make you know have them go through doge records to see contacts from elon right go through the doge bros phones and then that's when doj flipped out and said you want us to go through all these records to locate this phone to blah, blah, blah. That's too much work. That's too much work. And the judge was like, yeah, I think so. And …”
“… to compel the court to order Doge to preserve any communications on whatever that private phone line is of Elon Musk's. And there was a hearing about it, and Judge Boesberg was kind of like, well, why don't I just tell you, Doge, that you have to ask these senators what that phone number is? is and uh you know also ask sean duffy what that phone number is so we can just locate it first steps and doj was like you can't make us do that and so our my lawyer kel mcclanahan was like well how about you just go ahead make you know have them go through doge records to see contacts from elon right go through the doge bros phones and then that's when doj flipped out and said you want us to go through all these records to locate this phone to blah, blah, blah. That's too much work. That's too much work. And the judge was like, yeah, I think so. And so he issued a minute order saying, all right, you should just ask the senators and then ask Sean Duffy. And then DOJ filed a motion to reconsider that order saying, you can't make us ask senators stuff. There's a separation of powers problem here. That's where the separation of powers problem comes in. So So Boesberg said, all right, well, then …”
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In a surprising turn, the DOJ was forced to comb through its records after a judge dismissed their separation of powers argument regarding Elon Musk's private communications. Initially resistant, the DOJ now has to fulfill a court order to locate a phone number linked to Musk, raising questions about transparency in government operations. This incident underscores a growing loss of confidence in the DOJ's processes.
“… gotta pay for. An unexpected single high safety, though, is looking to lay the boom on the rising cost of viewership, the Department of Justice. The DOJ has opened an antitrust investigation into whether the NFL is squeezing fans and harming consumers with all these subscription fees. Back in the day, to see the Jets suck. You flipped on your TV and watched the game. Then in 1961, Congress passed the Sports Broadcasting Act, which gave sports leagues a hall pass on some antitrust rules so they could negotiate media deals as a package. Fast forward to today, and the league has used that leverage …”
“football also feels like a sport in and of itself with all the streaming services you gotta pay for. An unexpected single high safety, though, is looking to lay the boom on the rising cost of viewership, the Department of Justice. The DOJ has opened an antitrust investigation into whether the NFL is squeezing fans and harming consumers with all these subscription fees. Back in the day, to see the Jets suck. You flipped on your TV and watched the game. Then in 1961, Congress passed the Sports Broadcasting Act, which gave sports leagues a hall pass on some antitrust rules so they could negotiate media deals as a package. Fast forward to today, and the league has used that leverage to chop up its schedule and sprinkle games across a dozen platforms, each with a monthly bill attached. That bill has gotten very big. Watching every NFL game last season, as Senator Mike Lee, the chair of the antitrust subcommittee points out would run you nearly $1,000 and requires access to CBS, NBC, ESPN, Fox, Amazon Prime, and YouTube Sunday …”
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The NFL's use of its media leverage to increase viewership costs is unsustainable and potentially illegal, as it may violate antitrust laws.
