Laura Coates Live

The former president was the epicenter of attention Thursday during key testimony from media magnate David Pecker at his first criminal trial in New York. Plus, the Supreme Court appeared ready to reject former President Donald Trump’s claims of sweeping immunity and the broad protections he has sought to shut down his federal election subversion case, but also reluctant to give special counsel Jack Smith carte blanche to pursue those charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justices will be hearing oral arguments in his sweeping immunity case that could have profound implications for his legal fate and poses never-before-resolved questions about the powers of the presidency. Plus, a grand jury in Arizona has handed up an indictment against former President Donald Trump’s allies over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, including the fake electors from that state and several individuals connected to his campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Judge Juan Merchan appeared poised on Tuesday to sanction Donald Trump for violating the gag order in his criminal hush money case after peppering the former president’s lawyers with questions about why Trump’s social media posts were acceptable. Tuesday began with a hearing on Trump’s 10 alleged violations of the gag order. The day ended with former American Media Inc. chief David Pecker talking about how he vetted allegations of an alleged affair between Trump and Playboy playmate Karen McDougal in 2016 while in constant communication with Trump’s then-fixer, Michael Cohen.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The very different story as a jury is being asked to believe in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Plus, new revelations in the classified documents case. What a top Oval Office insider warned Donald Trump and who allegedly got promised a pardon. And police intervening during pro-Palestinian protest at New York University after intimidating chants and anti- Semitic incidents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight’s show begins with Laura reflecting on an unbelievably disturbing moment after seeing a man lit himself on fire in front of the New York City courthouse where Donald Trump’s hush money coverup trial is underway. Pus, we explore the question: how does the prosecution prove Trump paid hush money to win the election? Also, Speaker Mike Johnson risks the wrath of GOP members with a foreign aid bill.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If Donald Trump opts to testify at his New York criminal trial, Manhattan prosecutors want to use his past legal run-ins to discredit him to the jury. In a filing released Wednesday, prosecutors for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office say they’ll ask the former president about the recent verdicts against him, including the recent civil fraud trial with the New York attorney general, where a judge found Trump and his company liable for committing persistent and repeated fraud by inflating the value of his assets to get better loan rates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On day two of the Trump hush money trial seven jurors were placed on the panel that will decide former President Donald Trump’s guilt or innocence. So far four men and three women have been selected to serve on the jury that will ultimately consider 34 counts of falsifying business records against Trump. Trump’s courtroom conduct got him once again – briefly – in hot water with a judge.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After day one of Trump’s hush money trail, more than half of first batch of prospective jurors say they can’t be fair and impartial, the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape can’t be played, but Karen McDougal, an actress and model who alleged she also had an affair with Trump, will be allowed to testify. Plus, the world awaits Israel’s response to Iran’s retaliatory strikes from over the weekend.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Judge Juan Merchan has rejected yet another attempt by former President Trump to delay his criminal hush money trial set to begin in New York on Monday. Merchan issued an order denying a motion from Trump’s attorneys to delay the trial due to excessive pretrial publicity. Plus, a roundtable discussion on DEI and why it is dividing America.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star and broadcaster whose athletic achievements and fame were eclipsed by his 1995 trial in the brutal killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, has died of cancer, his family announced Thursday on X. He was 76. Murder trial witness, Kato Kaelin, a friend of Nicole Simpson, joins to discuss the impact and legacy of the trial.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sen. Raphael Warnock joins to discuss the hot-button issue of abortion after Trump and Biden both weigh-in. Plus, for the third time in three days, a New York appellate judge has denied an attempt by former President Donald Trump to delay his hush money trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The parents of the teenager who killed four students in the 2021 school shooting in Oxford, Michigan, were each sentenced Tuesday to 10 to 15 years in prison, weeks after being convicted of manslaughter. Plus, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday the state must adhere to a 160-year-old law barring all abortions except in cases when “it is necessary to save” a pregnant person’s life – a significant ruling that will make a Civil War-era abortion law enforceable in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN has obtained the jury questionnaire in Trump’s New York hush case. Prospective jurors will be quizzed on their feelings about Trump and asked if they or anyone in their circle have ever been to a Trump rally or worked or volunteered for a Trump presidential campaign, the Trump presidential administration, or any other political entity affiliated with Trump. But they won’t be asked explicitly what political party they belong to, who they’ve voted for or who they have made political contributions to. Plus, Donald Trump elaborated on his position on abortion, saying it should be left to individual states to determine abortion legislation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Donald Trump was dealt two major setbacks Thursday in his efforts to derail the criminal cases against him, with judges in the Georgia election interference case and in the federal classified documents case both rejecting bids by the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee to have those cases thrown out. Plus, musician Ne-Yo joins to discuss AI and music.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden faces a red line moment and a high-stakes call over the deadly strike against aid workers in Gaza. Will it change anything? Plus, new footage from inside the raid on Diddy’s home and new reporting on the interviews federal agents are now conducting.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wisconsin is sending a message to President Biden that could very well spell trouble come the November election. Plus, the strongest earthquake in Taiwan in nearly a quarter of a century strikes the country. Also, Trump seeks to remove the judge with 13 days left until the hush money trial in New York.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The judge in the New York Trump hush money trial expands the gag order on the former president after his attacks on the judge’s daughter. Plus, former Trump aide Hope Hicks is expected to be called as a witness in the hush money case. Also, for now, Trump has avoided the seizure of his assets after posting his $175 million bond. Trump’s stock falls 21% after reporting it lost $58 million in 2023.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants in the Georgia election subversion case are appealing a judge’s ruling that let Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis remain on the election subversion case. Plus, on Friday, Evan Gershkovich marked the grim milestone of one year in Russian detention. Shortly after his arrest, the Wall Street Journal reporter was charged with espionage — an accusation vehemently denied by Gershkovich, his employer and the US government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Joe Biden on Thursday joined Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, the only living two-term Democratic presidents, aiming to use their star power to woo big-pocketed donors as Biden tries to join their ranks. Obama and Clinton weren’t the only former presidents in New York tonight, Donald Trump attended the wake of an NYPD officer in Long Island. The officer was killed during a traffic stop in Queens.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An American tragedy deepens as more people have been confirmed dead in Baltimore after the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed when it was struck by a cargo ship. More families have been left with so many questions and so much pain. Also, former vice presidential candidate and senator Joe Lieberman has died at the age of 82.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US Coast Guard has ended the rescue operation for the six workers, who were on the Baltimore bridge when it collapsed. “We do not believe that we are going to find any of these individuals still alive,” Commander Shannon Gilreath said. Plus, authorities searched musician and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs’ homes on Monday because he is a target of a federal investigation carried out by a Department of Homeland Security team that handles human trafficking crimes, according to a senior federal law enforcement official briefed on the investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A New York judge says Donald Trump will be the first United States president to stand for a criminal trial and face a jury of his peers as his trial is set to start in only weeks. Plus, Donald Trump gets a lifeline as a New York appeals court reduces his bond from $454 million to $175 million. Also, the son of the founder of the Oath Keepers is running for office as a Democrat.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Princess of Wales reveals her cancer diagnosis amidst weeks of widespread speculation. Plus, co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, joins to discus the antitrust lawsuit that may change the way one billion people use their iPhones. Also, a deal has been reached to avoid a government shutdown with a Senate vote expected shortly.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We look at what the New York attorney general may do if Donald Trump does not come up with half one billion dollars by Monday. Democrats are also warning this could be a huge national security risk. Plus, Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis is pushing to revive the Trump case with a summer trial request before the November election. Also, a look at threats and controversy amid the sports gambling gold rush.