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Protecting Trump at Any Cost
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 01:14:39
Publish Date: 2021-05-27 05:15:00
Description:

Former Ohio governor John Kasich joins Don to discuss the motivations behind the GOP’s expected blockage of the vote for the Jan. 6 Commission and why multiple Democratic leaders plan to comply with the filibuster.  

Former Federal Prosecutor Kim Wehle and CNN’s Paula Reid join to discuss the unprecedented nature of a potential indictment against the Trump Organization and the importance of former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg.  

Then, CNN Washington Correspondent Sunlen Serfaty reports on the rise of GOP fringe candidates running for office, like Missouri Senate candidate Mark McCloskey who is best known for a viral video where he and his wife were seen outside their front door pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protestors, last summer. 

Former President Obama spoke out on policing and civil rights one year after George Floyd’s death, and Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark, New Jersey, weighs in on police reform. 

Diving deep into the political implications of the Jan. 6 commission vote, Brendan Buck, former aid to Rep. Paul Ryan and Colorado House Rep. Jason Crow join Don to share why the GOP’s reliance on Trump for political success means that Senators will block the vote. John Scott-Railton, Senior Researcher for The Citizen Lab, speaks with Don about the appetite for violence among insurrectionists on Jan. 6. 

After a mass shooting at a public transit rail yard in San Jose, California kills eight poeple, Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe talks with Don about patterns of mass shootings and the necessary steps to prevent future tragedies. 

Former professor at Harvard Medical School, William Heseltine joins to discuss the uncertainty around the origins of COVID-19, and explains why he thinks field research into the matter is necessary. 

Finally, a new Texas bill could restrict how teachers discuss events in relation to history of slavery and racism. Georgina Pérez from the Texas State Board of Education talks with Don about what the bill means for the future of Texas classroom. 

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