“… in a court hearing in Rhode Island, a Department of Justice lawyer misled a judge about what the agency has been doing with voter roll data. So this DOJ lawyer, Eric Neff, who's the acting chief of the DOJ's voting section, said that nothing had been done with this information. But then our colleague David Gilbert reported that he later backtracked that statement and actually admitted that the preliminary internal data analysis of the non-public voter registration data has begun, which is a slightly complicated way to say, yeah, your voter data in certain states is being taken and being …”
“… you love voter data? I love voter data. I love voter data when it is kept private and kept in my state and people can't use it to cross-reference for bad things. Well, I have a bummer of a story for you. Oh, no, Leah, no. Well, last week we learned in a court hearing in Rhode Island, a Department of Justice lawyer misled a judge about what the agency has been doing with voter roll data. So this DOJ lawyer, Eric Neff, who's the acting chief of the DOJ's voting section, said that nothing had been done with this information. But then our colleague David Gilbert reported that he later backtracked that statement and actually admitted that the preliminary internal data analysis of the non-public voter registration data has begun, which is a slightly complicated way to say, yeah, your voter data in certain states is being taken and being processed. And in the DOJ's case, they're looking for anomalies. They're trying to find people that they think should not be voting. This is part of a larger voter roll campaign that's been led by the DOJ. It started last year when the agency sent letters to election officials in almost every single state asking for unredacted voter rolls. That includes …”
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A Department of Justice lawyer misled a judge about handling sensitive voter data, revealing that the agency is analyzing non-public voter registration information. This data includes personal details like social security numbers and is being shared with the Department of Homeland Security to check for anomalies, despite evidence showing non-citizen voting is extremely rare. This raises serious concerns about data privacy and the government's oversight in handling personal information.
“… Raskin wrote. And that's what I think happened here. I think in her frenzied search to discredit Jack Smith, she violated that court order and the doj gag order maybe should have should have had those lawyers working on getting more of the epstein files out i don't know i might have been better used to their time doj spokesperson chad gilmartin called raskin's claims about trump's conduct and his doj quote a cheap political stunt this one this one's really over the top quote jack smith's team was desperate to prosecute biden's top political opponent so it is no surprise that his files contain …”
“demanded from Judge Eileen Cannon. That's what Raskin wrote. And that's what I think happened here. I think in her frenzied search to discredit Jack Smith, she violated that court order and the doj gag order maybe should have should have had those lawyers working on getting more of the epstein files out i don't know i might have been better used to their time doj spokesperson chad gilmartin called raskin's claims about trump's conduct and his doj quote a cheap political stunt this one this one's really over the top quote jack smith's team was desperate to prosecute biden's top political opponent so it is no surprise that his files contain salacious and untrue claims about president trump now like those two things don't even connect like there there's no logical connection there like even if he was desperate which he wasn't that doesn't mean that was necessarily contained salacious things so yes it's a surprise sorry gilm gil martin said this quote the accusation the accusations …”
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The DOJ's recent release of a memo raises questions about their handling of classified documents related to Trump. Critics argue that this could open the door for further disclosures, potentially revealing more about the DOJ's selective information sharing. This situation highlights ongoing tensions between the DOJ and political figures, suggesting possible incompetence and opportunism in their actions.
“… put Judge Faia in the position to where maybe this case starts to fall in the line of at least Roman Storm. But the real question is why is the DOJ continuing to push going in this direction? Now let's take a look at what's going on with the Treasury Department because coincidentally they put out a statement on mixers which appeared to be positive for DeFi, but this is the reality of it. The very notion of lawful users of digital assets implicates a mechanism to distinguish between lawful and unlawful use, simply meaning, yeah, this is not going to work. It's not necessarily decentralized …”
“… we saw in the Tornado Cash situation. When you look at this, Uniswap is a more neutral infrastructure than tornado cash. Remember Uniswap winning their case. Really all you'd have to do is demonstrate that they're equal. This would pretty much I think put Judge Faia in the position to where maybe this case starts to fall in the line of at least Roman Storm. But the real question is why is the DOJ continuing to push going in this direction? Now let's take a look at what's going on with the Treasury Department because coincidentally they put out a statement on mixers which appeared to be positive for DeFi, but this is the reality of it. The very notion of lawful users of digital assets implicates a mechanism to distinguish between lawful and unlawful use, simply meaning, yeah, this is not going to work. It's not necessarily decentralized finance. This is the whole point behind what now we're seeing coming out of the Department of Treasury. If you look at the situation right now and who Trump is going to pardon, notice something. There is no mention at all. I mean, we got Roger Ver in there, Steve Bannon, Eric Adams. I mean, you got pretty much Do Kwan's even on the list, but not …”
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Roman Storm's absence from Trump's pardon list raises eyebrows amidst ongoing DOJ scrutiny. Unlike other crypto figures, Storm's situation highlights the complexities of distinguishing lawful versus unlawful use in digital assets, especially in the wake of recent Treasury Department statements. This could signal a troubling trend for decentralized finance advocates.
