The Bill Press Pod

Rudy Giuliani went on Fox News to discuss Trump's handling of the Stormy Daniels payment and NDA. He dropped a bombshell by saying that Trump had PAID the money back to Michael Cohen. What does that mean as the case moves forward? Guest host Evan McMorris-Santoro from Vice News discusses. Evan talked to The Atlantic's Rosie Gray, TNR's Emily Atkin and WaPo's Ben TerrisSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr Harold Bornstein, Trump's former doctor says that Trump's muscle raided his office and took the President's medical records. Not only is this unethical, it's completely illegal. Guest host Peter Ogburn explains. We talk to Reuter's Amanda Becker, The Atlantic's Vann Newkirk II and Alayna Treene from AxiosSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The NYT has obtained the questions that Robert Mueller wants to ask Donald Trump. It's clear that it came directly from the Trump White House. It certainly looks like obstruction of justice. It's just another example of how ignorant Trump and his people are and how little they care about the law. Stormy Daniels files another lawsuit against Trump because he fabricated facts about their case, Bibi Netanyahu makes false claims about Iran and Roy Moore is back in the news. Another day with an avalanche of news! We talk about it with Rebekah Entralgo from ThinkProgress, Dr. Michael Tansey talks about Trump's mental state, and Asawin Suebsang from The Daily Beast gives us all the latest from the White House! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rep. Adam Schiff from CA gives Trump credit for making peace in the Koreas. Does he deserve it? Plus, all the latest on the Mueller investigation, midterms and a recap of the White House Correspondents Dinner! We talk to The Hill's Ben Kamisar, Vox's Zack Beauchamp and Roll Call's Simone Pathe! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The sun is out and the weather is warming up, which means that it's time to drink seasonally! Our buddy Greg Engert from the Neighborhood Restaurant Group join us to talk about the difference between winter beers and summer beers. We sample some refreshing beers from small producers and talk about the qualities of "good barnyard smell."Beers Sampled:Bluejacket: "Love Cats"Blaugies-Hill Farmstead: La VermontoiseAndechs: Weissbier HellGrimm: Pineapple PopSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A wild week in Washington capped off by Donald Trump's rantings on Fox and Friends on Thursday morning. We go through the highlights and lowlights with Melanie Zanona from the Hill, Justin Sink from Bloomberg and Emma Loop from Buzzfeed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr Ronny Jackson has withdrawn his nomination for VA Secretary. What took him so long? It shows again that anyone that ties themselves to Trump is tainted. Not to mention, Scott Pruitt, Mick Mulvaney, Ben Carson among others are all acting unethically. We talk about news of the day with Julia Manchester from The Hill, culture of corruption with Adam Smith from Every Voice and White House happenings with Andrew Prokop from VoxSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ronny Jackson might not even get a confirmation hearing for his appointment as VA Secretary. Donald Trump threw him completely under the bus. The WH isn't vetting their nominees!Plus, we talk about the big state dinner with France! We talk to Director of Strategic Initiatives at People's Action, Adam Kruggel and Kischa Peña with Down Home North Carolina about how progressives win in rural states. Plus, all the details from the dinner and our relationship with France from Nahal Toosi from Politico AND the latest from SCOTUS with Elizabeth Wydra from the Constitutional Accountability CenterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After saying he couldn't support Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State, Sen. Rand Paul from KY has changed his mind and WILL vote for Pompeo's confirmation. Combined with the spineless Dems who will vote for Pompeo, he should be able to walk right in. What a disgrace. We talk to Politico's Dan Lippman, AP's Tom LoBianco and HuffPost's Jennifer Bendery in studio!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's officially midterm season! It could be very good for Democrats. Can they actually ride the blue wave to a majority in the House and the Senate? We spent some time looking at some races around the country. The New Rpublic's Graham Vyse, Democratic Strategist Peter Fenn and Politico's Darren Samuelsohn join us in studio!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.