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cruel and unusual is the new defense from the Trump world to have him avoid paying his half billion dollar bond. A former Trump attorney joins to make the case. Plus, the DNC prepares for a war with third-party candidates and one of them joins the program to discus the 2024 presidential election. Plus, rap artist Glorilla joins to discuss meeting Biden and Harris at the White House.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The lawyer who fought to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case joins to discuss why she pursued the motion to remove Ms. Willis, if there was any racial motivation in the filing, and to react to the judge’s ruling allowing Ms. Willis to stay on the case. Plus, a federal appeals court late Tuesday night put Texas’ controversial immigration law back on hold, hours after the Supreme Court had cleared the way for the state to begin enforcing the measure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Donald Trump can’t find an insurance company to underwrite his bond to cover the massive judgment against him in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case, his lawyers told a New York appeals court. Trump’s attorneys said he has approached 30 underwriters to back the bond, which is due by the end of this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We finally find an answer to the question we’ve been waiting months to find out: Fani Willis is not disqualified from prosecuting Donald Trump and his codefendants. But, the judge ordered an ultimatum that either Ms. Willis leaves the case or the top prosecutor, Nathan Wade, goes. So, Mr. Wade resigned from the case. Judge Glenda Hatchett joins to discuss the developments in the case. Plus, the prosector who oversaw the trails of Ethan Crumbley’s parents speaks out.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

According to a court filing, the Manhattan district attorney’s office is willing to delay Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial for up to 30 days. Plus, the judge presiding over the classified documents case in Florida denied Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss charges based on unconstitutional vagueness. Earlier, the former president was in court as the judge heard arguments on motions to throw out the charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s been almost two weeks to the day since the judge of the Fulton County, Georgia election subversion trial, Scott McAfee, said he would decide if district attorney Fani Willis would be disqualified. This as the judge threw out six charges against Trump. Plus, RFK Jr. confirmed he is considering NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers for his possible vice presidential running mate.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The mystery man referred to as Trump Employee 5 in Jack Smith's classified documents indictment steps into the spotlight. Brian Butler worked behind the scenes at Mar-a-Lago for two decades. Now, he is speaking out for the first time in a CNN exclusive. He's already given testimony to federal investigators and tonight, he told Kaitlan Collins that back in June of 2022, he helped Trump's body man, Walt Nauta, deliver boxes of classified information from Mar-a-Lago to Trump's plane.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hip hop artist Fat Joe joins to discuss attending the State of the Union speech and meeting President Biden. During the speech, the 81-year-old president set out to defuse his biggest liability: deep-seated fears among millions of Americans that he’s too old to serve a second term. Plus, Trump hosts far-right Putin ally Viktor Orban at Mar-a-Lago. Also, a United flight makes emergency landing after the engine catches fire.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden is preparing for his State of the Union address tomorrow as a rematch between Biden and Trump is now clear after the results from Super Tuesday. Plus, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) joins to discuss her IVF journey following the recent Alabama ruling which threw the future of infertility care into turmoil.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court ruled former President Donald Trump should appear on the ballot in Colorado in a decision that follows months of debate over whether the frontrunner for the GOP nomination violated the “insurrectionist clause” included in the 14th Amendment. Although a massive victory for Trump, the decision has no impact on the four ongoing criminal cases that Trump is facing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump's preferred legal strategy comes down to a single word: delay. And it looks to be working.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big news tonight out of Florida. Looks like special counsel Jack Smith wants to get Donald Trump's classified docs case moving ASAP. In fact, he's asking for a new trial date: July 8. That's just one week before Trump is all but certain to become the nominee at the Republican convention.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court has decided to hear Donald Trump’s claim that he should be shielded from criminal prosecution. The country’s highest court wants the final word on the former president’s assertion of immunity, even if it may ultimately affirm a comprehensive ruling of the lower federal court that rejected Trump’s sweeping claim. Any verdict on Trump’s alleged subversion of the 2020 vote will not come before summer.