https://disputeindex.com/events/559-trump-said-ai-guardrails-were-possible-but-he https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2748-still.jpg President Trump answers reporters' questions during a gaggle at the first tee box in Doonbeg… Trump said AI guardrails were possible, but he portrayed some warnings as unwarranted and said the United States should preserve its lead over China. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-624-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:05:54.710Z https://disputeindex.com/events/909-welch-read-john-james-s-account-of-his https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2749-still.jpg Sen. Amy Klobuchar's and Sen. Peter Welch's questions to FBI Director Kash Patel about FBI agents… Welch read John James’s account of his conversation with Patel into the record and asked whether it was true. When Patel answered that election crimes coordinators in all 56 field offices would be manning their posts, Welch said that contradicted the answer Patel had given Blumenthal minutes earlier, and pressed him on whether agents were being sent to the polls. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-816-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:00.619Z https://disputeindex.com/events/910-klobuchar-put-it-to-patel-that-justice-department https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2749-still.jpg Sen. Amy Klobuchar's and Sen. Peter Welch's questions to FBI Director Kash Patel about FBI agents… Klobuchar put it to Patel that Justice Department guidance bars FBI agents from conducting investigations inside polling places and gives federal prosecutors no authority to send agents or marshals there, and asked him to commit to following that law and policy. Patel said he was aware of the guidance and that the FBI would always follow the law and the guidelines. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-816-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:00.619Z https://disputeindex.com/events/946-asked-about-the-proposal-on-the-day-it https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2750-still.jpg President Trump answers a question about Canada becoming an associate member of the European… Asked about the proposal on the day it was made, Trump said that if he judged it a hostile act he would impose very serious tariffs on Europe or curtail trade in many goods, and that heavy tariffs would follow if he read the intention as bad. He called the idea laughable and described Canada as a terrible trade partner. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-1030-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:03.502Z https://disputeindex.com/events/1133-asked-in-the-oval-office-why-he-expected https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2752-still.jpg President Trump answers a reporter's question at the Sept. 18, 2026 White House healthcare… Asked in the Oval Office why he expected the exclusion to survive a court challenge, after a reporter noted that a similar move against CNN in his first term had not, Trump said it was good to point out fake news whether or not the exclusion survives, that a court should not allow fake news to be written "day after day after day," and that "somebody has a right to keep them away if they're going to write false stories all the time." https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-1274-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:10.928Z https://disputeindex.com/events/1134-asked-what-the-exclusion-means-in-practice-and https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2753-still.jpg President Trump answers questions about the ban he wants on some news organizations, at the Sept… Asked what the exclusion means in practice, and whether it covers press badges, the press pool or the Oval Office, Trump said he does not want the outlets in his office or at the White House, that the ban would go "as far as you can", and that he would love it if they could straighten themselves out. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-1275-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:13.645Z https://disputeindex.com/events/1136-asked-whether-she-agreed-with-the-plan-to https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2754-still.jpg An exchange with reporters at the Sept. 18, 2026 White House healthcare announcement, including… Asked whether she agreed with the plan to exclude the three outlets, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a former White House press secretary, said it is hard to argue against a free press while standing in the Oval Office asking questions, that Trump has been more accessible than any president, and that he is right to support the First Amendment and also right to ask that reporters be honest and fair. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-1277-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:15.746Z https://disputeindex.com/events/1143-in-a-statement-posted-by-its-press-account https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2755-still.jpg President Trump speaks about Politico at the Sept. 18, 2026 White House healthcare announcement. In a statement posted by its press account, Politico said it will keep reporting fairly on this and future White Houses, will vigorously defend its First Amendment rights against any attempt to restrict them, and that claims it received government subsidies are false and have been thoroughly debunked. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-1289-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:16.951Z https://disputeindex.com/events/1145-in-a-statement-posted-by-nytimes-communications-spokesperson https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2756-still.jpg President Trump speaks about The New York Times and The Washington Post at the Sept. 18, 2026… In a statement posted by NYTimes Communications, spokesperson Charlie Stadtlander said the president's statement was yet another retaliatory and unconstitutional threat and that The Times stands in support of the news organizations being unfairly targeted. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-1293-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:17.653Z https://disputeindex.com/events/1146-in-a-statement-signed-by-its-president-jacqui https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2757-still.jpg A reporter asks President Trump what the ban on news organizations means, and Trump answers, at… In a statement signed by its president, Jacqui Heinrich, the White House Correspondents' Association said the Constitution protects the press from government interference regardless of whether the president likes a news organization's coverage, that the issue is the public's right to an independent account of a president's decisions, and that it stands in defense of colleagues at CNN, MSNOW and Politico "who are being singled out for doing their jobs". https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-1295-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:18.959Z https://disputeindex.com/events/1168-asked-by-a-reporter-on-arrival-in-charlotte https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2758-still.jpg President Trump's exchange with reporters about the Kennedy Center on arrival in Charlotte, N.C… Asked by a reporter on arrival in Charlotte, North Carolina, why it was so important to him to have his name on the Kennedy Center, Trump said the center has lost money for years and that, for the administration to get involved and carry it long term, “the Trump administration should certainly have recognition.” He continued: “Because, frankly, if we don’t do that, it’s going to close. It’ll end up being ripped down.” https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-1363-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:20.148Z https://disputeindex.com/events/1170-a-reporter-asked-trump-in-the-oval-office https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2759-still.jpg President Trump answers questions about the Kennedy Center at a White House healthcare… A reporter asked Trump in the Oval Office about Kennedy Center demolition. Trump called for recognition for his administration. Read the exchange in the video and transcript. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-1364-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:23.082Z https://disputeindex.com/events/1172-in-a-post-on-its-official-x-account https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2758-still.jpg President Trump's exchange with reporters about the Kennedy Center on arrival in Charlotte, N.C… In a post on its official X account on September 16, 2026, the White House said the Kennedy Center board voted nearly unanimously to close the building immediately for safety reasons and to prepare for reconstruction, and that renovation cannot begin until the D.C. Circuit rules on the board's approved name. The post added that $17 million raised by President Trump has been placed in the center's account. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-1363-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:20.148Z https://disputeindex.com/events/1178-at-a-house-democratic-leadership-press-conference-in https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2760-still.jpg House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries answers a reporter's question at a Democratic leadership… At a House Democratic leadership press conference in Washington on September 17, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries was asked about a photograph of President Trump that the reporter said suggested the Kennedy Center could be demolished, and about what Congress could do if the administration moved forward. He said legislative action was needed through the appropriations process for action not authorized by Congress, and that he was confident that 'one way or the other' Democrats would 'stop the president from another vanity project and waste of taxpayer resources in the context of the Kennedy Center.' https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-1420-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:26.661Z https://disputeindex.com/events/1262-asked-at-a-white-house-briefing-whether-the https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2761-still.jpg Attorney General Todd Blanche answers a reporter's question at the Sept. 15, 2026 White House… Asked at a White House briefing whether the administration would deport Rep. Ilhan Omar if she were found to have committed immigration fraud, Attorney General Todd Blanche said “I’m not talking about ongoing criminal investigations” and that he had nothing to say about the question “or … public reporting about what others have said about ongoing investigations.” https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-1641-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:27.684Z https://disputeindex.com/events/1294-leavitt-denied-opposing-reporting-of-troop-deaths-but https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2762-still.jpg CNN's Kaitlan Collins asks Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about coverage of the deaths of U.S… Leavitt denied opposing reporting of troop deaths but maintained that CNN and Collins tried to make Trump look bad. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-1724-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:29.450Z https://disputeindex.com/events/1295-collins-rejected-the-suggestion-that-covering-u-s https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2762-still.jpg CNN's Kaitlan Collins asks Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about coverage of the deaths of U.S… Collins rejected the suggestion that covering U.S. service-member deaths amounted to an effort to harm Trump. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-1724-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:29.450Z https://disputeindex.com/events/1530-danish-prime-minister-mette-frederiksen-said-the-signed https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2765-still.jpg Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen speak at a… Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the signed agreement respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenland's right to self-determination. