UnJustified

Episode 85.5 | Cannon Dismisses the Case

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 sayi...

Episode 85 | Prepare to be Underwhelmed (feat. Hugo Lowell)

14 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The immunity question will be in Judge Chutkin’s court very soon. It’s unlikely that we’ll get a public hearing to decide what evidence is admis...

Bonus | Immunity, They Wrote (Allison on Sunday Extra)

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Allison was a guest on ABC Radio National | Sunday Extra to discuss the immunity rulingCheck out more from Australia!Sunday Extra presents a mix of na...

Episode 84 | Presidents Become Kings (feat. Steve Vladeck)

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Vladeck joins Allison and Andy to discuss the immunity ruling from SCOTUS. The Roberts Court showed that it is more beholden to ideology than th...

Episode 83 | Side Quests in Mar-a-Lago

30 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Judge Cannon is off on several side quests. Including hearings on alleged violations of Trump’s 4th Amendment rights; the funding of the Special Cou...

Episode 82 | Against Her Better Judges

23 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It has come to light that two “more experienced” judges urged Cannon to recuse herself from the Mar-a-Lago documents case. One of them was Chief J...

Episode 81 | Anatomy of an Indictment

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Judge Cannon struck a paragraph from Trump’s indictment and denied denied Trump’s motion to dismiss on insufficient pleading grounds. She may have...

Jack | Episode 80 | Cannonagans

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Again, Judge Cannon has rearranged the pre-trial schedule AND is allowing oral arguments from non-parties in a hearing about whether Jack Smith was ap...

Episode 79 | Thought Police

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Judge Aileen Cannon has denied DoJ’s motion to modify Trump's bail conditions. The Smith team filed the motion without conferring with Trump, but no...

Episode 78 | Loco Motions

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Judge Aileen Cannon continues to complain– after much deliberation– about having to grant DoJ’s motions. Trump’s lawyers deceive the court in...

Episode 77 | Cannon’s Canon

19 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Judge Aileen Cannon is successfully bogging down the Mar-a-Lago proceedings. It seems undeniable that she is biased towards Trump. At least that’s w...

Episode 76 | Live from The Hayden Center at the Schar School of Policy and Government

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we bring you our live panel discussion hosted by Anna Bower of Lawfare and featuring myself, our SIPA expert, Brian Greer, and of course, Andy M...

Episode 75 | Chock Full of Run-on Sentences

05 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump has submitted his motion to dismiss the Florida espionage and obstruction charges based on vindictive and selective prosecution. Trump ar...

Episode 74 | This is Not the Vehicle

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Supreme Court has heard arguments in Trump’s claim of absolute immunity. We’re going over the highlights and lowlights from the hearing. Inclu...

Episode 73 | Ford Immunity

21 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week; Donald Trump had a bad week and the coming weeks don’t look much better for him. The jury has been seated in the Manhattan election inter...

Episode 72 | Clear as Mud

14 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week; a long list of retired Admirals and Generals filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in Trump’s upcoming absolute immunity argument.In...

Episode 71 | Post Hoc Legal Invention

07 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week; Jack Smith responds sharply to Judge Cannon's order to write jury instructions based on the Presidential Records Act (PRA); Cannon denies T...

Episode 70 | Motion Practice

31 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week in Cannon’s court; both sides file notices of responses and replies that they've filed on the secret docket, but DoJ’s public filing giv...

Episode 69 | Dismiss or Get Off The Pot (feat. Brian Greer)

24 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week: the New York Times sheds light on the timeline of DoJ’s investigation into the coup plot; Trump’s immunity brief has been filed with th...

Episode 68 | Judicial Glosses

17 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Mar-a-Lago, Jack Smith responds to Trump’s motions to dismiss, Cannon dismissed one of Trump’s motions, but that’s not all good; S...

Episode 67 | Stop Trying to Make Immunity Happen

10 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Mar-a-Lago, DoJ responds to Trump’s Motion to Dismiss based on immunity and the PRA; DoJ responded to Trump’s Motion to Suppress the...

Episode 66 | Cannon’s Mini Shadow Docket (feat. Brian Greer)

03 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week in Florida: Judge Cannon rules in favor of DoJ’s motion to keep witness names under seal even while saying that DoJ has the law wrong; sev...

Episode 65.5 | The One Where They Granted Cert

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier today, SCOTUS granted cert to hear arguments in Trump’s immunity motion. At the very least, this further delays Trump’s current federal tr...

Episode 65 | The Longer the Better (feat. Steve Vladeck)

25 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week; Professor Steve Vladeck joins to discuss Trump’s immunity motion and the probable scenarios that are playing out within the SCOTUS; Trump...

