The Dan Abrams Podcast

Dan discusses the delayed response from the National Guard on January 6th when protestors stormed the U.S. Capitol. He recaps the Senate Joint Hearing on the delay, reviewing testimony from FBI Director Chris Wray and other officials from Counterterrorism and Homeland Security. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my...

Dan lays out five voter fraud and election impropriety claims Hillary Clinton could have made in 2016 that he argues are just as similar, if not stronger, than the claims former President Trump has made about 2020. Additionally, Dan poses the question: should the media stop giving air time to those who continue to falsely claim the election was stolen? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva...

Elura Nanos, attorney, legal analyst, and writer for Law & Crime, joins Dan to discuss her article "Georgia Republicans Are Trying to Change the Rules for Fani Willis' Prosecution of Donald Trump for Election Crimes." Abrams and Nanos discuss the resolution submitted by Georgia Republicans which proposes amending the state's Constitution in order to mandate state-wide grand juries in prosecutions ...

Nick Akerman, attorney and Watergate prosecutor, joins Dan to discuss former President Trump's second impeachment trial. Abrams and Akerman debate whether Congress would have the power to ignore the courts and bring President Trump in on contempt if he tries to fight a subpoena. Abrams also dives into the reply brief filed by President Trump's legal team in response to the House managers' argument...

Daniel Goldman, former federal prosecutor and former Majority Lead Counsel in the 2019 House impeachment inquiry, joins Dan to discuss former President Trump's upcoming impeachment trial. Goldman and Abrams discuss the differences between this trial and President Trump's first impeachment, the likelihood that witnesses will be called, if the democrats should subpoena President Trump, and more. See...

Claire Finkelstein, Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at UPenn Law and Director of UPenn Law's Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, joins Dan to discuss the Reuters article "Explainer: Why Trump's post-presidency perks, like a pension and office, are safe for the rest of his life." Finkelstein and Abrams discuss possible outcomes of former President Trump's upcoming impeachment trial...

James Comey, former US Attorney and former FBI director, joins Dan to discuss his new book, Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and Trust. Comey and Abrams discuss the importance of trust in our nation's institutions and how leaders can work to gain that trust back when it is seemingly lost. Additionally, Comey reflects on his role in the Clinton and Russia cases and comments on the scathing lett...

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...

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....

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://a...

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 lawsuit...

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 a...

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 Californi...

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-...

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://art1...

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 Priv...

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.