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-2093-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:42.892Z https://disputeindex.com/events/1531-greenlandic-prime-minister-jens-frederik-nielsen-said-the https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2765-still.jpg Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen speak at a… Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the signed agreement was made with Greenland, not only about it, and said it takes account of Greenlanders' rights, livelihoods, and development. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-2093-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:42.892Z https://disputeindex.com/events/2210-logan-paul-described-the-pentagon-tour-as-a https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2763-still.jpg The Department of War's video of Jake and Logan Paul's visit to the Pentagon, which the department… Logan Paul described the Pentagon tour as a pleasure, a privilege, and a cool experience, signaling approval of the department's decision to host him and his brother. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-1871-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:30.796Z https://disputeindex.com/events/2661-in-opening-remarks-at-the-committee-s-september https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2768-still.jpg Chairman James Comer's and Ranking Member Robert Garcia's remarks on the Leon Black subpoena… In opening remarks at the committee's September 15 markup, Chairman James Comer said Black was legally required to appear for a deposition and to turn over all nondisclosure agreements to which he was a party, and that he refused to do either. Comer said Black was hiding behind litigation, that "Subpoenas are not suggestions" and that the committee had told Black and his attorneys it would begin contempt proceedings if he did not comply. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-2832-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:48.938Z https://disputeindex.com/events/2684-on-his-war-room-show-steve-bannon-said https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2770-still.jpg Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt answers questions about Steve Bannon's remark and ICE at polling… On his War Room show, Steve Bannon said, "you're damn right we're gonna have ICE surround the polls come November" and "We're not gonna sit here and allow you to steal the country again". https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-2874-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:52.567Z https://disputeindex.com/events/2685-asked-at-a-white-house-briefing-whether-a https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2770-still.jpg Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt answers questions about Steve Bannon's remark and ICE at polling… Asked at a White House briefing whether a comment by Steve Bannon that ICE would be around the polls was something the president was considering, Leavitt said, "That's not something I've ever heard the president consider, no". Asked whether she could guarantee ICE would not be around polling locations, she said she could not, and that she had not heard the president discuss any formal plans. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-2874-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:52.567Z https://disputeindex.com/events/2692-asked-at-a-new-york-news-conference-about https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2769-still.jpg Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin answers a question about ICE and polling places at a… Asked at a New York news conference about his Senate confirmation testimony, Mullin said ICE is not there to patrol polling places and would be at one only if there is a threat to it or agents are serving a warrant on someone they have been actively tracking. He said, "If we're serving a warrant, we will be where we need to be". https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-2863-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:06:51.151Z https://disputeindex.com/events/2699-asked-whether-the-fighting-with-iran-would-be https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2772-still.jpg Vice President JD Vance answers CNN's Kaitlan Collins about the war with Iran and its timeline, at… Asked whether the fighting with Iran would be over by the midterm elections, Vance said he would not call it a war and that "there is no active shooting" right now. He said there have been places where it "has flared up" and that major combat operations lasted about six weeks. Earlier in the briefing he pushed back on the phrase "an end to the war". https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-2925-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:12.037Z https://disputeindex.com/events/2700-asked-what-the-fighting-is-if-it-is https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2773-still.jpg President Trump answers a reporter's question about whether the conflict with Iran is a war, at an… Asked what the fighting is if it is not a war, Trump said he calls it "a military conflict because it's small potatoes for us." He said the strikes are intermittent, that he could understand what Vance was saying, and that he could "see somebody not calling it a war." https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-2931-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:15.792Z https://disputeindex.com/events/2703-khanna-noted-that-vance-wouldn-t-call-it https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2772-still.jpg Vice President JD Vance answers CNN's Kaitlan Collins about the war with Iran and its timeline, at… Khanna noted that Vance "wouldn't call it a war" while Trump says "we're winning the war", and called the administration "totally incoherent" and without a strategy. He wrote "We must end this war". https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-2925-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:12.037Z https://disputeindex.com/events/2747-asked-at-a-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-whether https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2774-still.jpg Sen. Chris Coons asks Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem whether ICE and CBP will be kept… Asked at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing whether she would rule out deploying ICE or CBP to polling places in November, Noem said, "There are no plans to have ICE officers at our polling locations". Pressed to say it would not happen, she asked whether the senator planned on illegal aliens voting and said, "unless you plan on illegal aliens voting". https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3006-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:29.450Z https://disputeindex.com/events/2748-asked-by-sen-elissa-slotkin-at-his-confirmation https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2775-still.jpg Sen. Elissa Slotkin's questions and Markwayne Mullin's answers on officers at polling places… Asked by Sen. Elissa Slotkin at his confirmation hearing whether he would have the authority to put uniformed officers at polling locations in 2026, Mullin said, "The only reason why my officers would be there if there was a specific threat for them to be there, not for intimidation". Responding to Sen. Andy Kim's remarks about polling sites, he said, "I don't understand what the concern about enforcing immigration at polling places is anyways". https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3008-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:31.491Z https://disputeindex.com/events/2761-mcgovern-responding-to-vance-s-remark-that-he https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2772-still.jpg Vice President JD Vance answers CNN's Kaitlan Collins about the war with Iran and its timeline, at… McGovern, responding to Vance's remark that he would not call the fighting a war, wrote that the administration "just killed a 6-year-old boy and at least 4 other people at a family wedding in Iran." He added, "Sounds like war to me." https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-2925-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:12.037Z https://disputeindex.com/events/2762-clyburn-wrote-that-vance-won-t-call-trump https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2772-still.jpg Vice President JD Vance answers CNN's Kaitlan Collins about the war with Iran and its timeline, at… Clyburn wrote that Vance "won't call Trump's war in Iran a war." He added, "How embarrassing it is that he has to lie to please the President, but the American people aren't fooled." https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-2925-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:12.037Z https://disputeindex.com/events/2764-deluzio-quoting-a-clip-of-vance-s-answer https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2772-still.jpg Vice President JD Vance answers CNN's Kaitlan Collins about the war with Iran and its timeline, at… Deluzio, quoting a clip of Vance's answer to a question about whether the war would be over by the midterm elections, wrote that 18 American patriots died and more than 700 have been injured. He added, "A war is a war." https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-2925-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:12.037Z https://disputeindex.com/events/2765-booker-wrote-that-vance-wouldn-t-call-his https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2772-still.jpg Vice President JD Vance answers CNN's Kaitlan Collins about the war with Iran and its timeline, at… Booker wrote that Vance "wouldn't call his administration's reckless war in Iran what it is: a war." He added, "Tell that to the families of the 18 American service members who have died", and to "the hundreds more who have been wounded." https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-2925-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:12.037Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3289-smith-said-he-definitely-did-not-go-to https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2777-still.jpg Sen. Eric Schmitt asks former special counsel Jack Smith about an NBA game in Atlanta, Smith… Smith said he definitely did not go to a Hawks game, said he had no recollection of going to Atlanta while he was special counsel, and said no when asked whether he ever met Nathan Wade or Fani Willis in that role. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3531-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:35.060Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3290-smith-said-that-if-the-poster-referred-to https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2777-still.jpg Sen. Eric Schmitt asks former special counsel Jack Smith about an NBA game in Atlanta, Smith… Smith said that, if the poster referred to the correct game, he recalled going to a University of Maryland basketball game where Caitlin Clark was playing around that time, with the Marshals Service present. He said the date could be checked and that he thought it was Maryland playing Iowa in February 2024. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3531-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:35.060Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3291-after-klobuchar-said-schmitt-was-calling-a-witness https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2777-still.jpg Sen. Eric Schmitt asks former special counsel Jack Smith about an NBA game in Atlanta, Smith… After Klobuchar said Schmitt was calling a witness a dirtbag, Schmitt said he had presented Smith with text messages about Smith wanting to meet with people that "could have obviously been related to the prosecution that was coordinated with his office in Atlanta." After Klobuchar said people should have their facts straight before accusing someone of being a dirtbag and get the teams right, Schmitt said, "I stand by that statement." He did not say which statement he meant. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3531-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:35.060Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3292-during-the-exchange-with-schmitt-klobuchar-said-people https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2777-still.jpg Sen. Eric Schmitt asks former special counsel Jack Smith about an NBA game in Atlanta, Smith… During the exchange with Schmitt, Klobuchar said people should have their facts straight before accusing someone of being a dirtbag and not get the teams wrong. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3531-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:35.060Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3313-in-his-opening-statement-as-prepared-for-the https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2778-still.jpg Chairman Chuck Grassley's opening remarks at the Senate Judiciary Committee's Sept. 29, 2026… In his opening statement as prepared for the September 29 hearing, Chairman Chuck Grassley said the government sought toll records from at least four members of Congress before Smith, that Smith sought the toll records of 16 members and also obtained the content of member communications, breaching Speech or Debate, and that Smith sought nondisclosure orders to hide the effort from members while apparently failing to tell the court who the targets were. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3556-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:39.957Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3314-questioning-smith-at-the-hearing-sen-josh-hawley https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2787-still.jpg Sen. Josh Hawley's questions and former special counsel Jack Smith's answers, through Smith's… Questioning Smith at the hearing, Sen. Josh Hawley said the Constitution protects members' work product and phone records and that Smith knew it, and that Smith's office went to the phone companies and hid from the court that it was seeking the records of members of Congress. He said his own phone was one of those obtained. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3565-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:08:25.459Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3315-sen-ted-cruz-asked-smith-about-2-u https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2784-still.jpg Sen. Ted Cruz's questions and former special counsel Jack Smith's answers on nondisclosure orders… Sen. Ted Cruz asked Smith about 2 U.S.C. section 6628, which Cruz said protects Senate communication records, and said Smith gave a judge an order contrary to federal law and got the judge to sign such orders repeatedly. When Smith said his office's work securing the subpoenas and nondisclosure orders was consistent with the law, Cruz said the orders were explicitly contrary to federal statute and to the federal constitution. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3562-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:08:01.120Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3318-answering-sen-dick-durbin-at-the-hearing-smith https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2779-still.jpg Sen. Dick Durbin's questions and former special counsel Jack Smith's answers on toll records and… Answering Sen. Dick Durbin at the hearing, Smith said toll records show who a call was to, who it was from and how long it lasted, not its content; that his office obtained toll records of members of Congress from telephone companies; that it consulted the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section first; and that he approved the records as materially relevant. Asked about wiretaps, he said his office initiated none. Answering Sen. Eric Schmitt, he said the office sought toll-record subpoenas that did not contain call content and also sought White House phones, which he described as government phones in which the users had no expectation of privacy. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3557-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:45.235Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3319-answering-sens-ted-cruz-and-josh-hawley-smith https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2784-still.jpg Sen. Ted Cruz's questions and former special counsel Jack Smith's answers on nondisclosure orders… Answering Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley, Smith said his office sought nondisclosure orders because it had strong reason to believe Donald Trump would obstruct the investigation, citing the obstruction alleged in the Florida indictment and threats to witnesses, and that the orders were consistent with the law and department policy. He agreed that his office did not tell the court who the subpoenas were for when it sought the orders. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3562-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:08:01.120Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3320-at-a-february-10-2026-senate-judiciary-subcommittee https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2788-still.jpg Sen. Dick Durbin's opening remarks at the Senate Judiciary Committee's Feb. 10, 2026 hearing on… At a February 10, 2026 Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing with telephone company executives, Sen. Dick Durbin said the hearing concerned a legal procedure, created by Congress and regularly deployed by federal prosecutors, to collect the toll records of people Donald Trump contacted in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and that it was not surprising Smith subpoenaed the call records of those Trump tried to enlist. He said Smith, not the phone companies, should be the witness. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3566-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:08:29.949Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3321-during-his-questioning-of-smith-sen-cory-booker https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2785-still.jpg Sen. Cory Booker's remarks to former special counsel Jack Smith at the Senate Judiciary… During his questioning of Smith, Sen. Cory Booker said Republicans were trying to say the investigation was partisan, and said his own records and text messages, and those of Karen Bass, were also swept up. