Morning Wire Reverse Lawfare: The Fight for Trump’s Agenda in the Courts
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Sep 13, 2025 
Join Senator Eric Schmitt, a former Missouri Attorney General who championed conservative values during the Biden administration, as he dives into the clashes between Trump's agenda and the legal system. Eric discusses his new book, sharing insights on legal battles against vaccine mandates and censorship. He also unveils the influence of government on social media censorship, advocating for accountability to combat overreach. As the legal landscape shifts, he highlights how recent judicial appointments are favoring conservative priorities and foundational constitutional interpretation.
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Legal Battles As AG
- As Missouri Attorney General, Eric Schmitt led suits against vaccine mandates, student loan forgiveness, and school mask rules and won key Supreme Court rulings.
- He also sued to expose a government censorship effort and uniquely sued over 50 school districts for masking children.
Discovery Revealed The Playbook
- Seeking discovery before injunctions exposed internal communications and coordination between agencies and social platforms.
- Those documents and depositions revealed a whole-of-government censorship operation starting on day three of the Biden administration.
Depositions Exposed Censorship Orders
- Schmitt describes depositions, including Anthony Fauci and an FBI agent, that showed efforts to label the Hunter Biden laptop story as a Russian operation.
- Those depositions demonstrated specific actors urging social media companies to censor truthful reporting.
