The Dan Abrams Podcast

Dan recaps the House's second impeachment of President Donald Trump and discusses the possibility that the Senate will continue the trial and convict President Trump after he has already left office. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael Cohen, host of the Mea Culpa podcast, author of Disloyal, and former personal attorney for President Donald Trump, joins Dan to discuss the leaked phone call between President Trump and Georgia's Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger. In the leaked phone call, President Trump pressures Raffensperger to overturn Georgia's 2020 U.S. presidential election results due to claims of voter fraud. Cohen also tells Dan his personal opinion on whether President Trump really believes he won the 2020 election. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan Cassino, Professor of Government & Politics at FDU and Director of FDU Poll, joins Dan to discuss his Washington Post article, "Many Republicans believe the election was fixed. But that’s what losing partisans often think." Cassino and Dan take a look at previous years' polls, and what they reveal about voters' willingness to believe an election was stolen. 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 conspiracies regarding widespread voter fraud in the 2020 U.S. presidential election and what he considers to be "the day the conspiracy died." Dan discusses the legal threats from Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems, and the fact checks recently put out by Fox and Newsmax in response. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Floyd Abrams, legendary First Amendment attorney and Dan's father, joins Dan to discuss Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems' threats to pursue defamation lawsuits against Sidney Powell, President Trump's lawyers and various media entities regarding their claims about the companies' roles in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Floyd and Dan discuss the burden of proof in such defamation lawsuits and the protections the First Amendment provides. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Aidan McLaughlin, editor-in-chief of Mediaite.com, joins Dan to discuss President Trump's continued claims of voter fraud in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Aidan and Dan discuss media coverage of these claims, partisanship in the media, and how rhetoric from both sides has contributed to America's current divide. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Megyn Kelly, journalist, attorney and host of The Megyn Kelly Show, joins Dan to discuss a litany of topics including President Trump's ongoing legal challenges in the 2020 U.S. election, mass distrust of and partisanship in the media, what a Fox News run by Roger Ailes would look like now, and calls for unity among the American people. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Frank Luntz, a pollster and American political and communications consultant, joins Dan to discuss why a large number of Americans still don't accept the results of the 2020 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.

Congressman Denny Heck, member of the House Intelligence Committee, joins Dan to discuss the firing of DHS' cybersecurity chief, Chris Krebs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rick Hasen, author and Professor of Law at UCI, joins Dan to discuss the likelihood that President Trump could still win the 2020 electoral college. Hasen discusses his concern that unsubstantiated voter fraud claims could dangerously delegitimize the health of U.S. democracy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alberto Gonzales, former United States Attorney General, joins Dan to discuss the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. presidential election and the legal challenges filed by President Trump's campaign. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Philip Bump, national correspondent for The Washington Post, joins Dan to examine the polls going into the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Abrams and Bump discuss the Trafalgar Group and pollster Robert Cahaly's prediction that President Trump will once again win the battleground states and the election. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Josh Mendelsohn, CEO of political data and technology agency Hawkfish, joins Dan to discuss the possibility that the 2020 presidential election night results will be different from the final results, once all absentee and mail-in ballots have been counted. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elie Honig, a CNN legal analyst and former federal and state prosecutor, joins Dan to discuss the controversial New York Post article, "Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Philip Bump, a national correspondent for The Washington Post, joins Dan to discuss his article "Yes, Clinton also had a big lead in 2016 - but this isn't 2016." Abrams and Bump discuss how pollsters have changed their methods since 2016, and why Biden's current lead in the polls means more than Clinton's similar lead in 2016 did. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, joins Dan to discuss vote by mail and the possibility of voter suppression in the upcoming presidential election. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Barton Gellman, bestselling author and writer for The Atlantic, joins the show to discuss his article "The Election That Could Break America." Gellman and Abrams discuss post-election scenarios, the electoral college, and what could happen during the interregnum. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro joins Dan to discuss the recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court rulings and how they will affect the upcoming election. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Zach Montellaro, campaign reporter for POLITICO, joins the show to discuss the possibility of President Trump prematurely declaring victory after in-person voting but losing once mail-in ballots are counted. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Harold Holzer, one of the country's leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the Director of Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, joins the show to discuss his new book, "The Presidents vs. the Press." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Abrams talks on the latest legal and political news of the week from the impact (or lack thereof) the DNC will have on the 2020 election to the bipartisan senate report detailing the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia in 2016. Attorney General Josh Shapiro then joins the show to discuss suing the Trump administration over their attempt to change the USPS ahead of the election. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jeffrey Toobin, CNN’S Chief Legal Analyst, joins the show to discuss his new book, “True Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Investigation of Donald Trump.”Abrams and Toobin also discuss the latest announcement from Attorney General Barr in the Durham investigation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dustin Marcello, a criminal defense attorney based in Las Vegas Nevada, joins the show to discuss the Trump campaign suing Nevada over mail-in ballots. Later in the show, Jenna Ellis, the Senior Legal Advisor to President Trump's 2020 campaign, talks to Dan about the other side of the lawsuit. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Amber Phillips, Political Reporter for the Washington Post, joins the show to discuss her article "Examining the arguments against voting by mail: Does it really lead to fraud or benefit only Democrats?" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Danya Perry, Michael Cohen's attorney, joins the show to discuss Cohen's release from prison for a second time. Cohen was serving his prison sentence at home until July 9th when he met with his probation officer. After failing to agree to a ban on speaking with the media, which would include a bar on publishing his upcoming book purported to be critical towards President Trump, Cohen was sent to prison. A judge ruled Cohen was improperly returned to prison and released him to continue serving his sentence through home confinement. 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 how governors have changed their tone on COVID safety guidelines and mask regulations as the daily number of new coronavirus cases skyrockets across the nation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Professor Lindsay Wiley, director of the Health Law and Policy Program at American University Washington College of Law, joins the show to discuss new laws mandating wearing a mask in public. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan Abrams talks about a judge denying audiovisual coverage of hearings in the trial of Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, the officers charged in George Floyd's death on May 25th. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matthew Dunlap, the Secretary of State of Maine and one of just eleven members of the now disbanded Trump voter fraud commission, joins the show to discuss the potential of voter fraud in the upcoming presidential election. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mark Zaid, a National Security Attorney, joins the show to talk about the Trump administration's lawsuit to delay the publication of John Bolton's book. Expected to be published on June 23rd, 2020, "The Room Where It Happened" covers Bolton's time in the White House serving under President Trump as the National Security Advisor. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan Abrams, former host of Live PD on A&E, discusses the show's cancellation following recently released body cam footage of Javier Ambler's death. Although filmed by A&E crew, Ambler's death happened during a Live PD hiatus and was not shown on air. 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 latest information on President Trump's string of Inspectors General firings as well as their testimony in court. Dan goes over the timeline of the firings as well as Trump administration officials who may have held a role in the decision. In this episode, Dan also breaks down Rod Rosenstein's recent testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee and what new information it reveals about the Robert Mueller investigation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Floyd Abrams, famed First Amendment attorney Dan Abrams's father, joins the show to discuss President Trump's executive order targeting Facebook, Google and Twitter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sidney Powell, general Michael Flynn's lawyer, joins the show to discuss the Justice Department's motion to dismiss Flynn's case. Flynn originally plead guilty to lying to the FBI regarding his communications with the Russian ambassador. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matt Zapatowsky, Washington Post National Security Reporter, joins the show to discuss his article, "How a Flynn theory became central to the Trump reelection campaign" and how "Obamagate" has become a key term for President Trump and his allies when discussing the Michael Flynn case. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Susan Hennessey, Lawfare Executive Editor & CNN Legal Analyst, joins the show to discuss her article, "An Ugly Day for the Justice Department." On May 7th, The Justice Department argued in court that former national security adviser Michael Flynn should be allowed to withdraw his plea and that the entire case should be dismissed in a way that prevents it from being refiled. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