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3563-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:08:09.224Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3322-sen-chris-coons-asked-smith-whether-his-nondisclosure https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2781-still.jpg Sen. Chris Coons's questions on nondisclosure orders, at the Senate Judiciary Committee's Sept… Sen. Chris Coons asked Smith whether his nondisclosure requests were fairly typical and fully compliant with Justice Department policy at the time; Smith said yes. Coons said the government's bar for granting nondisclosure orders may be too low, described his NDO Fairness Act with Sen. Mike Lee, and said that colleagues enraged by Smith's pursuit of the orders, which he called legal and appropriate and timely, could do something about it. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3559-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:07:53.263Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3345-sen-darline-graham-r-sc-told-smith-that https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2790-still.jpg Sen. Darline Graham's remarks and questions to former special counsel Jack Smith at the Senate… Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) told Smith that his office secured a subpoena in May 2023 for the phone records of her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, and that her brother was kept in the dark. She asked how he could have tampered with evidence that Verizon, not he, held. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3625-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:08:40.941Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3346-in-his-questioning-of-smith-sen-sheldon-whitehouse https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2791-still.jpg Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's questions to former special counsel Jack Smith on toll records, at the… In his questioning of Smith, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said some of what had taken place at the hearing reflected a lack of familiarity with standard Justice Department procedures, and said the Justice Department in the first Trump administration also obtained toll records of members of Congress before Smith did. Smith agreed that his office obtained nondisclosure orders and said he understood the earlier investigation had done the same. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3626-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:08:48.884Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3347-in-his-questioning-of-smith-sen-john-kennedy https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2792-still.jpg Sen. John Kennedy's questions to former special counsel Jack Smith on senators' phone records and… In his questioning of Smith, Sen. John Kennedy told Smith he had to know that seeking the phone records of senators violated the Speech or Debate Clause. He asked whether Smith told Chief Judge James Boasberg that the records were those of members of Congress, and suggested Smith did not because he knew the judge would not agree. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3630-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:09:07.750Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3348-in-his-questioning-of-smith-sen-mike-lee https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2793-still.jpg Sen. Mike Lee's questions to former special counsel Jack Smith on toll records, the Public… In his questioning of Smith, Sen. Mike Lee said the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section had warned that going after members' phone records carried litigation risks because of constitutional privileges, and that Smith never told Chief Judge James Boasberg that he was "targeting 19 members of a coordinate branch of government." Smith replied that Boasberg signed the nondisclosure orders, not the subpoenas, and that under department policy his office did not tell the judge whose toll records were sought. Lee said he and Sen. Chris Coons have a bipartisan NDO Fairness Act, that "There should be an articulated basis for secrecy when you're asking for a gag order," and that Smith's conduct "arguably makes what Richard Nixon did in Watergate look like a Sunday picnic." https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3631-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:09:10.370Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3349-in-her-questioning-of-smith-sen-katie-britt https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2794-still.jpg Sen. Katie Britt's questions to former special counsel Jack Smith on subpoenas, nondisclosure… In her questioning of Smith, Sen. Katie Britt said it had been widely reported that his team issued some 44 subpoenas for the toll records of at least 20 Republican members of Congress, including at least eight senators, and asked whether he believed there were reasonable grounds to think those senators would tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses. Smith answered no. Britt said the records Chairman Grassley released suggest the actual reason for the nondisclosure orders was to keep members from challenging the subpoenas under the Speech or Debate Clause, and that Smith's team took actions that undermined the separation of powers. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3632-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:09:13.157Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3350-in-his-remarks-to-smith-sen-adam-schiff https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2795-still.jpg Sen. Adam Schiff's remarks to former special counsel Jack Smith at the Senate Judiciary… In his remarks to Smith, Sen. Adam Schiff said that despite his Republican colleagues' outrage over Smith requesting toll records because Rudy Giuliani and other co-conspirators were calling some members of Congress, the Barr Justice Department also sought toll records from members of Congress, which he said involved Democrats' records, with "not a peep" from those colleagues. He said that apparently did not violate the Speech or Debate Clause, and said members' toll records were requested as witnesses, not targets. