''Mueller, She Wrote'' is a

political podcast Political podcasts are podcasts that focus on contemporary politics and current events. Most political podcasts maintain a connection with an existing media source such as a newspaper or magazine. They aim to inform or entertain or advocate a c ...

hosted by Allison Gill, a military veteran who worked at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. It mixes comedy, legal commentary and political analysis, from a liberal perspective, and centers on the

Mueller investigation The Mueller special counsel investigation was an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, links between associates of Donald Trump and Russian officials, and possible obstruction of justice by Trump and his ...

. The original co-hosts were San Diego comedians Jordan Coburn and Jaleesa Johnson; the latter has since left the show due to a pay dispute. While the podcast is comedic in tone, it has been praised for capturing the minute detail of the Mueller investigation.

Seth Abramson Seth Abramson (born October 31, 1976) is an American professor, attorney, author, political columnist, and poet. He is the editor of the ''Best American Experimental Writing'' series and wrote a bestselling trilogy of nonfiction works detailing t ...

, in an opinion piece for '' The Guardian'' has described it as "an indispensable source of curatorial journalism for many Trump-Russia watchers".

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The three hosts of the show at its inception were Allison Gill (pseudonymously referred to as "A.G."), Jaleesa Johnson, and Jordan Coburn. Gill's identity was kept confidential to avoid potential violations of the

Hatch Act The Hatch Act of 1939, An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law. Its main provision prohibits civil service employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the president and vice pre ...

, due to the political nature of the podcast, as Gill was an employee of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Gill maintains that her March 2020 termination for medical unfitness was pretextual and retaliatory for her involvement with the podcast. Jaleesa Johnson left the podcast in late 2019, while Amanda Reeder and Jordan Coburn both moved on to other projects in 2021. They were replaced by comedian

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and actress

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The podcast features multiple recurring segments. These include "Just the Facts", in which Gill recaps and discusses news related to the Special Counsel inquiry and Trump-Russia relations; "Hot Notes", in which Johnson and Coburn do research about Trump and present for discussion their findings; and "Fantasy Indictment League", in which the hosts and listeners speculate about the people who may be indicted in the investigation.

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* {{official, www.muellershewrote.com Political podcasts Law podcasts 2017 podcast debuts Audio podcasts Liberal podcasts

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