logo
episode-header-image
Mar 2024
52m 49s

Did the Supreme Court Just Save Trump?

Crooked Media
About this episode

Donald Trump and President Biden hold dueling events at the Texas border as the issue of immigration becomes a top concern for voters. Mitch McConnell says he’s stepping down from Senate leadership after years of enabling Trump. House Republicans' sham impeachment investigation blows up in their faces. RFK Jr. gets a step closer to being on the ballot in Arizona and Georgia. And later, Strict Scrutiny’s Leah Litman stops by to talk about the Supreme Court’s latest gift to Donald Trump in the presidential immunity case.

 

For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

Up next
Sep 13
On the Ground in Michigan with Abdul El-Sayed
Tommy flies out to Detroit to talk to Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, asking him about his masculinity-forward campaign, the electorate's appetite for candidates who fight back, and how to restore trust in the American healthcare system. But first, Tommy sits d ... Show More
1h 11m
Sep 11
Dallas Bribers Club
At the GOP midterm convention in Dallas, Donald Trump promises that he'll give every American adult a $5,000 check if — and only if — Republicans retain control of the Senate and House, a plan so absurd that even his own defenders can't explain it. Jon and Dan process the most ri ... Show More
1h 48m
Sep 8
Will Trump's Postal Service Seize This Mail Bag?
Jon, Tommy, Lovett, and Dan answer listener questions, diving into what they’re most hoping to learn from the 2026 midterms, their favorite political ads of all time, and the groyper takeover of the Republican Party. Then, Vote Save America’s Shaniqua McClendon returns to the pod ... Show More
1h 7m
Recommended Episodes
Feb 2024
Presidential Texas hold 'em
First: Joe Biden and Donald Trump both head to the southern border -- separately -- trying to go all in on immigration. But who has the best hand on what so many voters say is the most important problem facing this country?  Plus: Team Trump's delay tactic is getting a huge assis ... Show More
41m 4s
Mar 2025
Can SCOTUS Control Trump?
President Trump rips judges who rule against him and draws a rare rebuke from the chief justice. Can the Supreme Court keep him in check? Plus, Putin makes few concessions in his phone call with Trump. Is negotiating peace in Ukraine harder than Trump expected? And the last perso ... Show More
40m 53s
Jan 2024
The fight for the border deal
First, new details of the delicate border deal which Trump has immediately tried to kill, despite not even seeing the text. The major deal was just secured between President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of Senators aimed at securing the southern border with Mexico. Next, Tru ... Show More
42m 30s
Mar 2024
Swamp Notes: Biden and Trump’s immigration duel
<p>The issue of immigration might be Donald Trump’s biggest political boon ahead of the US election in November, but President Joe Biden went to the US-Mexico border this week to try to change the narrative. The FT’s Houston correspondent, Myles McCormick, and US political news e ... Show More
12m 50s
Dec 2023
Pivotal meeting about border crisis
First: President Biden is sending two top cabinet officials to Mexico City to meet with the Mexican president. Will a new plan emerge to stop the unprecedented number of illegal border crossings?  Plus: A new survey shows voters associate Donald Trump with words like "revenge" an ... Show More
42m 39s
Jun 2024
Election enters untested waters as Trump consolidates support
Criminal appeal. Trumps conviction injects uncertainty into the presidential race. The former President faces potential prison time, and a tide of support. How is his verdict reverberating nationwide? Plus, reckless. Biden breaks his silence on the trial. Can Democrats capitalis ... Show More
41m 6s
Nov 2025
State Of The Shutdown, SCOTUS Tariff Arguments, Chicago ICE Ruling
President Trump calls on Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown by scrapping the filibuster, even as he admits the standoff hurt the party in this week’s elections. The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Trump overstepped his authority by imposing tariffs under a ... Show More
13m 1s
Dec 2023
The vote for immigration
First, Senators race to find an immigration compromise before Christmas. Aid to Ukraine hangs in the balance while Republicans refuse to approve more aid without tighter immigration restrictions amid a surge of migrants at the southern border. Then, Trump is on the campaign trai ... Show More
42m 13s
Dec 2019
Impeachment Aftermath; Go Big Or Go Home; Speaker Vs. Leader; Cracks In The Base?; Putin's Input; "Morally Lost"; Grapes Of Wrath; 360 on 2020
President Trump Departs Washington, Closing Out Historic Week; President Said Crave A Show Trial In Senate Trump Aides Worry About President's Post-Impeachment Mar-A-Lago Vacation; Stalemate Over Impeachment Trial; Pelosi And McConnell Standoff Pushes Impeachment Into Uncharted T ... Show More
41m 13s