Ep 161 — The Winner Breaks It All

After "fixing" crime in DC, Trump is off to "fix" Chicago. But since Chicago is in an actual state, he may encounter one or two legal issues. And after the Supreme Court shook its finger at the president and said not to fire members of the Federal Reserve, he's trying to do it anyway. Whodathunkit? Meanwhile, DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro can't seem to indict a ham sandwich.

Links:

Lisa Cook v. Trump [Fed Board of Govs case, Docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71218248/cook-v-trump/

US v. Dunn [Hoagie Hurler, Docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71223125/united-states-v-dunn/

US v. Reid [Triple No Bill, Docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71196710/united-states-v-reid/?order_by=desc

Prosecutors Fail to Obtain Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/us/politics/trump-sandwich-assault-indictment-justice-department.html

D.C. judges and grand jurors push back on Trump policing surge

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/27/trump-crime-surge-court-cases/

Trump Executive Order "Additional Measures to Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia"

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/additional-measures-to-address-the-crime-emergency-in-the-district-of-columbia/

Chicago crime dashboard

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/vrd/home.html

Chicago crime fact sheet

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/mayor/Press%20Room/Press%20Releases/2025/August/FACT%20SHEET%20CITY%20OF%20CHICAGO%20CONTINUES%20TO%20SEE%20HISTORIC%20DECLINES%20IN%20VIOLENT%20CRIME%20UNDER%20MAYOR%20BRANDON%20JOHNSON.pdf

DC Home Rule Act

https://dccouncil.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Home-Rule-Act-2018-for-printing-9-13-182.pdf

10 USC § 12406

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/12406

10 U.S.C. 253

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/253

Trump Tries to Grab 'Em by the Comme Positatus

https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/trump-tries-to-grab-em-by-the-posse

Newsom v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) [docket via CourtListener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70496361/newsom-v-trump/?order_by=desc

Trump Title 10 proclamation for Los Angeles

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/department-of-defense-security-for-the-protection-of-department-of-homeland-security-functions/

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