The Lawfare Podcast Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, March 6
Mar 9, 2026
Troy Edwards, former government attorney with on-the-ground criminal procedure insight; Molly Roberts, legal analyst on professional responsibility and media litigation; Roger Parloff, veteran legal journalist on high-profile prosecutions; Alan Rozenshtein, scholar of national security and administrative law. They discuss TikTok divestiture litigation, Anthropic supply-chain designation, Fulton County ballot seizures, Minnesota contempt fights, DOJ appellate reversals, and immigration and detention rulings.
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Mediator Appointed In Fulton County Document Dispute
- A mediator (Harold Melton) was appointed in Fulton County to try to resolve document-return disputes from the FBI seizure.
- Roger Parloff explains mediation could result in simple remedies like returning originals or copying, but judge retains power to rule otherwise.
Firing Counterintelligence Staff Weakens Readiness
- Patel's firing of experienced FBI counterintelligence staff just before heightened Iran tensions risks degrading institutional memory.
- Troy Edwards warns removing those relationships slows threat assessment and legal process when speed matters.
Autopen Inquiry Faltered On Crime And Immunity Issues
- The DOJ probe into President Biden's use of an autopen stalled because investigators couldn't identify an underlying crime and worried about presidential immunity.
- Roger Parloff says absolute immunity under U.S. v. Trump presented a legal barrier to prosecution.