Trump Probe TURNS into INSTANT DISASTER for DOJ

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian break down the DOJ's investigation of Cassidy Hutchinson, the former White House aide whose bombshell 2022 testimony before the January 6 committee implicated Trump in the Capitol riot. The probe — opened after a referral from Trump ally Rep. Barry Loudermilk — is being handled not by the D.C. U.S. Attorney's office where perjury cases normally go, but by the Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon, a Trump loyalist. The reason is telling: Jeanine Pirro's office has suffered repeated failures trying to prosecute Trump's political opponents in D.C. federal court, so DOJ leadership bypassed her entirely. Brian and Shant walk through what Hutchinson actually testified to — Trump's comments about armed supporters ("I don't effing care that they have weapons"), the disputed limo steering wheel incident she admitted was hearsay, and Giuliani's comments the night before the riot. They explain the difference between firsthand testimony and hearsay, why reporting what someone told you isn't perjury, and how Hutchinson was pressured before testifying to "just say I don't recall." Even some DOJ officials are skeptical there's a viable case. This is political retribution routed through a division that's supposed to handle voting rights and hate crimes — not settle the president's personal scores. Kabateck LLP: Call 1-844-74-CIVIL for a free case evaluation or visit us at https://www.kbklawyers.com/ We NEED your help! Legal AF and The Intersection podcasts are both FINAL 5 Finalists for the Webby Awards Best Podcasts! Voting is open for only the next 2 weeks. Show your support for our shows by voting for free for the Webby Awards, and gets friends and family to do the same! Vote for Legal AF (Podcasts – News & Politics) https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/shows/news-politics Vote for The Intersection (Best New Podcast) https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/best-new-podcast-news-business-society Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920