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some Democrats are using tomorrow's primary to protest the president's handling of the war in Gaza by not voting for Biden, not for Trump, but for "uncommitted." If thousands of Michigan Democrats actually do vote “uncommitted” tomorrow, that could be one large sign that his handling of Gaza may actually cost Biden's some crucial votes. Will Biden listen? Or, will Michigan voters cover their ears to him?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump made remarks suggesting Black people see themselves in him because of his indictments. To discuss the latest in the GOP presidential race, Nikki Haley’s campaign manager joins. This as questions remain if Nikki Haley still has a path to victory in 2024.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The October 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was tragically hit by a live round of ammunition fired from a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the movie “Rust.” There were opening statements today marking the start of the trial of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who served as the film's armorer. Now, she has pleaded not guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and also to tampering with evidence. Hutchins death is prompting questions as to how live ammunition could have possibly ended up on the movie set?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A 33 year-old woman who is a Russian-American dual citizen is now under arrest in Russia on charges of treason for allegedly donating to a Ukrainian charity in the United States. Now, Russia's federal security service, the FSB, says that she was arrested for "providing financial assistance to a foreign state in activities directed against Russia security." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Alabama Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos created through IVF are babies kept alive in a cryogenic nursery while they awaited implantation. The ruling states that those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death. This decision puts back into national focus the question of when life begins and one that reproductive rights advocates say could have a chilling effect on infertility treatments and the hundreds of Alabamians who seek them each year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As world leaders condemn the death of Alexey Navalny, a man who knew he was risking his life for the sake of his country, Donald Trump shares a post on his social media comparing himself to Navalny and going on a rant claiming Navalny’s death made him aware of what is happening in the United States.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A judge in New York City ordered Trump and his companies to pay nearly $355 million in a crushing defeat in the civil fraud trial. Plus, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny died suddenly in a Russian penal colony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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

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

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

In a case that can change the course of the election, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments in a historic effort to ban former President Trump on the ballot for his alleged role in the January 6th insurrection. Did President Trump engage in insurrection? This as a poll says 58% of Americans do not trust the Supreme Court will make the right decisions on 2024 cases.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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

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

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

What GOP Presidential candidate Nikki Haley said about racism in America during an interview on “The Breakfast Club”, while taking her sharpest shots at Trump yet. Plus, Mark Zuckerberg makes a stunning apology as he and other tech chiefs are slammed over safety at a child online safety hearing before Congress. And, WAPO investigates “The broken promises” of the NFL concussion settlement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Senate negotiators try to finalize a bipartisan border deal as House Republicans declare the not yet done deal dead on arrival. Our panel goes in-depth on the border crisis, and the politics behind it. Plus, the prosecutor who spearheaded the Trump university fraud case lays out the 12 rules for “Taking down Trump”. And, the Oxford High School shooter’s mother stands trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House Republicans move to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas over the border crisis, as Trump tries to torpedo a bipartisan border deal. Plus, what E. Jean Carroll had to say about Trump in her first CNN interview since her $83.3 million defamation win against the former president. And, Conservatives float conspiracy theories about Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A jury awards E. Jean Carroll damages of $83.3M in her civil defamation case again Donald Trump. Plus, anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean joins to discuss the first US death row inmate being executed by nitrogen gas in Alabama this week. And, WWE founder Vince McMahon resigns amid sex trafficking allegations. Also, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’: Maher and guests answer topical questions from HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ viewers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump testifies in his own defense in the E. Jean Carroll civil defamation trial, with the judge striking some of the former president’s roughly three-minute testimony. Plus, Fani Willis and