The Lincoln Project

In the sixth hearing (also known as, “the emergency hearing”), the committee hears testimony from surprise witness Cassidy Hutchinson, Former White House Aide to Mark Meadows.  Her testimony includes an account of Donald Trump attacking his own security personnel, Trump’s lunchtime temper tantrum, and how far he went encouraging violence against his own Vice President. This hearing originally aired on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Joe Trippi to discuss how Fox News has suddenly changed their tune on covering the hearings from the House Select Committee on January 6th, the SCOTUS overturning of Roe & Miranda and the the overall ultra-maga attack on the individual rights of all Americans, and what to make of the latest polling in key 2022 races. Plus, why “right now” is the best time to join “The Union”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the fifth hearing, the committee focuses on former President Trump's pressure campaign on DOJ officials to coerce them into helping with his plan to overturn the results of the 2020 election. This hearing originally aired on Thursday, June 23, 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the fourth hearing, the committee focuses on the pressure former President Trump exerted on state legislators and state/local election officials to toss out the 2020 presidential election results. This hearing originally aired on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the third hearing, the committee focuses on the pressure campaign carried out on then-Vice President Mike Pence. This hearing originally aired on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second hearing, the committee focuses on “The Big Lie” and how Trump (along with his minions) kept it alive. This hearing originally aired on Monday, June 13, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There have been more than 1,000 interviews and over 140,000 documents. The bipartisan January 6th Committee makes its case to the public in this opening primetime hearing. This hearing originally aired on Thursday, June 9, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Reed Galen is joined by Barbara F. Walter, one of the world's leading experts on civil wars, political violence, and terrorism who is an Author and Professor of International Affairs at UC San Diego. They discuss what sorts of societal/political factors contribute to the dangerous likelihood of civil war, whether or not we’re seeing any of those factors in the United States, and what must be done to restore our democracy which is currently headed in the wrong direction. For more on this, be sure to pick up Barbara’s latest book, How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them at your local bookseller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Reed Galen is joined by David H. Laufman, Partner at Wiggin and Dana LLP and former Federal Prosecutor with the Department of Justice to discuss the latest with the House Select Committee on January 6th public hearings, what exactly the DOJ is looking for as they watch these hearings, and the different prosecution scenarios that could play out after the hearings. Plus, is political violence coming to a head in our nation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Reed Galen is joined by George Conway, Attorney and Contributing Columnist for The Washington Post. They discuss the legal implications of January 6th, the prosecutions that could ultimately come as a result of the case being built by the House Select Committee on January 6th, and what would Donald Trump’s motivations be to seek the Oval Office once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices