The Dan Abrams Podcast

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 Polic...

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/privac...

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 p...

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 Privac...

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...

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-...

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 h...

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 e...

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...

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 inside...