others are expected to be subpoenaed for a hearing on the Fulton County D.A.’s affair allegation. And, why trump is pressuring Republicans to block a border deal. Also, what witnesses had to say about the first US execution by nitrogen gas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nikki Haley says 2024 is now a two-person race, but as the Primary season takes a back seat to the courts, our panel discusses if that is really the case. Plus, a mass shooter’s mother is on court on charges of involuntary manslaughter. And, an untested method of execution is to be used by Alabama. Also, “Crime Junkie” podcast host Ashley Flowers joins to discuss America’s true crime obsession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laura Coates is live in New Hampshire for midnight votes as polls open for the Primary. Plus, Vice President Kamala Harris joins to discuss the reversal of Roe v. Wade, Trump’s legal woes, and the current state of the immigration system. And, our panel discusses what went wrong with DeSantis’ 2024 campaign.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

She brought charges against Trump and 18 others in Georgia, but now Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis has important questions to answer about an alleged conflict of interest that could de-rail the case. Plus, the Los Angeles innocence project takes on the Scott Peterson murder case. And, two Madonna fans tell Laura Coates why they’re suing the singer for concert delays. Also, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’: Maher and guests answer topical questions from HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ viewers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A judge threatens to kick Trump out of court for being disruptive in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial – what the former president had to day about it. Plus, Vice President Kamala Harris responds to GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley claiming the US has ‘Never’ been a racist country. And, new evidence is discovered in the D.B. Cooper skyjacking case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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GOP presidential candidates make their closing arguments in Iowa three days away from the first 2024 votes of the Nation, amid concerns that subzero temperatures could affect turnout. Our panel of experts grade the strategies the hopefuls are using. Plus, an overview of Trump’s legal battles in his 50-year mission to discredit the justice system. And, the US launches new attacks against Houthi Rebel targets in Yemen. Also, actress Erika Alexander joins to discuss her new movie “American Fiction”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump’s $370M civil fraud trial wraps up in New York with the former President calling the proceedings a “political with hunt” in his closing arguments, in front of the very judge who will decide how much he has to pay. Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen joins to discuss the drama in the courtroom. Plus, the US launches airstrikes against Iran-backed militants in Yemen in response to unprecedented attacks by Houthi Rebels on ships in the red sea. And, Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges, and makes an unexpected appearance at his contempt hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Trump’s lawyer is forced to concede that a president could be prosecuted, if first convicted by the Senate, and that there is no absolute presidential immunity covering all circumstances. Our panel of legal experts discuss today’s historic courtroom showdown and whether prosecuting a former president opens a “Pandora’s Box”. Plus, Trump turns his ire on Nikki Haley as she builds momentum in the 2024 race, cutting the former president’s New Hampshire lead to single digits. And, Boeing CEO David Calhoun publicly speaks out, acknowledging what he calls “our mistake” after United and Alaska airlines say technicians have found loose hardware on some of their 737 Max 9 jets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live coverage of the NTSB news conference on the Alaska Airlines plane door blowout incident. Plus, Trump takes the campaign trail to the courtroom in the final week before 2024 voting begins. And, Biden appeals to black voters in a campaign trip to South Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court agrees to hear the 14th Amendment case over whether Trump can be disqualified from the 2024 primary ballot in Colorado. Plus, as Biden kicks off 2024 arguing the GOP has "abandoned our democracy”, our panel discusses the narratives shaping the 2024 race. And, ex-Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss joins to discuss Jeffrey Epstein’s court document revelations, after a third batch uncovers the dead sex offender’s web of famous friends, Also, an Alaska Airlines flight make an emergency landing in Portand after a window appears to blow out after take off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN Anchor Erin Burnett moderates a live Republican Presidential Town Hall with Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley from Des Moines, Iowa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump appeals his Colorado ballot ban to SCOTUS, his lawyers arguing he “in no way” engaged in an insurrection. Krista Kafer, a longstanding Colorado Republican and plaintiff in the 14th Amendment case, gives her reaction to Trump’s appeal. Plus, the Biden administration sues Texas over the State’s immigration law on the day the House Speaker and GOP lawmakers visit the border. And, the names of Jeffrey Epstein's associates are made public after court documents are unsealed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump appeals the decision in Maine barring him from the primary ballot, and is also expected to appeal the same decision in Colorado, following the 14th Amendment insurrectionist ruling against him. Plus, Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez is charged with receiving gifts from Qatar in new allegations in a corrupt scheme. And, Ken Block, an expert hired by the Trump campaign in 2020 to find voter fraud joins to talk about what he discovered. Also tonight, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks out after 300 migrants are flown from Texas to Illinois, Harvard President Claudine Gay resigns after intense outside pressure, and, how 379 people narrowly escaped a burning plane in 90 seconds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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On Christmas Day, the former president posted a message which called his opponents thugs, called special counsel Jack Smith deranged, and made a final slam at Smith and Biden writing “rot in hell.” This as 2024 is shaping up to be a busy year for former President Trump and his multiple legal cases. Plus, authorities at the southern border are encountering a record number of migrants. Also, a retrospective on women in the economy in 2023.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court rejects Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request to fast-track Trump’s presidential immunity dispute. Our panel discusses what happens next. Plus, Laura Cotes answers viewer questions after a barrage of legal news hit the headlines this week. And, Biden is under pressure to act as the border crisis intensifies. Also, celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson talks with Laura Coates about the importance of highlighting culinary traditions in America, and creator & showrunner Shawn Ryan joins to talk about his No.1 Netflix show, ‘The Night Agent’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Detroit news reports it has audio recordings of Trump allegedly pressuring election officials to not to certify Biden’s 2020 win in Michigan. Plus, Special Counsel Jack Smith stresses the “Gravity” of Trump’s federal election interference case, urging the Supreme Court to immediately hear the immunity dispute that’s delaying progress. And, actress La La Anthony tells Laura Coates about her “Threesixty” mentorship program at an NYC prison, that teaches young men skills to re-enter society successfully. Also, the Hollywood pay gap and the actress who says she may quit over it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Trump seizes on the ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot to rile up his base, our panel discusses how the Supreme Court could decide the 2024 election. Plus, The mayor of El Paso joins to talk about the border crisis, and reacts to Trump’s comments that immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of the US. And, 10 Americans are freed by Venezuela in exchange for a Nicolás Maduro ally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Colorado Supreme Court removes Trump from the State’s 2024 ballot, after finding he engaged in an insurrection on January 6. The plaintiff and organization behind the 14th amendment lawsuit join to give their reaction the former president’s disqualification. Plus, Trump dismisses Hitler comparisons as he doubles down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric. And, CNN reports on the ground near the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric goes to dark extremes, four-weeks ahead of the Iowa caucuses, after campaign trail speech he gave in New Hampshire draws comparisons to Nazi Germany. Plus, a judge denies former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadow’s attempt to move his Georgia criminal case to a federal court. And, In 2000, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas complained openly to lawmakers about his $173,600 salary, saying one or more Justices would resign if action was not taken. Laura Coates speaks with ProPublica’s Justin Elliot about what may have shifted Thomas’ view in the intervening years, amid previous reporting of him spending vacations with billionaire friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is a price for election lies and that price is more than $148 million. Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor, has been ordered to pay an astronomical number for defaming Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss with lies about what they did or did not do after the 2020 election. Plus, a one-on-one with Independent 2024 presidential candidate Cornell West about vote margins in battleground states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With US diplomatic and aid efforts in both the Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, an impeachment inquiry, and sinking approval ratings, Biden will be running for reelection against some significant headwinds. Former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang joins to discuss the challenges Biden faces. Plus, as a jury weighs the potential $48 million in damages against Rudy Giuliani for smearing two Georgia election workers, our panel discusses his demeanor inside and outside of the courtroom. And, Marvel movie star Jonathan Majors awaits his assault trial verdict. Also tonight, calls for answers and accountability grow after a third Mississippi family finds a loved one was buried without their