Episode 64 | Cert du Delay

18 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week; Trump’s application for a stay on the immunity issue has been fully briefed to the Supreme Court– they can rule any day; Judge Engoron ...

Episode 63 | Clear Error; Manifest Injustice (feat. Brian Greer)

11 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Greer joins to discuss the CIPA process and Trump’s latest attempts to derail the Mar-a-Lago case; DoJ’s response to Trump’s motion to com...

Episode 62.5 | Immunity Emergencysode

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It has arrived…and it doesn’t disappoint!The DC Circuit ruled 3-0 that Trump is not immune from prosecution for his actions on and around January ...

Episode 62 | Missing Classified Documents

04 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So far, Trump’s delay tactics seem to be workingIn DC, Judge Chutkan has taken Trump’s trial off of her calendar as the DC Court of Appeals has ye...

Episode 61 | Expert Witness List

28 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Before the E. Jean Carroll damages were announced it looked like Trump was having a pretty ok week. His DC trial is stayed; Jack Smith filed a list of...

Episode 60 | Executive Privilege Hands

21 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Judge Chutkan rules on Trump’s request to hold Jack Smith in contempt. An appeals court has decided not to hear Trump’s appeal regardin...

Episode 59 | The Parade of Horribles

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trump’s attorney argues for absolute immunity in front of a three-judge panel in the DC Circuit Court and it goes pretty horribly; DoJ responds to T...

Episode 58 | Contempt

07 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are just days away from hearing arguments regarding Trump’s claim of “total presidential immunity”in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals; we’ll...

Episode 57 | This is OUR Constitution (feat. Judge Luttig)

31 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we are joined by Judge J. Michael Luttig to go over the brief helped  write to the District Court on DC in support of DoJ’s proposed tri...

Episode 56 | Show Me The Dicta

24 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Trump filed his opposition to Jack Smith’s SCOTUS petition in the immunity case, and the Supreme Court has denied that petition to grant ...

Episode 55 | Jack’s SCOTUS Gambit (feat. Steve Vladeck)

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jack Smith moves to bypass the District Court and have SCOTUS weigh in on Trump’s motion to dismiss based on Donald’s claim of absolute...

Episode 54 - On a Scale of Durham to Smith

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In DC, Jack Smith moves to admit evidence from before the DC conspiracy and files the opposition to Trump’s motion to stay the entire proceeding. JP...

Episode 53 - Monarchy Motion Denied

03 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Trump’s motion to declare him immune from prosecution is denied as is his fishing expedition motion to produce imaginary “missing” Ja...

Episode 52 - Total Protonic Reversal

26 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Trump’s motion to have references to Jan 6 stricken from the DC indictment is denied; there’s a response to DoJ’s opposition to telev...

Episode 51 - Overcooked Ham

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been one year since Jack Smith was appointed Special Counsel to investigate Trump for the willful retention of classified documents, and the cr...

Episode 50 - Going Through the Motions

12 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Trump’s team tries to drown the proceedings in an ocean of motions; Jack Smith shows that the January 6th attack on the Capitol is integr...

Episode 49 - Stay the Whole Enchilada (feat. Brian Greer)

05 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In DC, we have updates on the limited gag order Judge Chutkan issued; and Trump’s moves to stay the entire proceedings while awaiting a ruling on hi...

Episode 48 - Trump’s Festivus

29 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Trump’s team filed several motions in the DC case. Three are motions to dismiss; one is a motion to strike language from the indictment. ...

Episode 47 - Come On, Aileen

22 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week in Judge Aileen Cannon’s court, Walt Nauta waives his attorney’s possible conflict of interest; Jack Smith files the government’s oppo...

Episode 46 - The Fuzzy Math Cookie Jar

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week in Florida, Jack Smith’s office files the government’s response to Trump’s motion for a revised CIPA schedule, claiming, in part, that...

Episode 45 - A Tale of Two Judges

08 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week in Florida, Judge Aileen Cannon stays the trial calendar pending Trump’s motion for a delay due to CIPA section 4, and new reporting that ...

Episode 44 - Scary Court Season

30 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week in the DC case: Judge Chutkan denies Donald’s motion to recuse, Trump files motions to delay CIPA actions, and opposition to the don’t-c...

Episode 43 - One of those Jumpsuits (feat. Brian Greer)

24 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Rolling Stone reports that Trump is privately fretting about possibly going to prison; DoJ filed their proposed don’t-call-it-a-gag order...

Episode 42 - Don’t Call it a Gag Order

17 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: we have multiple court filings to discuss including a narrow gag order motion from Jack Smith in the DC coup conspiracy case; a motion from...

Episode 41 - Staggering Desperation

10 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: CNN reports that an investigation into voting machine breaches continues as the federal grand jury meets again after a four-week break; DoJ...

