Newfangled Legal Theory

Monday, September 5th, 2022Today, in the Hot Notes: the Fulton County DA is seeking testimony from Boris Epshteyn; the FBI executed a search warrant for properties of Viktor Vekselberg in NY and FL; a federal judge shoots down Steve Bannon’s motions to dismiss his contempt conviction; the Department of Veterans Affairs modifies its policy to perform abortions; the 1/6 committee abandons it’s lawsuit to get RNC data from Salesforce; Trump’s latest defense for stealing national security secrets and lying about it is that he was using them for his presidential library; and although we don’t have a ruling on the special master hearing, I did get a copy of the transcript, and boy howdy is it stupid; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Follow the Podcast on Apple:http://apple.co/beansFollow AG and Dana on Twitter:Dr. Allison Gill https://twitter.com/allisongillhttps://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrotehttps://twitter.com/dailybeanspodDana Goldberghttps://twitter.com/DGComedyFollow Aimee on Instagram:Aimee Carrero (@aimeecarrero)How We Win Fundswingleft.org/fundraise/howwewinCrimes & Crimes & Crimes t-shirt:https://www.dailybeanspod.com/shop/Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortHave some good news, a confession, a correction, or a case for Beans Court?https://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://dailybeans.supercast.techOrhttps://patreon.com/thedailybeansPromo Codes Thanks to Tom Boy X for supporting Daily Beans. Go to tomboyx.com and enter code DAILYBEANS to get an extra 20% off. Thanks to Helix for supporting The Daily Beans.  Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners at helixsleep.com/dailybeans.  Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.