“… say the most sensible version of all of this would be that this particular deal has been in the works for a very long time. And that actually, the DOJ, as constituted, maybe never thought it was going to finish this case. Like, it's just the simplest way to explain this whole thing to me. And maybe it's not that, but it is that that strikes me as the sort of Occam's razor explanation of this, that a deal almost got done before trial and didn't. Because it seems very unlikely to me that a settlement like this gets done between testimony on Friday and this morning. Yeah, I mean, they were …”
“… you know, the stated intentions at the beginning of this case were to break up Live Nation Ticketmaster. And that's not really what we're seeing under the settlement that seems to be in play right now. Yeah, there's a lot left to come out. But I will say the most sensible version of all of this would be that this particular deal has been in the works for a very long time. And that actually, the DOJ, as constituted, maybe never thought it was going to finish this case. Like, it's just the simplest way to explain this whole thing to me. And maybe it's not that, but it is that that strikes me as the sort of Occam's razor explanation of this, that a deal almost got done before trial and didn't. Because it seems very unlikely to me that a settlement like this gets done between testimony on Friday and this morning. Yeah, I mean, they were definitely working on this since before the trial started. And I think that's part of why the judge was so frustrated that they impaneled a jury. They had these people,”
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The recent settlement involving Anthropic and the Department of Justice (DOJ) raises questions about its origins, suggesting it may have been in the works long before the trial. This implies a strategic shift in the DOJ's approach, possibly indicating they never intended to see the case through to a jury verdict. The frustration from the judge about the jury's impaneling hints at a deeper, pre-existing negotiation process that challenges initial intentions to break up Live Nation Ticketmaster.
“… 180 degrees from rubber stamping anything that the Department of Justice wanted to reversing everything and overturning and blocking whatever the DOJ wanted as soon as Trump won office. So I said, these things just are not going to happen. quickly, and they weren't. So she, to the extent that she did, and then Ed Martin as acting D.C. U.S. attorney, and then the team around her, and even we see this with Janine Pirro. I mean, there is a locked-armed judicial resistance, especially in the D.C. District Court, to sabotage anything that this DOJ wants. And that extends even to grand juries, …”
“… by House Republicans in 2023, this all apparently went nowhere. Now, but I did caution people early on because I covered these judges in Washington, D.C. for so long. And I saw how rigged the system was and saw how these judges were flipping 180 degrees from rubber stamping anything that the Department of Justice wanted to reversing everything and overturning and blocking whatever the DOJ wanted as soon as Trump won office. So I said, these things just are not going to happen. quickly, and they weren't. So she, to the extent that she did, and then Ed Martin as acting D.C. U.S. attorney, and then the team around her, and even we see this with Janine Pirro. I mean, there is a locked-armed judicial resistance, especially in the D.C. District Court, to sabotage anything that this DOJ wants. And that extends even to grand juries, Natalie, where you have activist groups in Washington right after Trump won counseling and coaching people if they were selected to serve on a grand jury. Here is how you undermine the DOJ's seeking of a federal criminal indictment and returning a no true bill, which we now see in unprecedented numbers coming out of not just D.C., but other blue …”
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The mishandling of the Epstein-Files situation may be one of the worst political communication crises in American history, reflecting a broader failure of accountability within the Department of Justice (DOJ). Despite the Trump administration's promises, there was a notable lack of serious indictments and investigations, leading to frustration among supporters. This segment reveals the challenges faced by DOJ leaders, including political resistance and systemic obstacles that hindered their efforts.
