Trump & Burr: Swamp Witch Hunts Exposed – Historian Brennan Drops Truth Bombs on The Unknown

Episode 54 of The Unknown Podcast detonated like a political cannon shot. Co-hosts Richard Luthmann and Michael Volpe welcomed historian Dennis A. Brennan, author of The Political Witch Hunts of Aaron Burr and Donald Trump. The discussion revealed eerie parallels between America’s past and present: the original Swamp went after Vice President Aaron Burr in 1807 with trumped-up treason charges, just as the modern Swamp has waged lawfare against President Donald J. Trump.

Brennan reminded listeners that Burr’s trial was built on flimsy evidence, with Thomas Jefferson’s allies orchestrating prosecutions and Hamilton’s network of partisan newspapers painting Burr as a traitor. Though Chief Justice John Marshall ruled there was no act of treason, Burr’s name was dragged through the mud for life. Brennan wrote, “Aaron Burr and his defenders would argue that he was the first prominent elected official victimized by the Washington D.C. swamp.” The lesson? Political witch hunts have been baked into the Republic since the beginning.

Luthmann went all-in defending Trump, praising his foreign policy successes, his refusal to start new wars, and the Abraham Accords. He even asked Brennan if Trump deserved the Nobel Peace Prize and a spot on Mount Rushmore. Volpe, meanwhile, played the contrarian, insisting that Bill Clinton was the most fiscally conservative president of modern times. Luthmann and Brennan weren’t buying it. The laughter at Volpe’s Clinton nostalgia underscored how ridiculous the Swamp’s defenders sound when confronted with Trump’s actual record.

Brennan closed by stressing that fairness matters to Americans. Burr, Trump, and even Clinton faced partisan-driven attacks. But only Trump endured the full fury of coordinated legal, political, and media warfare—and still stood tall. As Brennan said, “Like Trump’s enemies of modern times, Burr’s enemies were relentless in pursuit of his conviction by and with any means necessary.”

Patriots who want to understand how the Swamp operates—across centuries—must read Brennan’s book. The Political Witch Hunts of Aaron Burr and Donald Trump is available now at authordennisbrennan.com