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'Advice of Counsel' Does Not Apply to Advice from Licensed Airboat Captains

From Serious Trouble by Josh Barro and Ken White

May 15, 2026 · 17 min

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The episode discusses the JP Morgan sex case, the Justice Department's involvement in E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit against Donald Trump, and various legal battles including a tariff effort and a dispute involving the Lincoln Memorial.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.serioustrouble.show The lurid JP Morgan sex case has gotten more interesting: apparently, the bank offered a $1 million settlement to the banker who wanted an eight-figure settlement related to the lurid sex-harassment allegations he has made against a senior colleague. Something is weird here. Also this week: The Justice Department wants to stand in as the defendant in the case where E. Jean Carroll won a large judgment for comments Donald Trump made about her during his first presidential term , which would defeat her claim, since the government cannot be liable for defamation, t he DOJ is also suing the DC Bar to stop professional discipline for Jeffrey ‘Oil Spill’ Clark, and no, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro does not need to recuse herself from Cole Allen’s case merely because she was present at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. That’s for all listeners this week. Upgrade to hear about much more : * Another Trump tariff effort gets struck down because the Court of International Trade decided to actually form a view on what constitutes a balance-of-payments crisis. * ABC fighting back against the Federal…

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