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Podcast: Don Lemon Tonight
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Reckoning with Racism, One Year After George Floyd’s Death
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 01:10:50
Publish Date: 2021-05-26 05:14:00
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On the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Don starts the show by reflecting on where the U.S. stands after its year of racial reckoning. He shares a statement from Darnella Frazier, the teenager who recorded Floyd’s murder, as well as progress on the George Floyd Policing Act. Don also points out that, despite the reckoning, it still took the GOP 5 days to call out Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s anti-Semitic comments. 

Don is then joined by Senior Law Enforcement Analyst Andrew McCabe and Senior Legal Analyst Laura Coates to explore the facts and implications of the Washington Post’s report that the Manhattan DA convened a grand jury to consider potential charges in an investigation into the Trump Organization. Later, CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig and CNN Legal Analyst Carrie Cordero go deeper into the likelihood of a Trump indictment.   

Director of the Domestic Policy Council Susan Rice shares why she’s optimistic about the George Floyd Police Act’s eventual passage, and whether she thinks working across the aisle is possible. George Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, and Floyd family attorney Ben Crump also join Don to discuss the Floyd family’s visit to the White House and the implications that Floyd’s death had on the nation. 

Political analyst Amanda Carpenter and CNN Sr. Political Analyst, Kirsten Powers discuss the political implications of the Manhattan DA's investigation, as well as how the GOP’s silence on Rep. Taylor Greene’s anti-Semitic comments showcases Trump’s power over Republican leaders.  

Next, Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation Stephen D. Smith explains why Rep. Taylor Greene’s comments comparing House mask rules to the Holocaust are dangerous and a “willful manipulation” and misuse of history for political ends. 

Amid U.S. health leaders’ calls for an investigation into an investigation into the origins of COVID-19, Thomas Bollyky, Director of the Global Health Program at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Don to explore the questions around the unknown and explains why he believes it’s essential to launch a thorough investigation in China.  

Finally, exploring the resistance to the defunding the police as violent crime spikes across America. CNN Security Correspondent Josh Campbell reports.  

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