Background Briefing: April 30, 2019
Venezuela in the Midst of an Uncertain Coup We begin with the coup attempt underway in Venezuela against the Maduro government led by the head of the National Assembly Juan Guaido together with the opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez who has been jailed by Maduro...
Background Briefing: April 29, 2019
In the Standoff Between Trump and the House, The Constitution Has No Answers We begin with the growing conflict between the executive and the legislative branch over subpoenas and oversight and speak with a journalist and legal scholar who has found that the...
Background Briefing: April 28, 2019
The Deepening Battle Lines Between the House and the White House We begin with the escalating showdown between the House and the White House over Trump’s defiance of subpoenas and apparent contempt for the legislative branch’s constitutional role of the...
Background Briefing: April 25, 2019
Biden Takes a Moral Stance as He Enters the Race We begin with the announcement today by former Vice President Joe Biden that he is entering the Democratic presidential race and in doing so in a three and a half minute video, he staked out a moral stance...
Background Briefing: April 24, 2019
Trump Defies Congress with Gangster-Like Tactics We begin with the increasingly gangster-like attitude Trump is displaying as he defies congressional subpoenas and counter-sues House Committees investigating his financial records Roy Cohn-style. Jack Blum, a...
Background Briefing: April 23, 2019
National Security and Our Corrupt, Compromised Commander in Chief We begin with the entrance of the 19th Democrat running for president, Congressman Seth Moulton, a highly decorated Marine who served four tours in Iraq and has joined the crowded field to draw...
Background Briefing: April 22, 2019
While Trump Does a Victory Lap, Democrats Wrestle with Impeachment We begin with Trump using the Easter break, on the eve of which the redacted Mueller Report was released, to pound on his theme of no collusion while the Democrats in recess remained largely...
Background Briefing: April 21, 2019
Has Trump Dodged Another Bullet? We begin with the path forward following the release of the Mueller Report which nobody has read except for those who compiled it as well as the Attorney General who has done a cleanup job for the White House burying the...
Background Briefing: April 18, 2019
Why the Mueller Report Will Only Scratch the Surface We begin on this day of the release of the Mueller Report with an assessment of the orchestrated attempt to cover up Donald Trump’s complicity with the Russians and his obstruction of justice in plain sight...
Background Briefing: April 17, 2019
Will the Mueller Report Give a Career Criminal and a Traitor a Free Pass? We begin with tomorrow’s release of the Mueller Report the impact of which has been cushioned by Barr who by some accounts has managed to redact 60% of what Mueller found in his 22 month...