America On Trial with Josh Hammer

Josh Hammer explains the current status of Matt Gaetz's attorney general confirmation fight, condemns the House Ethics Committee's possible release of its Gaetz report tomorrow, lauds President Trump's inspired pick of Brendan Carr for FCC chair, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your host Josh Hammer wades into the roiling debate over whether the House Ethics Committee should still release its much-anticipated report on now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), now that President Trump has tapped Gaetz to be the next attorney general of the United States. Plus, the latest on some other key Trump picks for both his DOJ and White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your host Josh Hammer provides a deep dive on what the Constitution says—and does not say—about the president's recess appointment power, now that everyone seems to be offering hot takes after Wednesday's surprising announcement of Matt Gaetz for attorney general. Plus, so-called "Special Counsel" Jack Smith formally moves to halt his classified documents case against Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer unpacks the already-fierce controversy over Trump announcing controversial Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz as his pick for U.S. attorney general, lauds the inspired pick of Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer unpacks the current state of the Trump presidential transition, analyzes NYC judge Juan Merchan's fateful decision to yet again kick the can down the road in the Stormy Daniels "hush money" case, and revisits the topic of a possible pardon for prodigal presidential son Hunter Biden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your host Josh Hammer previews the emerging competition for U.S. attorney general, offers an endorsement for U.S. education secretary, previews today's huge decision from NYC judge Juan Merchan, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tomorrow is anti-Trump NYC judge Juan Merchan's self-imposed deadline for deciding whether to dismiss Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's ridiculous Stormy Daniels/"hush money" witch hunt. Will he do the right thing and dismiss it on presidential immunity grounds, or are we really heading toward sentencing on November 26? Plus, we take a deeper look at the state of play of Trump's main two *civil* cases—corporate fraud and defamation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer analyzes one of the most pressing questions on all of our minds, now that Donald Trump has secured a massive electoral victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer provides an update on some additional state-level legal fallout from Tuesday's elections and analyzes Wednesday's bombshell legal scoop from NBC News: Merrick Garland's DOJ is calling off so-called "Special Counsel" Jack Smith from his persecution of former and future President Donald Trump. Plus, the future of lawfare once Trump takes power again in January. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer recaps some of last night's most interesting legal and legal-adjacent election results, assesses the likelihood of major personnel changes at the U.S. Supreme Court under President Donald Trump, and blasts Democrats for their ludicrous hypocrisy on the issue of the U.S. Senate filibuster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special-edition Election Day episode, Josh Hammer lays out the legal and judicial stakes in this most monumental of presidential elections like never before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer provides updates on so-called "Special Counsel" Jack Smith, Elon Musk, and the war against the legal profession during today's jam-packed "around the horn segment." Today's "deep dive" then assesses the likelihood that the legal dispute over mail-in ballots in battleground Pennsylvania could prove to be the next Bush v. Gore-style election-dispositive SCOTUS case. To wit: Will SCOTUS decide this election? Plus, an update on the Federalist Society shamefully canceling Josh last week after he was engulfed by a pro-Hamas campus mob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out this new bonus episode from the new podcast BOLLING! It's 8 years since Hillary Clinton was sure she had the presidency within her grasp, only to lose it to Donald Trump. Fast forward to now, and Hillary can't decide what she hates more: another Trump presidency, or the fact that Kamala Harris may accomplish what she could not. Plus, Trump-supporting women lash out at Harris surrogate Mark Cuban for his disgusting comments, and Eric Bolling lays out the truth about the latest polling. Subscribe to Bolling! here: https://link.chtbl.com/kTlmPMOU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer explains the stakes in this Tuesday's election for U.S.-Israel relations, and for U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East more generally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer takes us "around the horn" to various battleground states' various legal concerns and offers an in-depth "deep dive" on what will happen to President Donald Trump's many legal issues after the election. In today's "closing argument," Josh then recounts the leftist mob he faced at Loyola University Chicago School of Law on Wednesday—and his subsequent Federalist Society event that was canceled because of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservatives and constitutionalists finally got a big legal win on Tuesday, when SCOTUS issued a one-page order permitting the Commonwealth of Virginia to secure its voter rolls. This is a tremendous victory for election integrity. But separately, what the heck is happening with mail-in ballots in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania? Josh Hammer breaks it all down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer uses the occasion of Steve Bannon's release from federal prison to paint a stark picture of the 2024 election stakes when it comes to lawfare and the politicized bastardization of the rule of law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh explains the massive 2024 election stakes for SCOTUS and the entire federal judiciary. Given current Democratic Party radicalism, it is not an exaggeration to say that SCOTUS itself is on the ballot this year! Josh also brings us up to speed on the Commonwealth of Virginia's latest legal efforts to secure its voter roll from illegal alien corruption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's 2024 election-centric "around the horn" segment