

Laura Coates Live
CNN Podcasts
Laura Coates sparks unique conversations and covers the most interesting stories of the day through a news, legal and pop culture lens.
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Feb 17, 2024 • 42min
Judge orders Trump to pay nearly $355 in civil fraud case
A judge orders Trump to pay nearly $355 million in a civil fraud case, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny dies suddenly in a Russian penal colony. The podcast also discusses the controversy surrounding Fannie Willis' legal case, the impact of optics in legal battles, and analysis of Trump's financial situation. Additionally, it explores the political divide among young adults, breaking records in sports, and shooting contests between top athletes.

Feb 16, 2024 • 40min
Fulton County DA Willis testifies: “I’m not on trial”
Fulton County District Attorney Willis is in the middle of a hearing on whether she should be disqualified from the Georgia election subversion case. She fired back today during her testimony about her romantic relationship with a prosecutor. Plus, Donald Trump’s New York hush money criminal case is set for March 25th, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 15, 2024 • 43min
KC police: 1 dead in Super Bowl rally shooting, 21 others shot
At least one person was killed and local hospitals say that 29 people have been treated for injuries after a mass shooting in Kansas City. Three people have been detained and are now under investigation and we're learning the name tonight of one woman who died. An official who not only knew the victim, but was there himself at the rally with his own daughter joins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 13, 2024 • 43min
Supreme Court’s response to new Trump filing will impact timing of his Jan 6 prosecution as he seeks trial delay
Deep into the 2024 campaign, any one of Trump’s trials could actually be he a break glass in case of emergency kind of moment and could change the course of this election. Donald Trump's strategy on the case of immunity is claiming that a months-long trial will make it harder for him to campaign. The fight over Trump's immunity, or frankly, lack thereof, has already prompted District Judge Tanya Chutkan to postpone a trial date that was previously set for March 4th. Coincidentally, or perhaps not, the day before Super Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 10, 2024 • 40min
What could still happen with 269 days until the election?
This week alone a federal appeals court ruled against Donald Trump’s presidential immunity claim, House Republicans failed to impeach Homeland Secretary Mayorkas, the bipartisan border deal died, Israel warned the war may escalate again with a new ground incursion, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 8, 2024 • 43min
Trump and the 14th Amendment’s ‘insurrectionist ban’
Analysis of Supreme Court arguments on whether Trump should be banned for his alleged role in the January 6th insurrection. Discussion on the interpretation and implications of the 14th Amendment's 'insurrectionist ban'. Potential impact on Trump's path to nomination and general election. Pending litigation and public opinion. Surge of violent crime in Oakland and efforts to address it. Personal experience as a survivor of domestic violence and fight against prosecutorial misconduct.

Feb 7, 2024 • 42min
Court: Trump not immune from prosecution in election case
A federal appeals court said Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution for alleged crimes he committed during his presidency, rejecting Trump’s arguments that he shouldn’t have to go on trial on federal election subversion charges. Plus, an unprecedented verdict in Michigan after Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four students at an Oxford, Michigan, high school in 2021, was found guilty of all four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 5, 2024 • 44min
Key senators signal border deal may be dead
A significant bipartisan border deal and foreign aid package appears on track to fail in the Senate later this week amid continued attacks from former President Donald Trump and top House Republicans. Republicans opposed to the deal, including Trump, have attacked it as too weak even though it would mark a tough change to immigration law and would give the president far-reaching powers to restrict illegal migrant crossings at the southern border. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 3, 2024 • 43min
US launches retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed targets
The US launches strikes on 85 targets in Iraq and Syria, retaliating against Iran-backed militias following the deaths of three American soldiers. President Biden says the military response “Will continue at times and places of our choosing”. Plus, the closing arguments in the Jennifer Crumbley involuntary manslaughter trial: how will the court of public opinion see it? And, tributes pour in after Carl Weathers, “Rocky” and “Mandalorian” star, dies at 76. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 2, 2024 • 43min
Mass shooter’s mother on trial
Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Michigan teenager who shot four classmates to death in 2021, takes the stand on involuntary manslaughter charges in a case that’s testing the limits of who might be found responsible for a mass shooting. Plus, a behind the scenes look at 2024 presidential campaigns. And, ‘Black Swan’ events: how chance happenings can upend our lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