“… going on all over the place. And you were saying right before we started that you guys are launching a brand new division or a new office inside of DOJ to go after this. Yeah, you're totally right that it's a massive problem that nobody wants to talk about because it's not fun to talk about fraud, Medicaid fraud, right? If you bring that up at a cocktail party, everybody's going to walk away. Okay, thanks for your spreadsheet. Right, exactly. But the vice president has been talking about it for months. The president's been talking about it. And certainly we have been as well. And so, right, …”
“… our dear friend from Minnesota. Yeah, this has been a fun topic conversation for the last two months. Never stop. Noticeably absent today. His home state has been center stage in a lot of the conversation about fraud, but we all know that this is going on all over the place. And you were saying right before we started that you guys are launching a brand new division or a new office inside of DOJ to go after this. Yeah, you're totally right that it's a massive problem that nobody wants to talk about because it's not fun to talk about fraud, Medicaid fraud, right? If you bring that up at a cocktail party, everybody's going to walk away. Okay, thanks for your spreadsheet. Right, exactly. But the vice president has been talking about it for months. The president's been talking about it. And certainly we have been as well. And so, right, we're setting up an entire new division. We're making a new assistant attorney general to focus completely on the fraud problem. The fraud problem is insane. So imagine how fraud takes place. In the federal system, it's mostly Medicaid, Medicare, some other program fraud. But there's a recent case that is a perfect example of how fraud takes place. …”
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Two men from Pennsylvania scammed $4 million by falsely claiming to run homeless shelters in Minneapolis, demonstrating a massive fraud problem that the DOJ is finally addressing. With a new division focused on fraud, the Biden administration is tackling issues like Medicaid and school lunch program fraud, where checks and balances are severely lacking. This alarming case highlights how easily federal funds can be exploited, impacting taxpayers everywhere.
“… you're not going to be able to pursue any of this stuff we have the goods what i mean what are we waiting for here why isn't this why isn't the doj taking this why are people in jail yet so that i can answer for the doj but again the point you just made arctic frost is orders of magnitude worse than Watergate But again the legacy media blew Watergate all out of proportion brought down a president because of that And here you have something far, far worse. And where's the outrage in the mainstream media? Now, Senator Grassley and INR joined investigation. We released the information that, …”
“… jack smith's arctic frost which is worse than um much worse than um nixon's watergate ever was far worse but you know we're going to lose the house and possibly the senate uh you know here in a few months by january it'll be a completely different world you're not going to be able to pursue any of this stuff we have the goods what i mean what are we waiting for here why isn't this why isn't the doj taking this why are people in jail yet so that i can answer for the doj but again the point you just made arctic frost is orders of magnitude worse than Watergate But again the legacy media blew Watergate all out of proportion brought down a president because of that And here you have something far, far worse. And where's the outrage in the mainstream media? Now, Senator Grassley and INR joined investigation. We released the information that, for example, Cash Patel had more than two years worth of his records, when he was a private citizen. We did that back in November. That didn't get covered. But what I will tell you, and this is enormously frustrating to me, most of what we know about audit trust, we got cooperatively from AT&T and Verizon, a couple of whistleblowers. Department of …”
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The Arctic Frost scandal is being called far worse than Watergate, as it involves the DOJ's alleged overreach in targeting political figures and ordinary citizens. This situation highlights a significant violation of the separation of powers, with subpoenas issued against sitting senators and citizens involved in the political process. The implications are profound, suggesting a dangerous precedent for political lawfare in America.
