Mea Culpa

We welcome back to the show, podcaster, radio host, and columnist JoeWalsh. Walsh was elected to the House of Representatives in 2011 fromIllinois’s 8th District. He also ran for president and then blew up his lifewhen he spoke out against the MAGA cult and gave Trump the bird. Walshis here to talk with us about saving the democracy we both hold so dear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back to our show, Tristan Snell, a lawyer and legal commentator featured on MSNBC and NPR, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. He served as Assistant Attorney General for New York State, where he led the investigation and prosecution of Trump University. Today, he manages Main Street Law. And you can check out his genius content on Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and Twitter. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/cohen today to get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mea Culpa welcomes Olivia Troye to our show. Troye who considers herself a McCain Republican, is a national security official who has worked on homeland security issues at the National Counterterrorism Center, the US Department of Energy, The Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, and the DHS. She also worked for former Vice President, Mike Pence. While serving on the Corona Virus Task Force she famously parted ways with Pence over the administration’s response to the pandemic. Troye is here to share her unique perspective on Capitol Hill.Visit https://BetterHelp.com/cohen today to get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today is fighting the good fight for us all, Kris Goldsmith. Goldsmith is an Iraq combat Vet and dedicated hunter of fascists. He’s also an investigator, instructor, and champion of veterans rights. His company, Sparverius, detects and disrupts disinformation and domestic extremism. And also, check out the “community response guide” at Goldsmith’s website, TaskForceButler.org. The guide is written to help the average person take their first steps towards holding accountable people who target their neighborhoods with acts of hate. Again that’s TaskForceButler.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re glad to have our old friend, the legendary newsman, David Corn back on the show. Corn is the D.C. Bureau Chief of Mother Jones and an on-air analyst for MSMBC. He’s written four New York Times bestsellers, but his latest bestseller,” American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy” is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding why our republic is crumbling. Also, check out, “Our Land” — his twice-weekly newsletter that covers everything from news of the day to entertainment, but all told in Corn’s no-bullshit style. Today we will discuss everything from the war in Gaza to the insanity of our politics here at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anyway, welcome to this special holiday episode of Mea Culpa. We’re going to get right to the main event… because our conversation is with one of the most articulate and effective Democratic statesmen working on Capitol Hill today, Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin. Raskin has been serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. He also served in the Maryland State Senate from 2007 to 2016. Raskin is known as a great champion of civil rights and is proud of his left-of-center voting records saying, his “ambition is not to be in the political center, it is to be in the moral center.” To that end, Raskin was a Manager during Trump’s second Impeachment trial. He was also appointed to the House Special Select Committee on the January 6th attacks, after which he famously said in his closing statements, quote, “In a world of resurgent authoritarianism, racism, and antisemitism, let’s all hang tough for American democracy.” …I’m with Jamie. And today we will discuss everything from the fallout from the War in Gaza to the current state of Congress.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is journalist and acclaimed author, Brian Stelter. Stelter is the former chief media correspondent for CNN and was the host of the CNN program Reliable Sources until 2022. Stelter is also a former media reporter for The New York Times and today he’s here with his new book, Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for American Democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Glenn Kirschner - he’s an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst and the host of the popular podcast, Justice Matters. Drawing from his 30 years as a federal prosecutor, homicide prosecutor, and Army JAG, Kirschner is with us to help us make sense of Trump’s legal trials and errors. Visit https://betterhelp.com/cohen today to get 10% off your first month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mea Culpa welcomes back our good friend Elie Honig, acclaimed author of the National Bestsellers “Untouchable, How Powerful People Get Away With It”. And “Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr broke the prosecutor's code and corrupted the Justice Department”. You might also know Honig from his popular podcasts, “Up Against the Mob” and “Cafe Brief”. Honig is a CNN Senior Legal Analyst and a former federal and state prosecutor, here to talk to us today about the Trump trials and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is General Mark Hertling, spent 37 years in the American Armed. He commanded every organization from Platoon to Field Army. Most notably, Hertling commanded the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Division in Iraq during the troop surge of 2007 to 2008 and retired as Commanding General of the US Army Europe. He joins me now as we try to make sense of the war in the Middle East. Visit betterhelp.com/cohen today to get 10% off your first month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices