Pushing Out Biden, Trump Doc Case Dismissed, Menendez Guilty

Mike and Jay open the preview of this special early-release edition of the midweek supporters’ show with a discussion of the Democratic National Committee’s plan to hold a virtual roll-call vote in the first week of August to nominate Joe Biden. Mike hopes that doesn’t end up happening, but is skeptical of the press reports saying that it’s almost a foregone conclusion that Biden will bow to pressure and end his reelection campaign. Jay, who hopes Biden is the candidate, seeing him as more beatable than the alternatives, thinks Biden won’t end up being the Democrats’ nominee. Next, they consider Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of the classified documents case against Donald Trump. Jay believes that Cannon got it right on the law. Mike is less sure about that, and argues that less thana month ago, the Supreme Court heard a case coming from Special Counsel Jack Smith and, aside from Justice Thomas’ solo concurrence, voiced no concern with how Smith was appointed. They close with a look at the conviction of New Jersey Democratic US Senator Robert Menendez. Mike thinks that Menendez might have reasonable grounds for appeal on “speech or debate clause” grounds. Jay finds that almost laughable, but given how the Supreme Court ruled on Donald Trump’s executive immunity, Mike’s not laughing. The Politics Guys on Facebook | X Check out Mike’s other podcast -  Sustainable Planet, and the Sustainable Planet Substack. Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo we’re @PoliticsGuys. The Politics Guys is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe Politics Guys on Facebook | XListener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys.The Politics Guys is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.