The Dan Abrams Podcast

1st amendment legend (and Dan’s Dad) Floyd Abrams joins Dan to discuss Alan Dershowitz’s proposal to have congress subpoena POLITICO journalists to reveal who leaked the SCOTUS draft overturning Roe v. Wade. Dan then recaps Biden’s performance in his State of the Union address. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan asks: Now that we know the FBI searched Biden's homes three times including in mid-November and he has always cooperated, can we end the whining about how Trump's very different case was handled? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses the discovery of classified documents and the hypocrisy on both sides when addressing the mishandling of documents. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan is joined by fmr Obama WH communications staffer Ameshia Cross to discuss and debate whether it’s time for the White House to show press secretary Karine Jean Pierre the door after her recent performances. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses Attorney General Merrick Garland's decision to assign special counsel in the Biden documents investigation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan asks: Should democrats try to get concessions from Kevin McCarthy in exchange for their votes? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses what the January 6th committee's criminal referrals mean and don't mean and critiques both sides' politicized responses. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses both the SBF arrest and Elon Musk calling for Fauci to be prosecuted. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan is joined by Professor Jed Shugerman of Fordham University to discuss SCOTUS hearing arguments on Moore v. Harper. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses both the right and Trump vilifying Jack Smith, and then is joined by AZ election lawyer Jim Barton to break down the legal implications of Arizona’s Cochise County refusing to certify election results. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses the announcement of special counsel and whether an indictment would end up helping or hurting Trump, as well as the possibility of special counsel being appointed for the Hunter Biden investigation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan asks if an indictment will hurt or help Trump’s run for 2024. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan admits the Democrats' strategy to elevate extreme GOP candidates with the goal of beating them in the midterms paid off... but asks the question - was it the right call? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses how the media has politicized the attack on Paul Pelosi. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses the Fetterman/Oz debate with a focus on Fetterman’s performance after recovering from a stroke. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan is joined by Jeffrey Toobin to discuss the latest on both the DOJ’s appeal to the 11th circuit and the recommended sentencing for Steve Bannon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discussed Trump Lawyer Christina Bobb speaking with the FBI, Trump’s continued baseless claims of planted documents evidence, and “Ye” (formally Kanye West) being banned from Twitter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses Former President Trump's defamation lawsuit launched against CNN. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses members of GOP calling for Biden impeachment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses his interview with John Kirby on the Russia/Ukraine war, Trump’s interview on Hannity, and the 11th circuit ruling against Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Philip Bump of Washington Post joins Dan to discuss the John Durham investigation and Bump’s piece, John Durham was successful, just not in the way Barr first intendedSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Former Federal Prosecutor Andrew McCarthy joins Dan to discuss Judge Cannon’s ruling on Trump’s request for a special master in the Mar-a-Lago investigation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan analyzes the DOJ court filing responding to the Trump legal team request for a special master. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan covers the breaking story of the ruling for the unsealing of parts of the Mar-a-Lago search affidavit. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan is joined by Former Trump DOJ Official Rich Donoghue to discuss the latest details on the search of Donald Trump's home. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael J. Moore, former U.S. Attorney, joins Dan to discuss the Justice Department's subpoena of Pat Cipollone and its effect on the possibility of an indictment against Former President Donald Trump. The two also touch on Brittney Griner's legal situation in Russia and the Federal charges filed against four Louisville Police Officers in the Breonna Taylor case. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses former President Donald Trump's threat to sue CNN over "defamatory" statements against him. He also reviews media coverage on the news that Trump has become a focus of the DOJ's ongoing January 6th criminal probe. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses the ongoing January 6th committee hearings, and the actions taken by former President Donald Trump on that day. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan talks about the case of a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio who was forced to travel across state lines to Indiana in order to receive an abortion. Dan discusses the media coverage of the story and the right wing's initial questioning of its validity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses President Biden's Executive Order on "Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services," and the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses the new warrants issued in regards to the alleged attempt to install "fake" electors during the 2020 U.S. Presidential election. Dan also discusses the importance of the legitimacy of the United States Supreme Court. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses whether or not he thinks President Biden should announce he is not running for re-election in the 2024 U.S. Presidential election. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Andy Lyman, a senior political reporter for New Mexico Political Report, joins Dan to discuss New Mexico's Secretary of State filing a motion with the state's Supreme Court to compel the Otero County Commissioners to certify the county's primary election per state law after their refusal to do so due to claimed mistrust in the Dominion voting machines. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses the House select committee investigating the January 6th incident at the Capitol's first day of hearings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan talks about the indictment of former White House Advisor Peter Navarro for failing to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating January 6th. Dan then discusses gun control including President Biden's plea for gun reform and realistic gun control solutions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan sits down with Fred Gray, the former attorney for Martin Luther King Jr. and co-author of Dan’s new book, Alabama v. King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Criminal Trial That Launched the Civil Rights Movement. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses The Washington Post's report that after the 2020 U.S. election Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, pressed Arizona lawmakers to choose a clean slate of electors due to the vote supposedly being filled by fraud. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ilya Somin, Professor of Law at George Mason University, joins Dan to discuss his Reason.com article "Can States Ban Residents From Getting Abortions in Other States, if Roe v. Wade is Overturned?" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Professor Neil Siegel, Director of the Summer Institute on Law and Policy and the David W. Ichel Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science at Duke University , joins Dan to discuss the possible implications of Roe v. Wade being overturned. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan reads through and analyzes an Op-Ed published by CNN and written by former Judge J. Michael Luttig called "The Republican Blueprint to Steal the 2024 Election." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan addresses the revelations brought on by a recently surfaced recording of a phone call between Liz Cheney and Kevin McCarthy in the wake of January 6th. Dan also gives an in-depth take on whether the case being made by some Georgia voters to keep Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green off the ballot is a valid one. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Robert VerBruggen, fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of the report 'Fatal Police Shootings and Race: A Review of the Evidence and Suggestions for Future Research', joins Dan for an in depth perspective on race and police shootings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan breaks down both sides of the debate over no-knock warrants and addresses why the officer in the Amir Locke case is not being prosecuted. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan examines the latest on the debate over if it’s appropriate for corporations like Disney and Apple to take a stance on political issues. He reads through Florida's recently signed HB 1557 -Parental Rights in Education Bill, known by opponents as the"Don't Say Gay Bill," and discusses how both Disney and Apple have responded. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses how some Republicans continue to perpetuate the unfounded claims that Biden is not the legitimate POTUS. This is followed by an in depth look at the leaked resignation letter by former NY Prosecutor Mark Pomerantz, and what it reveals of the NY case against Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan discusses YouTube's recent banning of videos related to former President Donald Trump and his false claims about the 2020 U.S. election. He discusses YouTube's decision to pull President Tump's interview on the NELK Boys' podcast "Full Send," along with their decision to temporarily suspend political news site The Hill for playing a clip on their show "Rising" of President Trump calling the election rigged. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nataliya Gumenyuk, founder of the Public Interest Journalism Lab and a journalist specialized in international security and conflict reporting, joins Dan live from the Ukraine to discuss the ongoing Russian invasion. Nataliya and Dan also discuss the media's coverage of the situation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Colby Hall, editor at large of Mediaite.com, joins Dan to discuss the media's coverage of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Liz Dye, law and politics writer for sites such as Above The Law and Wonkette, joins Dan to discuss her article "What The Hell Are The Wingers On About Now With John Durham?" Dan and Liz discuss what the latest filing by Special Counsel John Durham really means, and why many have misinterpreted it as evidence that Hillary Clinton's campaign spied on former President Donald Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Olivier Knox, reporter for The Washington Post and author of "The Daily 202," joins Dan to discuss whether former President Donald Trump is losing his hold in the Republican Party. Abrams and Knox analyze the situation through polls and recent statements made from high ranking RNC members. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.