“… that past year. My humble opinion, I am HO, being the DAG, the Deputy Attorney General, where he just was a couple of days ago, is the best spot in DOJ. I think it's better than being the AG. The DAG runs everything. The AG is dealing with a whole bunch of issues and budgets and all that stuff, and they don't really get as deep in the weeds as you think. The DAG is running everything. The FBI reports to the DAG. The ATF reports to the DAG. Todd was the one on all of these cases making a lot of these decisions on things. The DAG, again, my humble opinion, is the best spot. I say that in …”
“… options. Yeah, whatever that was a good picture. There you go, Todd. Now, while we're on this topic, Todd is now the acting, but he acting AG. But Todd Blanche was the dad, the deputy attorney general. Folks, I'm going to tell you something from the that past year. My humble opinion, I am HO, being the DAG, the Deputy Attorney General, where he just was a couple of days ago, is the best spot in DOJ. I think it's better than being the AG. The DAG runs everything. The AG is dealing with a whole bunch of issues and budgets and all that stuff, and they don't really get as deep in the weeds as you think. The DAG is running everything. The FBI reports to the DAG. The ATF reports to the DAG. Todd was the one on all of these cases making a lot of these decisions on things. The DAG, again, my humble opinion, is the best spot. I say that in relationship to this potential replacement. Say it was Todd Blanch, and he becomes not just the acting, but the attorney general. Now you have an open dag spot because Todd was the dag. So now you've got the potential to bring in another ringer who's going to run the day to day. Who could that dag be? Judge Jeanine, I'll get to that in a second. I don't …”
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Two strong contenders are emerging as potential replacements for key DOJ positions. Todd Blanche, currently acting Deputy Attorney General, is praised for his loyalty and operational effectiveness, while Lee Zeldin, a principled former congressman with a military background, is also highlighted as an impressive choice. Both could significantly impact the direction of the DOJ under a new administration.
“… break, our first break on Legal AF. When we come back, we're going to talk about a lot more topics. One of the things we'll talk about is what the DOJ is doing as Bondi now asks her lawyers at the DOJ to also engage in this conduct. And they're now facing exactly like Popak and I told you, state bar investigations for lying to courts and being held in contempt and being sanctioned and engaging in perjury. Right. So now we'll tell you what the DOJ is trying to do to create immunity for their own lawyers. I mean, it's the most offensive stuff imaginable. Before going to break, a quick reminder. …”
“… world powers are now involved in a war as markets are crashing? And you're going, that doesn't matter. Oh, it must be really bad. That's the issue when you have lying liars who lie all the time. So with that said right there, let's just take a quick break, our first break on Legal AF. When we come back, we're going to talk about a lot more topics. One of the things we'll talk about is what the DOJ is doing as Bondi now asks her lawyers at the DOJ to also engage in this conduct. And they're now facing exactly like Popak and I told you, state bar investigations for lying to courts and being held in contempt and being sanctioned and engaging in perjury. Right. So now we'll tell you what the DOJ is trying to do to create immunity for their own lawyers. I mean, it's the most offensive stuff imaginable. Before going to break, a quick reminder. Subscribe to Michael Popak's YouTube channel, Legal AF YouTube channel. They're on their way to 2 million subscribers. Let's get them to 2 million subscribers in the next two months. They'll get there. They'll get there.”
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When lies become so pervasive that they undermine trust, we must question the integrity of those in power. In a shocking twist, the DOJ is now attempting to shield its own lawyers from accountability amid allegations of misconduct. This raises serious ethical concerns about the lengths institutions will go to protect their own.
“… well enough which I think I'd say this in Pam Bondi's defense, by the way, like, I do not think she failed to execute Donald Trump's agenda at DOJ just because of her own incompetence. I'm not saying that she is competent, but like the problem goes beyond anything that Pam Bondi or any of the stooges he installed at DOJ can fix. The problem is the judges and the juries who were like, these cases are crazy. You don't have a case against any of these people. You just hate them. Yes. Like on that part of that is true. The other thing that happened in the news recently that probably got her …”
“… Times story said that she spent much of the last day making her case to stay what a sad the whole sad pathetic thing just imagine selling every bit of your integrity to trump every bit every bit and then getting fired for not executing on his corruption well enough which I think I'd say this in Pam Bondi's defense, by the way, like, I do not think she failed to execute Donald Trump's agenda at DOJ just because of her own incompetence. I'm not saying that she is competent, but like the problem goes beyond anything that Pam Bondi or any of the stooges he installed at DOJ can fix. The problem is the judges and the juries who were like, these cases are crazy. You don't have a case against any of these people. You just hate them. Yes. Like on that part of that is true. The other thing that happened in the news recently that probably got her in hot water with Trump again was the announcement that the Department of Justice was going to stop trying the case on the law firms. Oh, yeah. And let all the law firms off the hook who did not agree with the Trump settlement. And then Trump got very mad about that. And then like an hour later, they had to announce they were going back in to …”
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Pam Bondi's firing reflects Trump's inability to effectively manage scandals and his administration's broader issues with prioritizing personal vendettas over legitimate legal cases.
