The Bill Press Pod

Chicago PD held a press conference confirming that Jussie Smollett fabricated a story about being attacked by Donald Trump supporters. While the media spent a whole day obsessing over this story, a Coast Guard Lieutenant was arrested for actually plotting to kill Democratic politicians in hopes of creating a whiter, more conservative country. There will be a new election in NC to resolve the issue of election fraud committed by REPUBLICAN candidate Mark Harris. What the hell is he doing on the ballot anyway?Guest host Peter Ogburn talks TX politics with Andrea Drusch, 2020 politics with Li Zhou from Vox and White House news with 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.

According to multiple reports, AG Bill Barr could have the Mueller Report in his hands as early as this week. He will have several options as to how to handle it. Will the public get to see it? Will Congress leak the details of the report? How will Democrats react?Plus, a disturbing story about a Coast Guard Lieutenant who is a white nationalist. He was arrested, but not before stockpiling weapons, emailing with Neo-Nazis and laying out a vision for a "white homeland."Guest host Peter Ogburn talks about election fraud in NC with Simon Pathe from Roll Call, Green New Deal with Rebecca Leber from Mother Jones and all things Congress with Scott Wong from The Hill! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The NYT has a story about how Donald Trump attempted to obstruct justice by asking Acting AG Matthew Whitaker to appoint a Trump ally to oversee the Michael Cohen case in NY. Just the latest example of how Trump uses the Dept of Justice as his plaything and constantly obstructing justice. Bernie Sanders' entrance into the 2020 race has shaken up the Democratic primary. Does he still have the buzz that he had in 2016? Time will tell. We talk to National Journal's Hanna Trudo and Adam Green from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee!PLUS, we talk to Presidential candidate Andrew Yang! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We began the show with breaking news. Bernie Sanders is running for President. Does he have a shot? Will you vote for him? It's a crowded field, but there's plenty of room. 16 states have filed a lawsuit against Trump's national emergency declaration at the border. AG of California Xavier Becerra is leading the way! Now the question is.... When this case makes its way to the Supreme Court, will they side with Trump? Even the conservative Roberts court should see through this charade.We talk to Rebekah Entralgo from ThinkProgress, John Bennett from Roll Call and Zoe Tillman from Buzzfeed News! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There was another rambling, nonsensical speech by the president on Friday in which he declared a national emergency over the souther border of the United States. In the conference, he admitted that he didn't HAVE to do it, he just wanted to do it "faster," he referenced the conservative pundits who keep influencing his policy decisions and made zero sense. In other words, just another day in the life of the American presidency under Donald Trump.Andrew McCabe gave a bombshell interview to 60 Minutes where he said that they actually discussed using the 25th amendment to remove Trump from office. No one has had the courage to do anything about it..... yet. We talk to Executive Director and Founder of American Oversight Austin Evers, Author of "Nixon's Gamble" and "Haig's Coup: How Richard Nixon's Closest Aide Forced Him From Office," Ray Locker and Capitol Hill Reporter for The Hill, Juliegrace Brufke.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Congress found a compromise to keep the government open. It looks like Donald Trump WILL sign it, but he's also going to declare a national emergency to build the wall on the Southern border. Declaring an emergency is one thing, but will the courts approve of a presidential go-around of Congress? We'll just have to see. Amazon throws a fit and pulls it's announced headquarters out of NYC. No discussions, but dialogue... They just up and left. We talk to Sabrina Singh from the DNC, Jon Allen from NBC News and Wendell Potter from Tarbell. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Paul Manafort intentionally lied to the Robert Mueller investigation, which means he's in very serous trouble. Not only is it a crime, but the plea deal that he had previously agreed to is now completely void. Paul Manafort could spend the rest of his life in jail. Donald Trump continues to move the goal posts on The Wall. They've now changed their rallying cry to FINISH the wall, implying that the wall is somehow already being built. It's a lie, but his supporters will certainly not hold him accountable. We talk about it with Henry Munoz, who is the Finance Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and co-founder of Latino Victory Project. We also talk to Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza from DailyKos and Senior Director of Communications for Planned Parenthood, Erica Sackin! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Democrats and Republicans have come together and found a compromise to keep the government open and avoid another shutdown. Early reports say that Trump is inclined to sign it, but whether or not he does it is anyone's guess. Will he keep federal workers in limbo? Will he force another shutdown? We'll know this week! We also have an answer of who had the bigger crowd in Texas! Was it Trump or Beto O'Rourke? We have an answer! We talk to Nahal Toosi and Daniel Lippman from Politico and Addy Baird from ThinkProgress! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump went to the border to try and make the case that a wall needs to be built. Beto O'Rourke had his own rally just blocks from the Trump rally. They both pulled in impressive crowds, but Beto had the right message. Lawmakers say that they have a an "agreement in principle" to keep the government open. It doesn't give Trump a full border wall, so will he sign it? We talk to Brad Woodhouse from Protect Our Care, Dara Lind from Vox and the legendary Markos Moulitsas from DailyKos! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Both Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar got into the race for President over the weekend. Two women AND two Senators. The more, the merrier! Trump's acting AG Matthew Whitaker was questioned on Friday and showed just what a mess the administration is. The situation in VA gets worse and worse for Democrats. Why won't these politicians STEP DOWN?We talk to Niels Lesniewski from Roll Call, Adele Stan from Right Wing Watch and Ryan J Reilly from HuffPost! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.