Prosecutorial Indiscretion
Summary
Hosts Allison Gill and Andy McCabe discuss bar complaints against US Attorney Janine Pierro for politically motivated charges against six Democratic lawmakers. They analyze legal battles over a Trump executive order restricting mail-in ballots and DOJ election monitors facing pushback in Wyoming. The episode also covers a First Amendment lawsuit by fired Stars and Stripes journalists and a judge dismissing a DOJ immigration lawsuit after its lawyer admitted lacking legal precedent.
Topics discussed
Intro: Bar complaints against US Attorney Pierro and mail-in voting updates
Bar complaints filed against Janine Pierro for pursuing baseless indictments
Discussion on prosecutorial discretion, dismissals, and judicial deference
Legal battles over Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting
Federal election monitors in Wyoming and state pushback
Stars and Stripes journalists sue over retaliatory firings
DOJ lawsuit against Washtenaw County dismissed; contempt risks for lawyers
Listener Q&A: Preemptive pardons for potential war crimes
Listener Q&A: Presumption of regularity and grand jury secrecy
Closing thoughts on political vengeance and show credits
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