The Bill Press Pod

William Barr came to Congress to testify about the Mueller Report. He completely embarrassed himself, lied, provided cover to the President and made a mockery of the government. He used to have some credibility, but that is LONG gone. Democrats grilled him so mercilessly that he said he wouldn't come back for a second day of questioning that was scheduled. So what happens now? Robert Mueller MUST testify. We talk to Jennifer Williams from Vox about the situation in Venezuela, Matt Ford from The New Republic and Caroline Fredrickson, author of THE DEMOCRACY FIX: How to Win the Fight for Fair Rules, Fair Courts, and Fair Elections See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Robert Mueller wrote a letter informing the current Attorney General that he mischaracterized the intent of his entire report. We now know what Bill Barr's mission was: to downplay the powerful conclusions of the Mueller Report. So now what? Robert Mueller should absolutely be allowed to testify about the intentions of his report to the American people. We talk to Li Zhou from Vox, Alex Seitz-Wald from NBC News and Zoe Tillman from Buzzfeed! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joe Biden officially kicked off his presidential campaign on Monday. He's banking on working people to deliver the vote! Can he beat a crowded Democratic field? Can he beat Trump?It's infrastructure week! Can Pelosi and Schumer work out a bipartisan deal with Trump to improve the nation's infrastructure?We talk to Ginger Gibson from Reuters, Jon Allen from NBC News and Elaina Plott from The Atlantic! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While Trump is only about halfway through his first term, he's passed a BIG milestone. The Washington Post says that he has officially told over 10,000 lies in his time in office. It's amazing to consider just how many lies he can roll out in a short period of time. Now that Joe Biden is in the 2020 race, how does that shake up the primary? Most polls show him at the top, but can he keep that up?We talk to The Hill's Jordan Fabian, Politico's Chris Cadelago and Randi Weingarten from the American Federation of Teachers!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

**SPECIAL GUEST HOST ALERT: Chris Lu, a former United States Deputy Secretary of Labor under the Obama Administration hosts our Friday show. This is the week of oversight and subpoenas. Trump is trying to stonewall the House Democrats from proceeding with any congressional hearings on security clearances, the U.S. census question, and testimony from Don McGahn and other officials. It's a long and difficult road ahead for Democrats as they try to navigate exercising their congressional powers and dealing with an administration that just won't cooperate. What Donald Trump doesn't seem to get or care about is there are checks and balances in our government for a reason...Who will win this battle? Trump or House Democrats?Chris Lu sits down with Executive Director of American Oversight, Austin Evers, Communications Director for DNC, Xochitl Hinojosa, and Legal Director for Democracy Forward, Javier Guzman.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joe Biden has officially joined the crowded group of Democratic hopefuls to take on Trump in 2020. The former Vice President posted his highly anticipated announcement video on his Twitter account early Thursday morning. And the video didn't hold anything back, Biden brought Americans back to Charlottesville, where violence and hate led to the death of Heather Heyer. Biden called Trump out on his offensive and repulsive response to the incident, while trying to remind the American people that this is a battle for the soul of the nation.Polls leading up to Biden's announcement had him ahead of all the other candidates in the race. Now that he's in, will the third time be a charm or will the allure slowly fade?Bill sits down with Julia Manchester from The Hill and Eliza Collins from USA Today.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump enters a whole other level of pettiness after he orders his staff not attend the WHCA's annual dinner. It has been ninety- eight years since the first White House Correspondents Dinner and in that time only one President, besides Trump, has not attended. In 1981, Ronald Reagan skipped the WHCA's dinner after being shot from an assassination attempt. This years dinner will not include a comedian, but a presidential historian, after the infamous Michelle Wolf's performance left some attendees applauding and others embarrassed and upset. With Trump and his crew declining to attend certainly won't make any difference to Bill though, it's just means more booze for him!Today's guests are Ryan Reilly from HuffPost, Niall Stanage from The Hill, and John Bennett from Roll Call.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

CNN had a line up of five Democratic presidential hopefuls Monday night: Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Pete Buttigieg. One question that all candidates couldn't avoid was their positions on impeachment hearings. Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris were in favor of impeachment, while the rest of the candidates left that option up to Congress. The Democratic Party seems to be split on whether or not to start the impeachment process. With 2020 quickly approaching, the Party has to consider the smartest way to handle this issue. Will the Democratic Party focus more on kitchen table issues and beating Trump in 2020 or hold the President accountable for his actions?Today's guest are Brian Lamb, Sabrina Siddiqui, and Pema Levy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Coming back from the Easter/Passover weekend one big question looms after the release of the Mueller report: Should congress proceed with impeachment hearings? Only one 2020 presidential candidate has advocated for impeachment; Elizabeth Warren. Is this a smart political move for her or is she just wasting her energy on a matter that won't win voters? While, other 2020 hopefuls have played it safe in their responses on impeaching the president, it seems like the focus shouldn't be solely impeachment, but the best way to beat Donald Trump in 2020.Bill sits down with Ben Shnider, Daniel Lippman, and Igor Bobic.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The redacted Mueller report is out and if you think it was a total exoneration, you aren't paying attention. Trump and his cronies have been downplaying and lying about the report for years. We've now seen it and, while he didn't directly break any laws, Mueller was clear: Congress has plenty of evidence to bring collusion and obstruction charges against Trump. It looks like 2020 is the best option to get Trump out of office.We talk to The Guardian's Lauren Gambino, Amanda Becker from Reuters and Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza from Prism!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.