Defending Democracy with Marc Elias

New York Congressman Dan Goldman sits down with Marc Elias to discuss President Trump’s growing threats to the federal judiciary and the rule of law, the politicization of the Justice Department and the president’s latest election executive order. -Sign up for our free newsletters: https://www.democracydocket.com/signup/ -Become a member of our premium content: https://www.democracydocket.com/memb...

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes joins Marc Elias to discuss President Trump's latest executive order targeting elections and explains how the action will disenfranchise voters, cause chaos and make it impossible for states to run free and fair elections. Read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-voting-elections-executive-order/ -Sign up for our free newsletters: https:...

California Congressman Robert Garcia joins Marc Elias to discuss what it's like to be targeted by the DOJ and Trump officials, whether the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis and more. -Become a Democracy Docket premium member: https://www.democracydocket.com/member-yt -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocket.com/yt-subscribe -Support our work: https://www.democracydock...

Lawyers George Conway and Marc Elias discuss how Trump is targeting law firms, why major parts of the legal community aren't fighting back and whether the courts can hold Trump accountable. -Become a Democracy Docket premium member: https://www.democracydocket.com/member-yt -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocket.com/yt-subscribe -Support our work: https://www.democra...

Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin joins Defending Democracy to discuss the state of democracy, how Republicans are ceding their constitutional powers and the one action every American should do to protest DOGE. -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocket.com/yt-subscribe -Become a member of our premium content: https://www.democracydocket.com/member-yt -Support our work:...

Former U.S. Attorney and legal expert Joyce Vance talks with Marc Elias about whether the court system can hold Trump accountable, how Trump loyalists are trying to transform the DOJ and why Vance is describing our current political state as a "soft coup." Check out Joyce's Substack: https://substack.com/@joycevance -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocke...

Sarah Longwell — Republican political strategist, publisher of The Bulwark and host of The Focus Group Podcast — joins Marc Elias to discuss the cowardice of so-called moderate Republicans, why Elon Musk is one of the GOP's biggest liabilities and the media landscape. Check out The Bulwark: https://www.thebulwark.com/ -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocket.com/yt...

California Congressman Eric Swalwell joins the podcast to discuss the first few weeks of the second Trump administration, how Trump’s actions are harming our democracy and security and Democrats’ plan to fight back. -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocket.com/yt-subscribe -Become a member of our premium content: https://www.democracydocket.com/member-yt -Support our w...

Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, joins Marc Elias to discuss the legal efforts to fight against Trump's illegal and unconstitutional executive orders. Check out Democracy Forward's legal response center: https://www.democracy2025.org/ Learn more about Democracy Forward and support its work: https://democracyforward.org/ -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.de...

New York Congressman and former federal prosecutor Dan Goldman gives his opinion on Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s election subversion indictment, whether we’ll see the classified documents report, cabinet nominees and more. Join our event on Jan. 22 to debrief Trump's inaugural address and preview his first 100 days in office. Become a Democracy Docket member now: https://www.democracydock...

New York Congressman and former federal prosecutor Dan Goldman gives his opinion on Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s election subversion indictment, whether we’ll see the classified documents report, cabinet nominees and more. -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocket.com/yt-subscribe -Become a member of our premium content: https://www.democracydocket.com/member-y...

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs (D) won her reelection bid two months ago, but her Republican opponent is still in court trying to toss out 60k votes and win the seat for himself. Justice Riggs joins Marc Elias to give the latest updates and discuss the threat this lawsuit poses not just for North Carolina, but the entire country. -Support Justice Riggs' effort: https://www.rigg...

Washington Post opinion columnist Jen Rubin joins Marc Elias to discuss how media companies are capitulating to President-elect Trump, what it actually means to "find common ground" and what they're doing to prepare for a second Trump presidency. Read Jen's articles here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jennifer-rubin/ -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocket.com...

New York Congressman Dan Goldman joins Marc Elias to discuss how Trump’s proposed January 6 pardons would harm our justice system, political nominees, the implementation of Project 2025 and more. -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocket.com/yt-subscribe -Become a member of our premium content: https://www.democracydocket.com/member-yt   -Support our work: https://www.d...

The race for the North Carolina Supreme Court isn't over, even more than a month after Election Day. Incumbent Justice Allison Riggs (D), a former voting rights lawyer, defeated her opponent Judge Jefferson Griffin (R) by just over 700 voters. Still, Griffin has requested two recounts and is challenging the validity of over 60,000 ballots cast in the race — including the votes of Riggs' own parent...

Representative-elect Shomari Figures is Alabama’s new congressman after litigation led to the creation of a second majority-Black district. Figures sits down with Marc Elias to discuss the ongoing fight for voting rights in Alabama, the people of his district and his plans for Congress. -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocket.com/yt-subscribe -Become a member of our p...

Representative-elect Shomari Figures is Alabama’s new congressman after litigation led to the creation of a second majority-Black district. Figures sits down with Marc Elias to discuss the ongoing fight for voting rights in Alabama, the people of his district and his plans for Congress. -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocket.com/yt-subscribe -Become a member of our p...

Now that President-elect Donald Trump is headed back to the White House and Special Counsel Jack Smith asked to dismiss the DC and Florida federal indictments, what happens now? Marc Elias and former federal prosecutor Harry Litman discuss the future of Trump’s federal cases, whether the state cases will continue on and whether we’ll see a Smith Report.  Watch this episode on YouTube: https://yout...

On Nov. 5, President-elect Donald Trump swept the Electoral College and the popular vote. Marc Elias and Molly Jong-Fast discuss what happened, what they got wrong, the media’s role in the election and what happens now. -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocket.com/yt-subscribe -Become a member of our premium content: https://www.democracydocket.com/member-yt -Support o...

Former federal Judge Michael Luttig is proud to be a conservative, but he can’t see how true conservatives could support Donald Trump. The day before the election, Judge Luttig sits down with Marc Elias to discuss the threats Trump poses to democracy, the Supreme Court’s immunity decision and efforts to hold election-denying lawyers accountable. DON'T MISS IT — take advantage of our sale and get $...

When will we know who won the presidential election? How exactly do states certify results to the Electoral College? Actor and voting rights activist Kerry Washington has been on the campaign trail for the past few months meeting with voters across the country. Kerry collected voters' questions and concerns about the election and got the answers right from the source — Marc Elias. Listen to Kerry...

Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz joins the podcast to discuss his thoughts on Democrats’ chances of winning the U.S. Senate and White House, the urgent need to pass the Native American Voting Rights Act and what voters should do between now and Election Day. Don't miss our next events! Election Roadmap: Eva Longoria and Voting Rights Activists on What To Expect One Week Out  Monday, Oct. 28 | 7:00 p.m....

Former Minnesota Senator Al Franken joins Marc Elias to discuss how they met on, at the time, the largest election recount in American history, Franken’s view on his former GOP colleagues and what people should do to get involved in the election.    -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocket.com/yt-subscribe -Become a member of our premium content: https://www.democracyd...

George Conway was set to join then-President-Elect Donald Trump’s Justice Department, but decided against it at the last minute. Conway speaks with Marc Elias about why he refuses to support Trump, what made him speak out and his work to keep Trump out of office.  -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocket.com/yt-subscribe -Become a member of our premium content: https:/...

Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost talks with Marc Elias about engaging young voters, how Republicans are suppressing voters and what he’s worried about in the upcoming elections. -Sign up for our free newsletters: http://newsletters.democracydocket.com/yt-subscribe -Become a member of our premium content: https://www.democracydocket.com/member-yt   -Support our work: https://www.democracydocket.co...