Ep 203 — The Fifth Circuit Goes Full Korematsu

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Summary <p>In Jeffrey Epstein news: Ghislaine Maxwell showed up for congressional testimony, but says she’s taking the Fifth unless and until she gets a pardon. Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to testify, averting a vote to refer them to DOJ for contempt of Congress. Paul Weiss managing partner Brad Karp stepped down after his emails to the noted pedophile were published.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty, but will face trial this summer.</p><p><br></p><p>Main Show:</p><p><br></p><p>The Trump administration is trying to <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437.207.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">magic away</a> Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction with an <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-453/395803/20260209141144273_25-453_Bannon_cert_resp_file.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">assist</a> from SCOTUS. It’s called a GVR, and it’s filthy.</p><p><br></p><p>The DOJ sued in state court to get Fulton County’s 2020 ballots. They <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72028229/united-states-v-alexander/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sued</a> in federal court. And then they got a criminal warrant and just took them. Now Georgia election officials are <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72247417/pitts-v-united-states/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">suing</a> to get their ballots back.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/nsa-foreign-intelligence-trump-whistleblower" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What</a> is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/politics/whistle-blower-gabbard-trump.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">going on</a> with that Tulsi Gabbard whistleblower report?</p><p><br></p><p>The Fifth Circuit <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71870107/buenrostro-mendez-v-bondi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">greenlights</a> ICE’s batcrap insane legal theory that the government <em>must</em> hold immigrants in detention indefinitely without a hearing. Should the challengers petition for en banc review, or go straight to SCOTUS?</p><p><br></p><p>And for subscribers, we’ll break down FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s threat to investigate the ladies at The View for daring to interview Texas Senate candidate James Talarico — a known Democrat!</p><p><br></p><p>Bannon Rule 48(a) Motion to Dismiss&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437.207.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437.207.0.pdf</a></p><p><br></p><p>Bannon Cert Petition</p><p><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-453/395803/20260209141144273_25-453_Bannon_cert_resp_file.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-453/395803/20260209141144273_25-453_Bannon_cert_resp_file.pdf</a></p><p><br></p><p>US v. Alexander [DOJ civil suit to see Fulton County ballots]</p><p>https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72028229/united-states-v-alexander/</p><p><br></p><p>Pitts v. US [Fulton County suit to recover ballots]</p><p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72247417/pitts-v-united-states/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72247417/pitts-v-united-states/</a></p><p><br></p><p>NSA detected foreign intelligence phone call about a person close to Trump</p><p>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/nsa-foreign-intelligence-trump-whistleblower</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Whistle-Blower Report Involved Intelligence About a Trump Contact</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/politics/whistle-blower-gabbard-trump.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/politics/whistle-blower-gabbard-trump.html</a></p><p><br></p><p>Buenrostro Mendez v. Bondi</p><p>https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71870107/buenrostro-mendez-v-bondi/</p><p><br></p><p>Show Links:</p><p><a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/</a></p><p>BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod</p><p>Threads: @LawAndChaosPod</p><p>Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>

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