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Substantive Vindictiveness 31.05.2026 1j

The justice department is defending the fact that it deleted January 6th press releases from its website. The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a motion to dismiss its fraud charges on vindictive prosecution grounds. President Biden is suing the Department of Justice over audio recordings from his memoir project. The US Attorney in DC quietly shutters the autopen investigation into the former president. The DoJ has opened a criminal investigation into a non profit tied to writer E. Jean Carroll.

Takes the Cake 24.05.2026 59min

The Department of Justice has established a $1.8B “anti-weaponization fund” after Trump dropped his lawsuit against the IRS. A former federal prosecutor has been indicted for sending herself copies of Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report. A federal judge has dismissed the charges against Kilmar Ábrego García on vindictive and selective prosecution grounds. The Justice Department has dropped all remaining charges against the Broadview 6 after a grand jury transcript showed gross misconduct. Plus listener questions.

Transitive Immunity 17.05.2026 55min

On Wednesday, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia Bar over its efforts to discipline Trump Administration lawyers. Kash Patel was caught falsifying Bureau statistics to boost his record of arrests in the face of congressional criticism for his alleged drinking habit. New York’s Attorney Grievance Committee found “sufficient basis for a finding of professional misconduct” against disqualified US Attorney John Sarcone III. A Trump appointed judge has accused the Justice Department of appalling and unsettling behavior in a case over subpoenas for patient information regarding gender affirming care. Plus listener questions. Do you have questions for the pod or something for HITMEINTHEHEADWITHABAT?

Polygraphs 10.05.2026 1j 6min

The FBI is investigating the Atlantic reporter who wrote a detailed story of Director Kash Patel’s alleged heavy drinking and erratic behavior. Patel even ordered polygraphs for nearly two dozen staff members looking for leaks. A second federal judge has blocked the Department of Justice from accessing data seized from Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson. Former Special Counsel Jack Smith spoke at a private event last month saying Trump has corrupted the Justice Department, and that it’s become difficult to track the number of times judges have accused DOJ officials of dishonesty or lack of candor. A federal judge rules that the government can keep the ballots seized from election offices in Fulton County, Georgia.

UnJustified | Blanche’s Audition Tape 03.05.2026 56min

Two government watchdogs are suing the Justice Department over its Office of Legal Counsel memo that declares the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional. The US Attorney in the Eastern District of North Carolina has filed charges against James Comey for sharing a photo of seashells that spell out 8647. The Government Accountability Office and the Office of the Inspector General are investigating the Department of Justice's compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner was not designated a National Special Security Event by the US Secret Service. Plus listener questions.

DoJ v 1A 26.04.2026 56min

The Justice Department has filed charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center which appears to contain serious legal defects. A judge tosses Kash Patel’s defamation lawsuit against former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi The FBI is said to have investigated a New York Times reporter who wrote an article about Kash Patel’s girlfriend. Todd Blanche has tapped Joe DiGenova to take over the investigation into ex CIA chief John Brennan and others. The Justice Department has agreed to pay $1.25 million to Carter Page for the investigation into him during Trump’s first term Jeanine Pirro has dropped the criminal investigation of Jerome Powell, which was holding up Trump's nomination of Warsh to take his place next month. Plus listener questions.

Down For Law 19.04.2026 1j 3min

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has referred the Ukraine whistleblower and the Inspector General to the Department of Justice for prosecution. A top prosecutor has been removed from the John Brennan investigation in Miami after she suggested the case was going nowhere The Justice Department’s Weaponization Working group has released its first report which accuses the Biden administration of improperly prosecuting anti-abortion protestors. US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has filed a Motion to Vacate the seditious conspiracy charges against the Oath Keepers “in the interest of justice.”

Deck Chairs on the Titanic (feat. Kel McClanahan) 12.04.2026 1j

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says that only Donald Trump knows why Pam Bondi was fired from the Justice Department. Stanley Woodward could be leaving the Department of Justice to be replaced by current Civil Rights Division Chief Harmeet Dhillon. The Department of Justice presses for its own search of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s phone. The Civil Rights Division is investigating Cassidy Hutchinson for lying to Congress. Plus listener questions.

Dubious Distinction 05.04.2026 53min

Pam Bondi has been fired and Todd Blanche becomes the Acting Attorney General as the President weighs a replacement. Federal District Judge Amit Mehta has allowed a consolidated civil suit against Trump for his role in the January 6th attack on the Capitol to advance. Trump’s Justice Department quietly dropped 23,000 criminal investigations in its shift to immigration cases. The Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel has penned a memo declaring that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional.

Brief Hallucinations 29.03.2026 1j 1min

Hackers linked to Iran have breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal emails. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a Jack Smith progress memo to Congress outlining Trump's motive for illegally retaining classified documents. A top deputy to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro acknowledged in a closed-door hearing this month that the Justice Department did not have evidence of wrongdoing in its criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Legal experts are stunned after a federal judge catches DOJ lawyers using artificial intelligence to write briefs.