James Gagliano, Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent, joins the show to discuss the newly released FBI documents on Michael Flynn. The documents were released following an FBI internal review of all documents from the Flynn investigation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mark Zaid, a Washington DC National Security attorney for over 25 years and the attorney who represented the whistleblower for President Trump's call with the president of Ukraine, joins the show to discuss the firing of Dr. Rick Bright. Dr. Bright was the director of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and claims he was fired after expressing doubts over using hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the coronavirus. 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 sexual assault allegations against presidential candidate Joe Biden by former Biden staffer Tara Reade. He also looks into the media's coverage of this story compared to their coverage of allegations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jonathan Karl, ABC News’ Chief White House Correspondent and president of the White House Correspondents' Association, joins the show to discuss President Trump calling him a "third rate reporter" at a White House press conference while asking about an Inspector General report. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Meghan McCain, Co-Host of 'The View,' joins the show to discuss the latest news in the coronavirus crisis. Meghan talks to Dan about how people, including those in the White House, are responding to new guidelines. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Washington Post Personal Finance Columnist Michelle Singletary joins the show to discuss the coronavirus financial relief package. The $2 trillion relief package passed the House on Friday and passed the senate earlier in the week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Robert Faturechi is a ProPublica author covering money in politics joins the show to discuss his article "Senator Dumped Up to $1.7 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness." Following the discussion, Patrick Egan, a white collar criminal defense attorney and a partner at Fox Rothschild, talks in-depth on the legal implications on the senators being accused of insider trading. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Roberto Pesenti, former US Bureau Chief for 'Il Messagero,' joins the show to discuss surviving the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Italy and his experience from inside the lock down. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Megyn Kelly, Former Fox News Host, talks to Dan about his new book "John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial" on the 250th anniversary of the Boston Massacre. The book is on sale and available now through http://danabramsbooks.com/. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

George Papadopoulos, former member of the foreign policy advisory panel to President Trump, joins the show to discuss the Mueller Report, the related Inspector General report, and FBI internal investigative documents. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Margaret Love, the former United States Pardon Attorney for the Department of Justice, joins the show to give her analysis on President Trump pardoning Rod Blagojevich and Edward DeBartolo, among others. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Marcos Jimenez, the Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, joins the show to discuss President Trump's comments on the Roger Stone sentencing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Robert Ray, a former federal prosecutor, the Independent Counsel for the Whitewater investigation, and a former member of Trump's impeachment defense team, joins the show to discuss President Trump's acquittal following a weeks-long impeachment trial. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan and Elie Honig, CNN legal analyst and former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, discuss the biggest news so far in the impeachment trial of 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.