is followed by a "deep dive" analysis of recent comments President Trump made to radio host Hugh Hewitt about firing so-called "Special Counsel" Jack Smith if he reascends to the White House come January. Today's "closing argument" then addresses a patently silly bit of Washington Post legal fear-mongering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer explains the significance of President Joe Biden saying the quiet part out loud and calling for former President Donald Trump to be "locked up." This is simply astounding. Will the American people make Democrats pay a price for this shocking admission from Uncle Joe? Also, Kamala Harris goes full tyrant on abortion and religious liberty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's newsy "around the horn" segment is followed by a "deep dive" that zooms out and asks a broader question: Has all the republic-destabilizing nonsense we have seen from the Democrat-Lawfare Complex over the past year and a half actually been worth it? Also, why Mark Cuban is wrong to casually dismiss Kamala Harris's unconstitutional taxation proposals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's "deep dive" unpacks the shocking new transcript of the Jim Jordan-overseen House Judiciary Committee's recent deposition of former Fulton County, Georgia "special prosecutor" Nathan Wade. Fani Willis and Nathan Wade ought to be in some big, big trouble after this—they were colluding with the White House along! Today's "closing argument" then assesses Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's latest unfortunate salvo against former President Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So-called "Special Counsel" Jack Smith, the leading hit man for the "Democrat-Lawfare Complex," has desperately tried to tilt the 2024 election to his Democratic Party paymasters. After Friday's dud of an anti-Trump legal filing in Washington, D.C., the jury is in for Smith: He has failed. Today's "closing argument" then unpacks another malicious campaign trail from cackler-in-chief Kamala Harris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer updates us on the latest gambit from corrupt Fulton County, Georgia DA Fani Willis during today's "deep dive." Can the scandal-ridden Willis revive her moribund, nakedly political crusade against Trump and his co-defendants? Today's "closing argument" then unpacks Alabama AG Steve Marshall's bombshell amicus brief in the landmark transgender-related SCOTUS case of United States v. Skrmetti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer updates us on this past weekend's California Trump rally arrest and Nathan Wade's House Judiciary Committee deposition in today's "around the horn" segment. Our "deep dive" segment then unpacks DOJ Civil Rights Division head Kristen Clarke's nakedly political voter roll lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer tears through the latest leftist legal insanity before today's "deep dive" answers a foundational question, raised by a new Wall Street Journal article: Who, and which organizations, will comprise the "conservative legal movement" during a potential second Trump administration? To wit: Will the Federalist Society continue its outsize role in advising judicial nominations? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer updates us on the latest left-wing legal shenanigans during today's "around the horn" segment. Today's "deep dive" then unpacks Democratic veep nominee Tim Walz's ham-fisted attacks on the Electoral College, one of the Constitution's great counter-majoritarian institutional checks. Today's "closing argument" explains the latest twists and turns in the Donald Trump-Jack Smith standoff in Washington, D.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump's lawyers filed their much-anticipated reply to so-called "Special Counsel" Jack Smith's brazen election interference in Washington, D.C., and today's "deep dive" takes us to New Orleans, where a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard a crucial oral argument on the constitutionality of Barack Obama's "DACA" executive amnesty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer explains the importance of the latest legal victory for the besieged Jack Phillips, owner of Lakewood, Colorado-based Masterpiece Cakeshop. When will SCOTUS finally put an end once and for all to these evil "bake the damn cake, bigot!"-style lawsuits? Today's "closing argument" then flags an important Mitch McConnell-penned op-ed railing against a new proposed judicial deep state power grab. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following Tuesday's high-profile SCOTUS oral argument in the "ghost gun" case of Garland v. VanDerStok, Josh Hammer uses today's "deep dive" to preview some of the new SCOTUS term's high-profile, politically and culturally salient cases. Today's "closing argument" then updates us on Elon Musk's now-resolved free speech feud with the left-wing Brazilian Supreme Court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our "deep dive" today focuses on an under-discussed possibility—namely, that the U.S. Supreme Court may be forced to step in and decide the ultimate outcome of the presidential election. Could we really see a Bush v. Gore redux? Josh then uses his "closing argument" to discuss President Trump's inspiring appearance last night at his eponymous Doral, Florida golf resort, where the 45th president memorialized the horrific Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack in Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley has written an exceptional new op-ed that emphasizes much of what Josh Hammer has also been saying on "America on Trial": So-called "Special Counsel" Jack Smith and Judge Tanya Chutkan are waging an election interference war against President Donald Trump! Plus, keep your eyes on America's universities today, as we recognize the one-year anniversary of the barbaric Hamas terrorist attack against Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's "around the horn" provides the latest news on second would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh, and our "deep dive" then brings us back to Judge Tanya Chutkan's Washington, D.C. courtroom. How can Judge Chutkan and so-called "Special Counsel" Jack Smith justify their latest stunt as anything other than blatant election interference? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer updates us on so-called "Special Counsel" Jack Smith's illegitimate election interference during today's "around the horn" segment. Our "deep dive" then takes us to West Palm Beach, Florida, where second would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh has pled not guilty to all five counts of his indictment—including the monumental charge of attempted assassination of a former president of the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh updates us on numerous Donald Trump legal proceedings before today's "deep dive" unpacks an assault on the independence and integrity of the judicial branch that you've probably never heard of: the Judicial Conference of the United States' attempt to end all single-judge divisions. Josh explains why this is something we should all care about. Today's "closing argument" then revisits the federal indictment of NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's jam-packed "around the horn" is followed by a "deep dive" on so-called "Special Counsel" Jack Smith's latest hyper-partisan stunt: attempting to make public key portions of his recently filed 180-page anti-Trump brief. The reason is simple: election interference. Also in today's show: DOJ sues Alabama on behalf of illegal aliens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's jam-packed episode, Josh Hammer updates us on the latest with Jack Smith and Tish James in our "around the horn" segment. Today's "deep dive" then unpacks everything you need to know about the shocking five-count federal indictment of NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Our "closing argument" then takes us to the University of Pennsylvania and its embattled law professor, Amy Wax. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's characteristically action-packed "around the horn" intro is followed by a "deep dive" on a bipartisan U.S. Senate Committee's absolutely scathing interim report on the U.S. Secret Service's manifold failures in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13. Today's "closing argument" then returns to the topic of the Senate filibuster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's jam-packed "around the horn" is followed by a "deep dive" on Vice President Kamala Harris's horrific—and deeply myopic—stance in favor of nuking the Senate filibuster. Today's "closing argument" then provides a legal update for the second would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer explains all the latest legal news pertaining to the second would-be Trump assassin, Ryan Routh, who is now being held in prison without bail. It looks like the DOJ is also set to bring an additional high-profile charge—and not a moment too soon. Today's "closing argument" then addresses Friday's disappointing Secret Service report on what went wrong in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's antitrust-centric "around the horn" segment is followed by a "deep dive" return to the trials and tribulations of presidential prodigal son Hunter Biden. Will Hunter be sentenced to jail in either his Delaware gun case or his California tax case? Regardless, will Joe pardon his son on his way out the door, come January 2025? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's "around the horn" is followed by a "deep dive" look at a new prosecution of an Alaska man for issuing repeated threats against SCOTUS. Why was Attorney General Merrick Garland not similarly prosecuting those "protesting" outside the justices' homes following the abortion opinion leak in 2022? Today's "closing argument" analyzes Ron DeSantis' plans for would-be presidential assassin Ryan Routh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer explains Fulton County, Georgia DA Fani Willis' latest legal defeat in today's "around the horn" segment before today's "deep dive" brings us back to this past Sunday's second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Will we ever get answers—or accountability? Today's "closing argument" then provides an update on the post-Students for Fair Admissions legal fallout in elite higher education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's "around the horn" segment covers legal terrain as vast as Sean "Diddy" Combs and so-called "Special Counsel" Jack Smith. Josh Hammer's "deep dive" then returns to the topic of this weekend's appalling New York Times leak about SCOTUS. How can the High Court operate in such a disastrously leaky environment? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer takes us "around the horn" before today's "deep dive" unpacks all you need to know about Sunday's appalling second attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida. What is wrong with the U.S. Secret Service? And what is wrong with Democrats and the corporate press, who continue to incite violence against President Trump? Today's "closing argument" then explains TikTok's insane interpretation of the First Amendment that it advanced yesterday in federal court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's jam-packed "around the horn" is followed by a "deep dive" return to Fulton County, Georgia, where former President Donald Trump has continued his winning streak against DA Fani Willis. What does it all mean? Today's "closing argument" then explains why this very, very leaky U.S. Supreme Court is a massive problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer's jam-packed "around the horn" segment is followed by a blistering "deep dive" on Attorney General Merrick Garland's Thursday speech, in which he defended the alleged "independence" of the U.S. Department of Justice. How stupid does Merrick Garland think Americans are? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer analyzes RFK Jr.'s ballot-access issues and the latest Fani Willis legal drama during today's "around the horn" segment before today's "deep dive" unpacks a fascinating 42-state AG coalition letter sent to Congress urging the application of a Surgeon General warning for Big Tech products. Will Congress listen? Today's "closing argument" then takes us back to Tuesday's presidential debate fireworks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer provides a pressing Jan. 6-related legal update before explaining a crucial bill now pending before the House after passing the Senate, the Kids Online Safety Act. Today's "closing argument" then explains the constitutional illiteracy of a pro-transgender ACLU lawyer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Hammer takes us "around the horn" to a few Trump-related legal updates before today's "deep dive" explains a bombshell new DOJ indictment charging a Guatemalan illegal alien with illegally voting and obtaining multiple U.S. passports. Today's "closing argument" then previews tonight's must-watch presidential debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices