Velshi

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Marissa Parra, MSNBC Political Analyst Brittany Packnett Cunningham, former Federal Prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, State Rep. Tanya Miller (D-GA),  Professor at Georgetown School of Law Paul Butler, Author of “How to be an Antiracist” Ibram X. Kendi, Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), Opinion Writer at The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, 2024 GOP Presidential Candidate Fmr. Rep Will Hurd, Little Rock Nine member Dr. Terrence Roberts, Director of Education Innovation and Research at the NAACP Dr. Ivory Toldson

Former Special Counsel to Donald Trump Michael Cohen and a lineup of guests discuss the charges against Trump, the significance of loyalty, concerns about his treatment as an indicted defendant, the March on Washington commemoration, disqualifying Trump from holding office again, the rise of a controversial presidential candidate, Trump's legal troubles and corruption of power, updates on India, Russia, and Ukraine, and the lasting relevance of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Discussion on Trump's indictment in federal and state cases, Georgia's pardon system, and the use of RICO statute. Also covers failures in Hawaii's wildfire response, controversy over tsunami sirens, and the impact of Trump skipping the debate.

Ali Velshi and is joined by former Federal Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit  Judge J. Michael Luttig, Professor Emeritus at Harvard Law School Laurence Tribe, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, former Ted Cruz Campaign National Spokesperson Rick Tyler, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, NBC’s Steve Patterson, Law Professor and Historian at UC Davis Law School Mary Ziegler, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University Akhil Reed Amar, President and CEO at the National Constitution Center Jeffrey Rosen

Charles Coleman is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by NBC’s Steve Patterson, Political Investigations Reporter at The Guardian Hugo Lowell, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, Fmr. U.S. Attorney Carol Lam, Fmr. Representative Joe Walsh (R-IL), Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson, Reporter for ProPublica Brett Murphy, Senior Writer at Slate Mark Joseph Stern, Fmr. Asst. Watergate Special Prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks, Executive Director & Founder at James Madison Project Mark Zaid, Producer at The Rachel Maddow Show Steve Benen, Founder of Rilax Strategies Rina Shah, Rapper Bun B, Professor of African American Studies at Harvard University Imani Perry, Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies at Duke University Marc Anthony Neal

Charles Coleman is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by NBC News’ Ryan Reilly, Senior Executive Editor of Bloomberg Opinion Tim O’Brien, President and CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics Noah Bookbinder, NBC News’ Monica Alba, Opinion Writer with The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Columnist with The New York Times Michelle Goldberg, NBC News’ Steve Patterson, Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Charlottesville Don Gathers, Author and Poet Caroline Randall Williams, Professor at Georgetown School of Law Paul Butler, Criminal Defense Attorney Danny Cevallos, Fmr. Florida 9TH Judicial Circuit State Attorney Monique Worrell, NBC News Senior Reporter Ben Collins, Founder of Algorithmic Justice League Dr. Joy Buolamwini

Ali Velshi is joined by Judge J. Michael Luttig, Fmr. Federal Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, David Pepper, Fmr. Chairman, Ohio Democratic Party, Maya Wiley, President & CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D) Mississippi, Secretary Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State, Paul Butler, Professor, Georgetown School of Law, and Joyce Vance, Former U.S. Attorney.

Joining the podcast are guests like an Opinion Writer for The Washington Post, a Professor of History at NYU, and an Author of “Persepolis”. They discuss Trump's legal troubles, threats to democracy, challenges in post-Roe Alabama, global news updates, January 6th events revelations, preserving democracy, and exploring critical thinking in 'Persepolis'.

Ali Velshi is joined by Michael Cohen, Fmr. Special Counsel to Donald Trump, Caleb Silver, Editor-In-Chief at Investopedia, Christopher Browning, Professor of History Emeritus at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Eden McLean, Historian and Professor at Auburn University, Catherine Christian, Former Assistant District Attorney for Manhattan, Elizabeth Holtzman, Former Congresswoman, Ebony Twilley Martin, Executive Director at Greenpeace USA, Zack Beauchamp, Senior Correspondent at Vox, and SteveBenen, Producer for The Rachel Maddow Show.

Ali Velshi is joined by Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney in Michigan, Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett, (D) U.S. Virgin Islands, Lynsey Barron, Fmr. Asst. U.S. Attorney in Northern District of GA, Frank Luntz, Political Strategist & Pollster, A. Scott Bolden, White Collar Criminal Defense Attorney, Lisa Rubin, MSNBC Legal Analyst, Noga Tarnopolsky, Independent Journalist, Tess Bridgeman, Co-Editor-in-Chief at Just Security, and Maulik Pancholy, Author of ‘The Best At It’