Episode 40 - But for my Besotted Attorney

03 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: A trial date of March 4, 2024, and a full trial schedule are set by Judge Chutkan in the DC case (Allison was there); prosecutors on Jack S...

Episode 39 - The Public Docket

27 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Fulton County, all 19 racketeering defendants have been booked; the DoJ responded to Trump’s April 2026 trial date request, and an upd...

Episode 38 - Musk Capes for Donald

20 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Allison and Andy discuss the conspiracy against rights case; charges have been brought against a woman for threatening to kill Judge Chutka...

Episode 37 - Mop-up Cases

13 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Allison and Andy discuss recent the developments in the case against Trump in D.C. - including a protective order hearing and Judge Chutkan...

Reading of The D.C. Indictment

06 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Allison and Andy read the entire D.C. indictment of Donald TrumpIN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AME...

Episode 36 - The Indictment in DC

06 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Allison and Andy discuss the most recent federal indictment of Donald Trump and his arraignment in D.C.; names of the unindicted co-conspir...

Episode 35 - Obstruction Inception (feat. Brian Greer)

30 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Allison and Andy discuss the superseding indictments that came down on Trump and Nauta; the head of maintenance at Mar-a-Lago gets a charge...

Episode 34 - Full Legal Dance Card

23 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Trump gets a target letter for the January 6th investigation; more witness testimony from Trump allies including Will Russell; cooperation ...

Episode 33 - Model Prosecution (feat. Norm Eisen)

16 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Allison and Andy are joined by Senior Fellow at Brookings and CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen to talk about Just Security’s newly released p...

Episode 32 - The Education of Aileen Cannon (feat. Brian Greer)

09 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Allison and Andy are joined by former CIA attorney Brian Greer to talk about the handling of classified documents by the court in the Mar-a...

Episode 31 - Three Box Monte

02 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Jack Smith is still issuing subpoenas in the documents case; some Trump allies sign cooperation deals; new testimony from Rudy Giuliani and...

Episode 30 - Consent Search

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Judge Cannon has set a trial date, but it’s unclear where the proceedings will be; the January 6th probe continues along with a new witne...

Episode 29 - CIPA and the Silent Witness (feat. Brian Greer)

18 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Allison and Andy are joined by Brian Greer. Brian is a former associate counsel at the CIA. He’ll help us understand CIPA rules, so-calle...

Episode 28.5 - Unsealed: Trump's Federal Indictment

11 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Trump (and Walt Nauta) get indicted in the Mar-a-Lago documents case and the indictment has been unsealed.Do you have questions about the c...

Episode 28 - Trump’s Federal Indictment

11 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Trump (and Walt Nauta) get indicted in the Mar-a-Lago documents case (this episode was recorded before the indictment became public); the t...

Episode 27 - Docs, Lies, and Audiotape

04 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Special Counsel has an audio recording of Trump acknowledging that he retained at least one classified document after his presidency - blow...

Episode 26 - Copious Notes

28 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: the Mar-a-Lago Grand Jury hasn’t met since May 5th; a new informant who worked at Mar-a-Lago comes forward; the LIV Golf investigation ex...

Episode 25 - Beyond Blunderdome

21 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Trump lawyer Tim Parlatore has resigned from Trump's defense team in the documents case; another of the Ocho Nostra has testified; National...

Episode 24 - The Silence is The Story

14 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week the investigation was pretty quiet; no new subpoenas or dramatic testimony. DoJ has cases winding their way through the courts that interpre...

Episode 23 - Goodbye Carrot; Hello Stick

07 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: there may be gaps in the Mar-a-Lago surveillance footage subpoenaed by DOJ; more about a potential wire fraud case surrounding the Save Ame...

Episode 22 - Two Firms and a Former VP

30 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Pence testifies before the Federal Grand Jury; Trump’s lawyers send a letter to Congress pleading for them to shut down the documents inv...

Episode 21 - When Lawyers Become Witnesses

23 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: new evidence about text messages tying the Trump White House to stolen voter data in Georgia that was going to be used to overturn the 2020...

Episode 20 - The Ocho Nostra

16 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Jack Smith issues new subpoenas and gets new testimony in the Jan. 6 investigation and the Save America PAC; the investigation into the DHS...

Episode 19 - 1512(c)(2)

09 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Trump’s request for an emergency stay to block Meadows and 7 others from Trump’s inner circle from testifying is denied; more evidence ...

Episode 18 - Jail the Hitman (feat. Harry Dunn)

02 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, no one is above the law, Trump was indicted in Manhattan; Jack Smith is reportedly looking at conspiracy charges; new chief judge of the DC...

Episode 17 -Ham Sandwich (feat. Jennifer Rodgers)

26 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Allison and Andy discuss: the Mar-a-Lago documents timeline; Judge Beryl Howell’s order regarding executive privilege claims in the Jan. ...