“It doesn't make any sense. Mark, to ask a rhetorical question, is the DOJ any safer in the hands of anyone whose name is currently on the president's shortlist? No. In fact, I think it could get quite worse. I mean, the thing about Pam Bondi is she was, you know, she was of the election denier movement. But but she also fashioned herself to be a, you know, a prosecutor. You know, this is the reason why some people early on when she was first nominated, I think, were taken in by her. I never was. But there were people …”
“It doesn't make any sense. Mark, to ask a rhetorical question, is the DOJ any safer in the hands of anyone whose name is currently on the president's shortlist? No. In fact, I think it could get quite worse. I mean, the thing about Pam Bondi is she was, you know, she was of the election denier movement. But but she also fashioned herself to be a, you know, a prosecutor. You know, this is the reason why some people early on when she was first nominated, I think, were taken in by her. I never was. But there were people who were because they said, look, she had been an attorney general. There are a lot of people that can be put forward who are much worse, who are just straight up election deniers and are just, you know, are much more cold-blooded in their willingness to overturn the results of free and fair elections. And there are a lot of those names that are …”
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Pam Bondi's connections to the election denier movement raise concerns about the safety of the Department of Justice under her influence. Despite her past as a prosecutor, many fear that her potential nomination could lead to worse outcomes for democracy, particularly regarding the treatment of U.S. citizens during politically charged events. This segment highlights the alarming implications of her candidacy and the broader issues at stake.
“… stored. information. But in any event, you had, look, Thomas Massey and Kana are not parties to the case. The parties to the case are the DOJ, who's supposed to be the good guy, right? Or at least pretending to be the good guy, and Ghislaine Maxwell. But the DOJ and Ghislaine are basically on the same team in this one of cover up, right? So it's not an adversarial process before Judge Engelmeyer. So the question is, is like, well, what do you do when, what do you do when the DOJ is the criminal racketeering enterprise? They're supposed to be the ones going after the criminals. What …”
“I still think it's more than that because I've dealt with big document production cases. I think the financial records alone are probably in the tens of millions of pages before you get into all of the other emails and all of the other electronically stored. information. But in any event, you had, look, Thomas Massey and Kana are not parties to the case. The parties to the case are the DOJ, who's supposed to be the good guy, right? Or at least pretending to be the good guy, and Ghislaine Maxwell. But the DOJ and Ghislaine are basically on the same team in this one of cover up, right? So it's not an adversarial process before Judge Engelmeyer. So the question is, is like, well, what do you do when, what do you do when the DOJ is the criminal racketeering enterprise? They're supposed to be the ones going after the criminals. What do you do when they are the gangsters? When they are covering up a child sex trafficking, when they're quite literally a racketeering organization covering up child sex trafficking with Donald Trump and with MAGA Republicans. So I think Massey and Kana did the best move, which was to write what's called an amicus brief, a letter of what's called a …”
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Thomas Massey and Ro Khanna have raised serious concerns about the DOJ's involvement in covering up child sex trafficking linked to Ghislaine Maxwell. They filed an amicus brief urging the court to appoint an independent monitor to ensure accountability, as they believe the DOJ is failing to prosecute the real criminals. This bold move highlights the alarming intersection of politics and justice in a high-profile case.
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