The 45th president of the United States, who happens to be seeking that same office once again, is currently chained to a criminal courtroom four days every week. In that courtroom, he is restrained by a wildly over-inclusive and blatantly unconstitutional gag order and cannot legally comment on anyone involved in the case other than the judge and district attorney themselves. The judge's daughter is quite literally fundraising for her partisan clients based on the fact that her father could be the first judge to ever incarcerate a former president. The substantive legal theory is so flimsy that the district attorney's predecessor and the local U.S. Attorney's Office alike both looked into the same charges and opted not to pursue the case. Welcome to our American banana republic. For details, read my most recent column.

On the most recent episode of "The Josh Hammer Show," I unpacked the Democrat-Lawfare Complex's outrageous prosecutions against former President Donald Trump and specifically explained why the ongoing criminal case in New York City is so ludicrous. I also made my case for why Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) should be Trump's vice presidential pick (aside: here was my recent column making this same case) and praised University of Florida President Ben Sasse for his outstanding leadership amidst the raging pro-Hamas anarchy tearing countless American university campuses apart (aside: here was my recent column on this same topic). As always, we concluded with our signature rapid-fire "Hammertime" segment. You can listen to all episodes of "The Josh Hammer Show" at the Newsweek website or on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Some other recent highlights of mine from the past week include appearances with Maria Bartiromo, Steve Bannon, Dave Rubin, Jesse Kelly, Mike Slater, Mark Reardon, Newsmax 2, "Jenna Ellis Tonight," "Breitbart News Daily" on SiriusXM, the "Breaking Battlegrounds" radio show, and more. I also guest-hosted last Thursday, May 9 for Jason Rantz on "The Jason Rantz Show" on AM 770 KTTH (Seattle), and you can listen here to hour 1, hour 2 and hour 3 of the radio program in case you missed it at the time. To keep up with everything I'm doing, make sure to follow me on Twitter/X, Instagram, and Facebook. As a reminder, earlier this year I also launched a second (legal-themed) show, "America on Trial with Josh Hammer," with The First; you can subscribe and listen to daily episodes of that show on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Our additional highlighted Newsweek op-eds from the past week includes selections from Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Liel Leibovitz, Matt Brooks, Paul du Quenoy, and Kristan Hawkins.