Topic: John Dean

The Department of Justice under the Trump administration reportedly subpoenaed phone records for Democrats Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell during leak investigations. Former Nixon counsel John Dean appeared on media outlets to claim Trump's actions were "Nixon on stilts and steroids." The investigation also allegedly involved records of a minor, leading to speculation regarding Schiff's "Little Kids" charity.

The hosts and Matt Taibbi discuss how the media historically "disqualified" candidates like Howard Dean and Gary Hart for minor gaffes or scandals. Taibbi reflects on the class divisions between "sanctimoniously smug" coastal elites and "flyover America." The hosts note that No Agenda listeners were not surprised by the Trump phenomenon because they track these cultural shifts.

Senator Tom Cotton is identified as a protégé of neoconservative Bill Kristol, who is reportedly promoting Cotton as a potential vice-presidential candidate. The hosts discuss rumors regarding Cotton's personal life, including allegations from "Brian the Gay Crusader" about Cotton being spotted at a D.C. gay bar and appearing on the app Grindr. They speculate that the Democratic party may use these allegations as a "Trojan Horse" to disrupt Republican voter support during a future campaign.

Adam Curry shares personal memories of working with Joan Rivers at MTV, describing her as kind and professional. The hosts briefly mention a Kia Optima sales event before transitioning to a C-SPAN interview between Bob Woodward and John Dean regarding the concentration of power in the presidency.

A clip from a C-SPAN book show features John Dean discussing national security and intelligence with Bob Woodward. The hosts then revisit a controversial clip of Joan Rivers making remarks about Michelle Obama being transgender, noting the timing of Rivers' death shortly after the comments went viral.

John Johnson Jr. and others are recognized for achieving knighthood through their financial support. Sir Dean Bertram from Ghana and Sir Joseph Frost from Illinois are highlighted, with Frost requesting a specific "Parliament grumble" audio clip to mark the end of the Tea Party's influence.

A George Washington University professor revealed on C-SPAN that Afghanistan was unable to produce opium until a 1950 USAID project acidified the soil. This historical detail suggests that the US government intentionally created the conditions for the Afghan opium trade. The project occurred under Secretary of State Dean Acheson, shortly before the Dulles brothers established the modern CIA.

Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are reportedly considering modifications to Miranda rights and the power to revoke US citizenship for terror suspects. John Dean, former White House counsel, appeared on Keith Olbermann's show to argue that these moves are "political grandstanding" and unnecessary for law enforcement. The hosts warn that this leads to a system where citizens can be disappeared without legal recourse.

A clip of former White House Counsel John Dean is played, where he discusses the "thuggery" of the Nixon administration. Dean recounts how he had to intervene to stop a plan by Chuck Colson to firebomb the Brookings Institution. The hosts use this to argue that political corruption and "black ops" have only become more sophisticated since the 1970s.

In the final segment, John Dean criticizes the "intellectual dishonesty" of modern conservatives and legal figures like John Yoo. He discusses the historical parallels between the Teapot Dome scandal and Watergate, and predicts that history will judge the Bush-Cheney administration harshly for its use of torture and the justification for the Iraq War.