Donald Trump insurrection

Rick Wilson shares his thoughts on the compromised Supreme Court's decision to hear Donald Trump's inane claim of "Presidential immunity." What do you call leaders who cannot be held accountable for crimes? Dictators.

Rick Wilson is joined by attorney Tristan Snell, known for prosecuting Trump University during his time as Assistant Attorney General for New York State. Together, they discuss Snell's upcoming book, "Taking Down Trump," and explore the myriad legal cases involving Trump, including the civil fraud trial in New York and the January 6th case.

And YOU May Be Paying for the Bill

Amee Vanderpool warns: Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to use the Insurrection Act, a law that gives the president wide-ranging powers to use the military as domestic law enforcement, on his first day of office in 2024 to quash any public protests against him.

What happens when the government doesn't know something? Is it a cover up? Or just more conspiracy fodder? From one conspiracy to another - our friend Garrett Graff joins the show to talk about his new book UFO - and answers some pretty shocking questions. Why there's a direct line between UFO conspiracies and January 6th - what's behind that? What's the real scandal behind the government and UFOs? Hint: It's not bodies covered up in Area 51. How all this could really be transformational.

Teri Kanefield delves into the challenges of legal punditry and the negative effects of partisan pundits and conspiracy theories on American democracy, with a focus on maintaining truth and integrity.

On this episode of The Enemies List, Rick is joined by Ryan J. Reilly, an NBC News justice reporter and author of the new book "Sedition Hunters: How January 6th Broke the Justice System." They discuss chilling truths and untold stories that emerged from the darkest hours of the January 6th Capitol insurrection, and shed light on legal developments and the impact on our justice system as they unpack the chaos that shook the foundations of democracy.

Forget the red vs. blue divide! Robert McElvaine suggests a change in political party colors: grey for Republicans and blue for Democrats. Let's mix things up and add some historical accuracy!

Reflections on the FBI and DOJ's Reluctance to Prosecute Trump and Elite Enablers

On this episode of The Enemies List, Rick talks with the senior White House correspondent for the Huffington Post, Shirish Date about his recent article on Trump's coup attempt and why we can't forget about it.

On the heels of Trump's indictment, Rick turns to comedian and screenwriter, Jay Black, for a bit of levity. They talk, and laugh, discussing Trump, Don Jr, Desantis, and more that will keep you chuckling. And, Rick is torn between two enemies. Find out who made the list.

The Fox-lying texts exposure is hurting the right-wing outrage machine, but the GOP is still going from bad to worse. Joe explains why it's not the usual "move the Right" and why DeSantis' flip on Ukraine might be a huge blunder. Plus, Trump's "perfect call" in GA is back in the news and that's no good very bad news for Trump.

Former Fed. Prosecutor Elie Honig joins Rick to talk about investigations into Trump, Biden and just about everything else in DC right now. They also discuss the big DOJ decisions coming, and Honig's new book, "Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It." And hear Rick at his finest slamming the latest name onto the Enemies List.

Facing disbarment, Eastman seems poised to plead to "stupidity" and claim "witch hunt." But the California State Bar is unlikely to view stupidity as a valid reason to allow him to continue practicing law.

What really happened in the days after the 2020 election - and how did people across the political spectrum come together to save our democratic process? Mike Podhorzer joins Joe and Alex to talk about why building a pro-democracy coalition is crucial. Also - Why a massive media miss at the end of 2022 probably cost the Democrats the House.

More than half of McCarthy’s conference voted not to certify the free and fair 2020 election. These are not normal people and they will not change.

The chaos of the Trump presidency culminated in a long-planned violent attempt to end the transfer of presidential power. The efforts to create chaos and weaken our democratic institutions and democracy overall continue, as evidenced this week in the GOP-controlled, but clearly out of control, House.

Progress was made in 2022, but in 2023, the pro-democracy movement has more of a role to play than at any time in the last decade.

The impending legal actions against former President Trump are mounting. Former Deputy Assistant Director for the FBI's counterintelligence division, Peter Strzok, joins Rick. They discuss many of the lawsuits, their implications of them, along with his estimate of how long they'll take. And Rick adds another name to The Enemies List. Listen to find out who makes the unfortunate cut in this episode.