HITMEINTHEHEADWITHABAT 22.03.2026 1j 9min

A federal judge has issued a new rule requiring Jeanine Pirro to notify the court when she fails to get a grand jury to bring charges. Jim Comey has been subpoenaed in the sprawling criminal probe against ex-CIA chief John Brennan in Judge Aileen Cannon’s district. Attorney General Pam Bondi attempts to flout a deposition subpoena from the House Oversight Committee in the Epstein Files investigation. The Department of Justice has suspended minimum work requirements for hiring attorneys. Plus listener questions, including a question about the predicate of Crossfire Hurricane. “Call me Mark” the answer to your question is in this episode and in this episode of Mueller, She Wrote. Do you have questions for the pod?

Ed Martin Charged (feat. Liz Oyer) 15.03.2026 1j 7min

Justice Department Pardon Attorney and former Weaponization Czar and associate deputy attorney general Ed Martin is under investigation by the Bar Association in the District of Columbia. Former Pardon Attorney, Liz Oyer, joins us to discuss. The Justice Department has proposed a new rule that would allow Attorney General Pam Bondi to suspend bar association investigations into DOJ lawyers. A federal grand jury has subpoenaed Arizona 2020 voting records as the Trump Administration pushes to consolidate election power. An Assistant US Attorney in North Carolina quit in the courtroom over AI-generated quotes and erroneous citations in an AI-produced court brief.

Autopen Fan Fiction 08.03.2026 1j

The House Oversight Committee voted 24 - 19 to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi in their Epstein files investigation. US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro quietly closes an investigation into President Biden for his use of the autopen after failing to establish a case. A longtime Justice Department employee has been arrested and charged in a child pornography case. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has rescinded former Attorney General Merrick Garland’s restrictions on no-knock warrants.

Best Work Day Ever (feat. Virginia Burger) 01.03.2026 1j 8min

Senator Mark Kelly wins a preliminary injunction that will stop the Defense Department’s disciplinary process in its tracks. Judge Aileen Cannon decides to hide Jack Smith’s report on the MAL investigation from the public permanently. The list of Department of Justice failures in court continues to grow. Kash Patel has the best work day at the Olympics ever. Virginia Burger joins Andy to break down the situation around Senator Mark Kelly.

Contempt of Court 22.02.2026 57min

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals sets arguments for late June in the bid to release Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report. A Minnesota judge holds a justice department attorney in contempt for failing to comply with a court order. Some leading defense lawyers have created a tool to track Justice Department cases that involve irregular charging practices. The Justice Department acknowledges violating dozens of recent court orders in New Jersey. Plus listener questions…

Grand Jury Shut Out 15.02.2026 53min

Jeanine Pirro gets shut out by a federal grand jury trying to indict six members of Congress for their video asking military members to disregard illegal orders. Judges in the Northern District appointed Donald Kinsella US attorney to replace John Sarcone, and Todd Blanche promptly fired him. Former Special Counsel Deputy in Jack Smith’s office, JP Cooney, is running for Congress in Virginia. A federal judge has blocked Trump's effort to transfer 20 former death row inmates commuted by President Biden to the notorious ADX Supermax Prison. Plus listener questions…

"This Job Sucks" 08.02.2026 59min

The Department of Justice is buckling under the weight of immigration cases causing a DOJ lawyer in Minneapolis to ask a judge to hold her in contempt just so she can get some sleep. Former January 6th prosecutors have drafted a memo advising Congress on how to investigate DHS use of force and the murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. The Trump Administration plans to ramp up its retribution against political foes as the Weaponization Czar Ed Martin is removed for leaking grand jury material. Tusli Gabbard joins FBI agents on a call with Trump after the FBI seized voting machines and ballots from a Georgia Election Office, and we learn that Gabbard seized voting machines in Puerto Rico last spring while investigating Nicolas Maduro for foreign election interference. Plus listener questions… Do you have questions for the pod?

Fascism in Action 01.02.2026 1j 10min

The FBI executed a search warrant on the Fulton County Georgia Election Offices with Director of National Intelligence Tusli Gabbard in tow. Four journalists including Don Lemon were arrested by the Justice Department and charged with conspiracy against rights and threat of force to impede religious freedom The US Attorney’s office in Minneapolis is in crisis over concerns that they were being asked to execute orders that went against the department’s mission and best practices. AG: and members of the Pulitzer Prize Board have sued Donald Trump for documents and communications surrounding the Mueller investigation that are still being kept secret. Plus listener questions…

Unwarranted 25.01.2026 1j 4min

The FBI opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting death of Renee Good in Minneapolis but Trump administration officials quickly shut it down. The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division has pivoted to investigating discrimination against white people Judge Engelmayer has denied the letter motion filed by Representatives Khanna and Massie to appoint a Special Master over the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Two whistleblowers have uncovered an internal DHS memo instructing ICE agents to enter homes without a proper warrant. Plus listener questions…

Mass Resignations 18.01.2026 58min

The Department of Justice faces mass resignations from the Civil Rights Division and the Minneapolis US Attorney’s office over the handling of the killing of Renee Nicole Good. Judge Engelmayer asks the parties for briefing on whether he has jurisdiction to appoint a special master, and whether Congressmen Khanna and Massie have standing to ask for one. Jack Smith has agreed to testify publicly this week as experts debunk claims that he infringed on Donald Trump’s free speech. President Trump is becoming disillusioned with Attorney General Pam Bondi and wants to create an office within the Justice Department that reports directly to the White House. Plus listener questions…