Episode 16 - The Ted Cruz Of Pickleball

19 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Allison and Andy new chief judge for the DC District Court that will be overseeing Jack Smith’s Grand Juries; some new insights on trump ...

Episode 15 - Delay and Obstruct 101

12 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Allison and Andy are joined by Asha Rangappa to discuss executive battles the special counsel is taking on; encrypted messaging apps and th...

Episode 14 - The Clash

05 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: DoJ response to Trump’s claims of absolute immunity in civil suits for January 6th; clashes happen between investigators in the FBI and p...

Episode 13 - Nauta Good Witness (feat. Lisa Rubin)

26 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: new subpoenas for Ivanka and Jared: a motionto compel Mike Pence to testify; how the box containing classified schedules ended up at Mar-a-...

Episode 12 - Ostrich Instruction

19 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: subpoenas and testimony from former national security adviser Robert O'Brien, Trump attorneys Boris Epshteyn and Evan Corcoran – who has ...

Episode 11 - Mike Pence Subpoena (feat. Barb McQuade; Hugo Lowell)

12 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Former Vice President Mike Pence receives a subpoena from the Special Counsel’s Office; the DoJ and ODNI offer Congress a briefing on the...

Episode 10 - Moral Turp (feat. Shanlon Wu)

05 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Allison and Andy talk about: Eastman’s disbarment complaint; Shanlon Wu joins to talk about Tom Fitton’s appearance at two different grand juries ...

Episode 9 - Durham Bull

29 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Allison and Andy go over: what Ken Cuccinelli's Jan. 6 deposition tells us about what information he could be telling Jack Smith’s grand jury; how S...

Episode 8 - Motive and Intent

22 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Allison and Andy discuss new information about people who have testified to a grand jury in investigations under Jack Smith’s purview - including pe...

Episode 7 - Fundraising Fraud

15 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Allison and Andy discuss classified document handling; the appointment of Hur; new subpoenas served; and more.Do you have questions? Click here: http...

Episode 6 - Mere Weeks Away?

08 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Allison and Andy discuss the latest developments in Judge Beryl Howell’s courtroom; plus they’re joined by Zoe Tillman to discuss her reporting in...

Episode 5 - Who is Jack Smith

01 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Allison and Andy tell us about Jack Smith. From his time as a high school benchwarmer to his time at the Hague, your hosts take you through the career...

Episode 4 - Testify

25 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Allison and Andy talk about new extensive cooperation between the January 6th Committee and the special counsel; a potential for expansion or assistan...

Episode 3 - The Search Warrant Two-Step (feat. Andrew Weissman & Ryan Goodman)

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Allison and Andy talk about what the avalanche of subpoenas around the fake electors scheme; the dismissal of the civil suit Trump brought to block Do...

Episode 2: Even More Documents

11 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Allison and Andy talk about more classified documents found in a Trump property; ODNI is preparing its risk assessment; Cannon is off the case and so ...

Episode 1 - The Scope

04 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the first episode, Allison and Andy cover the differences between the current Special Counsel, Jack Smith, and the previous Special Counsel, Robert...

Introducing: Jack

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The creator of Mueller, She Wrote, Allison Gill, and former Deputy Director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, are documenting the DoJ investigations of Trump...

Tamper, Tamper (feat. Peter Strozk)

03 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week in news stemming from Mueller world: Allison talks with Pete Strozk about the pattern of witness tampering, intimidation, and obstruction of...

State Department Fingers RIM

19 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week in news stemming from Mueller world: the United States government on Wednesday designated an individual connected to the Russian Imperial Mo...

FARA and Balanced

12 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week in news stemming from Mueller world: Matthew Grimes has filed a motion to sever Tom Barrack; FARA news about Ron DeSantis’ handler; a hell...

Bad News for Conspiracy Theories

05 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Mike Pompeo is called to testify in a Spanish Court; an unavoidable outcome for the oranges of the Trump Russia probe; some news about a ri...

Team M Report

29 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week: an update on Roger Stone; Kushner and Steve self-dealing; the Mueller Report summary of the Weissman-led Team M – Team Manafort – is ou...

Sun and Wynn Damage

22 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week: disgraced former National Security Advisor and twice admitted felon Michael Flynn filed a $50 million damage claim against the U.S. Departm...

Val Broeksmit

15 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week: in a previously unreleased interview, Allison talks with Val Broeksmit about his late father, Deutsche Bank, VTB, Rosemary Vrablic, Trump, ...

The Uterine State of America

08 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Since there is no Mueller, She Wrote this week, Allison wanted to introduce you to Frangela: The Final Word podcast by sharing their reaction to the S...