The Law Behind Trump's Immigration Agenda with Gene Hamilton
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - A Different Format Today
01:33 - The Media's Immigration Disinformation
02:30 - My Background in Immigration Enforcement
03:29 - Topic 1: Third-Country Deportations
04:58 - The Journey Through Many Countries
06:40 - Getting a Removal Order
07:44 - When a Country Won't Take Them Back
09:13 - Zadvydas: Why We Released Them
12:36 - What the INA Actually Allows
13:40 - A Powerful Foreign Policy Tool
14:31 - The D.V.D. Case and the Courts
16:24 - Judge-Made Law vs. Congress
18:37 - The Criminals Judges Are Protecting
21:21 - Third-Country Deportation Is Lawful
21:48 - Topic 2: Civil Fines on Aliens
22:36 - A Legal Obligation to Leave
24:13 - A Million Final Removal Orders
25:17 - $1,000 a Day for Staying
26:28 - Nobody Used It Until Trump
26:59 - Judge O'Toole Blocks the Fines
29:23 - The APA: The Advocates' Favorite Tool
30:03 - Judges as Uber-Legislators
30:30 - It'll Be Flipped on Appeal
31:38 - Topic 3: Immigration and Elections
32:00 - The SAVE Program Explained
32:46 - Read the Statute Yourself
33:50 - States' Right to Citizenship Info
34:14 - AFL's Roadmap to the States
35:25 - Trump's Executive Order on SAVE
36:12 - Noncitizens Charged for Voting
36:40 - The Program Vacated, Then Restored
38:05 - The Common Thread: Congress Wrote These Laws
41:19 - Imagine Being a Member of Congress
43:29 - Look Behind Every Headline
44:26 - Outro
28 Sept 2026
Breaking Down the Left's Bad Legal Takes with Team AFL
00:00 - Intro
01:07 - Nothing But Bad Legal Takes Today!
01:30 - Meet the Panel
03:53 - Bad Take #1: Kamala's 13 Courts
06:10 - She Was a Senator Confirming Judges
07:07 - A PSA on the Federal Courts
07:54 - Bad Take #2: McIver on Oversight
08:38 - Assault Isn't Oversight
10:39 - Claiming the Immunity Democrats Call Evil
12:31 - The Speech and Debate Clause
13:46 - What If the Executive Demanded Entry?
16:18 - Oversight as Social Media Clickbait
17:13 - Bad Takes #3 & #4: AOC and Raskin on Immunity
19:40 - Reading Isn't AOC’s Strong Suit
20:17 - Immunity Is a Firewall
21:23 - What the Court Actually Held
23:27 - Raskin Knows Better
24:43 - Bad Take #5: Wiener and the New Kings Act
26:48 - Federal Officers and the Supremacy Clause
27:17 - Passing a Law Everyone Knows Is Unconstitutional
27:52 - An Intimidation Tactic Against ICE
29:20 - Echoes of Jim Crow
29:57 - Immigration and Federal Authority
31:47 - Super Bad Takes: Newsom on the Press
32:57 - Would an Authoritarian Leave CNN On?
36:58 - Press Access Is a Privilege, Not a Right
39:53 - The Most Accessible President in History
40:46 - Newsom's Hypocrisy: The Nick Shirley Act
42:35 - Do Institutions Have to Build Media Arenas?
42:56 - Biden and Obama Excluded Reporters Too
43:23 - Schumer vs. Fox News
44:45 - The Left's First Amendment Hypocrisy
46:55 - For Thee, Not Me
47:57 - Outro
21 Sept 2026
Inside the White House Counsel's Office with Former White House Counsel David Warrington
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - David Warrington Joins the Show
01:45 - Six Days Out of High School, Into the Marines
04:18 - What the Marine Corps Teaches You
06:45 - Why Law School?
07:35 - The Yellow Legal Pad
09:14 - Great Mentors Along the Way
10:17 - Law as Public Service
11:47 – “Just Be a Good Lawyer”
13:35 - From Trial Work to Conservative Legal Fights
14:07 - General Counsel for the Campaigns
17:51 - 600 Lawyers and a Drag Race
19:11 - No Magic Fairy for Your Career
20:16 - Nobody Gets There Alone
22:23 - What Was It Like to Advise President Trump?
22:50 - A Challenging Client a Legal Nerd Loves
24:10 - Promises Kept: Panama Canal to Iran
25:58 - The Sides of the President People Don't See
27:13 - He Signs the Notes Himself
28:41 - The Lawyer Is Not the Decision-Maker
31:37 - Don't Just Say No: The Richmond Analogy
34:10 - Ready to Fight on Day One
35:46 - Taking the First Injunction All the Way Up
37:50 - Avoiding the Trains You See Coming
39:13 - Getting Inside the Opponent's Decision Cycle
40:37 - What the Average American Doesn't See
42:34 - Meritless Lawsuits Have a Purpose
44:31 - Sued at 12:01 Over DOGE
46:12 - The Ballroom Standing Problem
47:55 - Standing as Sword and Shield
49:28 - A Thought Experiment: Historical Figures in Modern DC
50:27 - Judicial Activism of the 60s and 70s
51:46 - Bringing Back Judicial Modesty
52:32 - What Trump Looks for in a Judge
53:51 - The President Is Supremely Engaged
55:13 - Climb the Mountain, Don't Skip to the Top
58:25 - Giving the President Choices
1:00:35 - Advice: "I Want to Be Dave Warrington"
1:01:52 - Take the Opportunities That Come
1:03:56 - Always Be a Good Lawyer, Work Hard
1:05:21 - Outro
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