'BradCast' 4/7/2022 (Guest: Randall D. Eliason on DOJ's Jan. 6 Trump investigation; Accountability news)

Published: April 8, 2022, 1:16 a.m.

b"On today's 'BradCast':\\xa0 The US Senate confirmed Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson as the nation's first black female Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court by a 53-47 vote. More ballot eligibility challenges have been filed against Republican insurrectionists in Arizona: Reps. Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs, and State Rep. Mark Finchem, the Trump-endorsed candidate for AZ Secretary of State, under the 14th Amendment clause barring from office anyone who has violated their oath to the Constitution by engaging in or aiding insurrection or rebellion. The New York Attorney General asked a court to hold Donald Trump in civil contempt for refusing to comply with court orders to turn over documents in her probe into bank, tax, and insurance fraud. Manhattan D.A. claims his criminal investigation into the same allegations remains ongoing. Law professor RANDALL D. ELIASON, former Asst. U.S. Attorney, counters public criticism that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland's investigation into the January 6th insurrection is proceeding too slowly. Eliason explains the contours and legal requirements of the DOJ's massive investigation into the insurrection, and why he believes that Garland is methodically working up the legal food chain toward Trump. Eliason also offers insights into the House January 6 committee's criminal contempt of Congress citations for Trump cronies, how a Trump 2024 candidacy might affect the investigation, and whether far-right Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from insurrection cases involving his far-right activist wife. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'"