The Bill Press Pod

We've seen years of enabling of Donald Trump by Republicans, but there are some glimmers of hope that the Senate is actually working the way that it's supposed to. Guest host Jason Dick explains some of the moves that they've recently made to show their independence from Trump. Still LOTS of legal problems for Trump. We talk about them with Todd Ruger, Legal Affairs Staff Writer for Roll Call and Ginger Gibson from Reuters! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael Cohen will spend 3 years in jail and have to pay a bevy of fines. It all stems from the crimes he committed UNDER the direction of Donald Trump. It feels like it's just a matter of time before all of these investigations catch up with Trump. We talk to Niels Lesnewski from Roll Call, Kevin Robillard from HuffPost and Rep Jackie Speier (D-CA).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer met Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to discuss funding for the border wall. Nancy Pelosi made Trump look absolutely foolish. He has no idea what he's doing. He has no idea how government works. And now we see him for what he is. We talk to Jen Shutt from Roll Call, Jen Bendery from HuffPost and Rep Mark Pocan (D-WI)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With the news that John Kelly is leaving his post as Chief of Staff for Donald Trump, the White House is having a very hard time finding a new one. Trump thought he could hire Mike Pence's chief of staff, Nick Ayers, but he left his post and went back to private business. No one wants this job because working for Donald Trump is an impossible job! We talk to Kelly Dietrich, Founder of the National Democratic Training Committee, Tiffany Muller, the President of End Citizens United and Politics Reporter for Mother Jones, Pema Levy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

New filings by Robert Mueller show that Donald Trump absolutely committed a crime. This is before he even got to the whole issue of collusion. It all stems from his dealings with Michael Cohen, hush money, real estate deals, etc. Trump thinks it totally clears him and claims there is no "smocking gun" on collusion. He's delusional. The trade deal with China continues to be a disaster for Trump and it could throw us into major economic turmoil. We talk to Sabrina Rodriguez from Politico, John Bennett from Roll Call and Andrew Prokop from Vox. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Reports are out there that John Kelly is resigning as Chief of Staff for Donald Trump. Has he finally had enough? The situation in NC and around the country shows a pattern of election fraud and disenfranchising voters. It's the only way that they can win elections anymore! They can't sell voters on their ideas, so they just STEAL seats! We ramp you up for the weekend with Brad Woodhouse from Protect Our Care, Eugene Scott from WaPo 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.

All across the country, Republicans are working to undermine the will of the voters and/or steal elections. It's an indication where they realize that voters are against them, so they're doing the only thing they can... CHEAT. It's happening in NC, GA, WI and multiple other states around the country. How do Democrats fight back?Another depressing report on climate change shows that we are close to the brink of never being able to come back. Will anyone do anything?We talk to Sam Berger from Center for American Progress, Addy Baird from ThinkProgress and Asawin Suebsang from The Daily Beast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A dramatic development in the Robert Mueller investigation. He requested that Michael Flynn be given NO jail time because... he has given 19 interviews to tell Mueller everything he knows. He's singing an opera and that could be VERY bad news for Donald Trump. Michael Flynn could be the key to spell out the ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. We talk to Matt Ford from The New Republic about what it all means, Scott Wong from The Hill about a possible shutdown, and Sabrina Singh from The Democrats about the big issues moving forward.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Another wild tweetstorm from Donald Trump on Monday. He bashed Mueller, praised Roger Stone for not testifying against him, and called for Michael Cohen to serve a full sentence in jail. One has to wonder if acting AG Matt Whitaker might be feeding Trump inside information about the investigation? The border wall is at the heart of a possible government shutdown. Will Democrats cave and give Trump the money to build it? Will Trump actually shut the government down? We talk to Leah Askarinam from Inside Elections, Niall Stanage from The Hill and Marianne Levine from Politico! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With former Trump right-hand-man, Michael Cohen, turning on his former boss, we're getting a clearer picture of how Russia is using the President of the United States. It's proof that there was a conspiracy and collusion. It's also proof that Robert Mueller is closing in on Trump and his family. No way to get around it: This is BAD news for Trump. We talk to Melanie Zanona from The Hill, Max Bergmann from the Moscow Project and Matt Fuller from HuffPost! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.