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3633-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:09:32.959Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3351-at-the-opening-of-a-senate-judiciary-subcommittee https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2796-still.jpg Sen. Marsha Blackburn's opening remarks at the Senate Judiciary Committee's Feb. 10, 2026 hearing… At the opening of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on February 10, 2026, Sen. Marsha Blackburn said that five members of the Judiciary Committee, Senators Lindsey Graham, Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and herself, and several other senators and House members had their phone records subpoenaed by Smith. She said the nondisclosure orders signed by Judge James Boasberg had no basis in fact, and that Smith's team consulted the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section and concluded the subpoenas could go ahead despite litigation risk under the Speech or Debate Clause because members would never find out. She called the matter "the worst weaponization of government in American history." https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3634-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:09:37.607Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3459-house-oversight-democrats-described-salgado-araujo-as-wrongfully https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2797-still.jpg Ronaldo Salgado speaks about the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, in a video published by House… House Oversight Democrats described Salgado Araujo as wrongfully killed by ICE agents and said the committee minority will hold ICE accountable. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-3764-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:09:41.180Z https://disputeindex.com/events/3897-hegseth-defended-the-cuts-as-accountability-and-a https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2799-still.jpg Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks about removing generals and admirals in his State of the Force… Hegseth defended the cuts as accountability and a long-overdue change in military leadership. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-4277-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:09:44.189Z https://disputeindex.com/events/4056-sen-richard-blumenthal-said-durán-guerrero-was-murdered https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2800-still.jpg Sen. Richard Blumenthal's opening remarks and his exchange with family attorney Sean P. Murphy, at… Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Durán Guerrero was murdered. Speaking about fatal shootings by federal immigration agents in general, he also said state and local authorities had been blocked from investigating and that ICE had withheld and concealed evidence. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-4530-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:09:46.452Z https://disputeindex.com/events/4539-pinal-county-sheriff-ross-teeple-told-the-senate https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2801-still.jpg Sheriff Ross Teeple's opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee's Sept. 23, 2026 hearing… Pinal County Sheriff Ross Teeple told the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism on September 23, 2026 that he believes the latest camera networks powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning are "capable of violating" Fourth Amendment rights. He compared them with a physical tracker, which deputies need a search warrant to place, and asked where the line falls for camera systems that build an AI-driven map of a person's life. He said that if private camera networks act as a dragnet, continuously logging the habits of innocent Americans without a warrant, the result would pave the way to an AI-driven surveillance state. He also said license plate readers limited to reading plates are a great tool and that plate reading at a single point in time is common-sense policing. On August 5, 2026 Teeple told the Pinal County Board of Supervisors he would not renew the county's Flock contract, citing Fourth Amendment concerns. The testimony predates the October 1, 2026 ruling in United States v. Kyle and is not a response to it. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-5102-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:09:50.132Z https://disputeindex.com/events/5274-trump-rejects-the-jihadist-description-of-mamdani-and https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2985-still.jpg President Trump answers a question about Rep. Elise Stefanik's description of Zohran Mamdani… Trump rejects the jihadist description of Mamdani and describes him as rational. The reporter's question cites Elise Stefanik; Loomer later disputes Trump's answer. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-6036-clip.mp4 2026-10-21T00:41:37.122Z https://disputeindex.com/events/5324-vance-condemns-microsoft-s-alleged-replacement-of-laid https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2803-still.jpg Vice President JD Vance discusses Microsoft and visa fraud at an Oct. 8, 2026 news conference. Vance condemns Microsoft's alleged replacement of laid-off Americans and announces a suspension of its PERM filings. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-6108-clip-logo.mp4 2026-10-14T17:09:54.161Z https://disputeindex.com/events/6165-martin-heinrich-says-the-bill-falls-short-and https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2987-still.jpg Sen. Martin Heinrich speaks on the Senate floor about the Ratepayer Protection Act, in video… Martin Heinrich says the bill falls short and calls for mandatory obligations on data centers. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-7272-clip.mp4 2026-10-21T00:41:40.755Z https://disputeindex.com/events/6167-rob-wittman-supports-the-ratepayer-protection-act-and https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-media-2988-still.jpg Rep. Rob Wittman speaks on the House floor in support of the Ratepayer Protection Act, in video… Rob Wittman supports the Ratepayer Protection Act and says it will keep constituents from paying data centers' costs. https://disputeindex.com/media/file/di-source-7275-clip.mp4 2026-10-21T00:41:43.194Z