Ep 236 — Is Trump’s Newest Lawyer WORSE Than Alina Habba?

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Summary <p dir="ltr">DOCKET ALERTS:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Will Trump's name come off the Kennedy Center in time for the court-ordered deadline?</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">New York congressional candidate Brad Lander was acquitted of charges related to a peaceful protest inside the federal building where ICE is warehousing immigrants.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The House failed to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. We'll explain what this has to do with Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">MAIN SHOW:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Doofus of the Day Alejandro Brito, Trump's lawyer on the defamation trollsuit against the BBC, is inventing new ways to piss off the judge. But he's teaching us a lot about CivPro!</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The grand jury transcripts are here in the <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71795281/united-states-v-rabbitt/"> Broadview 6 case</a>, and they are somehow even worse than we expected. We'll break down all the vouching/ex parte/voir dire action, and the rapidly expanding blast radius. </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">SUBSCRIBERS:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Is the Trump slush fund alive or dead? Acting AG Todd Blanche says it's over, but he won't put it in writing.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">US v. Rabbitt</p> <p dir="ltr"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71795281/united-states-v-rabbitt/</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Sarah Fitzpatrick, The Atlantic, "Trump Isn't Giving Up on His Slush Fund"</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/06/trump-anti-weaponization-fund/687500/"> https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/06/trump-anti-weaponization-fund/687500/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">'Broadview 6' repeat? Loretto Hospital exec's fraud case could crumble amid claims of prosecutors' misconduct</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/10/hearing-in-loretto-hospital-case-could-address-claims-of-prosecutors-misconduct-if-feds-dont-drop-it"> https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/10/hearing-in-loretto-hospital-case-could-address-claims-of-prosecutors-misconduct-if-feds-dont-drop-it</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Show Links:</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p dir="ltr">Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p> </p>

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