knowledge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amid mounting legal woes, could winning the White House be Trump’s ultimate get out of jail card? Our panel discusses. Plus, exclusive audio of the former Trump attorney who masterminded the so-called “alternate elector” plot. Kenneth Chesebro, who pleaded guilty to cooking up the plan, is now speaking with investigators in Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin. And, a federal judge pauses Trump’s election interference case with a ruling that could delay it until March 2024. Also tonight: the House votes to formalize President Biden’s impeachment inquiry, Hunter Biden defies his House subpoena and says he is willing to testify publicly, and two wrongfully convicted California men are exonerated in separate murder cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why is Rudy Giuliani continuing to defame two Georgia election workers, claiming without proof that “they were engaged in changing votes”? The mother and daughter he accuses are receiving threats against their lives, captured on voicemail. Plus, as the House prepares to formalize the Biden impeachment inquiry tomorrow, could it backfire on the GOP? And, President Zelensky pleads for more Ukraine aid from Congress. Also tonight: After 20-years in prison, a wrongfully convicted man is freed, and a new movie gives a gay civil rights visionary his due. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Special Counsel Jack Smith calls Trump's bluff - next stop the Supreme Court. He’s asking the Justices to decide whether Trump is, in fact, protected by presidential immunity in the election subversion case in Washington, DC. Plus, the Texas Supreme Court strikes down a ruling allowing a woman’s emergency abortion, hours after she left the state for the procedure. And, a jury is to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay two election workers he defamed after the 2020 race. Also tonight: George Santos is in talks for a possible plea deal, and Elon Musk reactivates Alex Jones’ X account after a 5-year ban. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A day of emotion in court, and a historic sentencing for families that waited two-years for justice. A judge gives the Oxford High School shooter the harshest possible penalty. Plus, CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper joins to talk about his recent “All There Is” episode in which President Biden speaks out on grief, and his relationship with his sons. And, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’: Maher and guests answer topical questions from HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ viewers. Also tonight: comedian Matt friend weighs in with his take on a wild week in politics, Trump is to take the stand in his civil fraud trial in New York on Monday, and a 17-year-old becomes the youngest to pass the California State Bar exam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The President's son, Hunter Biden, is facing nine criminal tax charges including evasion of assessment, and fraudulent or falsified tax returns. The 56-page indictment alleges he avoided paying taxes on millions of dollars while spending money on his extravagant lifestyle. Plus, former Attorney General Eric holder joins to discuss the avalanche of warnings about a second Trump term, including weaponizing the DOJ. And, the university presidents under fire for antisemitism on their campuses. Also, a court grants a Texas woman’s request for an emergency abortion in a historic ruling, but now the Texas attorney general is threatening to go after her doctor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live special coverage and analysis of the fourth Republican presidential debate, hosted by Anderson Cooper and Dana Bash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To the surprise of his aides, President Biden admits to a room full of donors that he might not be seeking a second-term if Trump were not running. He’s now walking that back. Plus, former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney say’s she’ll ‘do whatever I have to do’ to stop Trump as she considers a third-party bid. And, our panel discusses the elevated threat level the US faces after the FBI Director calls for the renewal of the surveillance program amid a dramatic rise in hate crimes. Also tonight: a second man is buried by authorities in Mississippi without relative’s knowledge, and Marvel actor Jonathan Majors goes on trial for assault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bomb making materials, an ISIS flag and a 16-year-old suspect - a chilling story about a potentially deadly terror plot that was foiled in Las Vegas. Plus, after an appeals court rules Trump is not immune from January 6 lawsuits, the ruling could open doors for more legal action against the former president. And, the father-son duo that helped solve a decades-old bank heist after following clues in an obituary to uncover the secret life of a bank robber. Also tonight: a mother who lost her son to an opioid overdose speaks out about the controversial settlement with Perdue Pharma, and Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ wears the crown at the box office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Truth-challenged Republican Rep. George Santos is expelled from the House following his ethics violations, making him one of only six-members that have been thrown of Congress in its 234-year history. Plus, a federal judge rules Trump does not have absolute immunity from prosecution by being a former president, and denies a bid to dismiss his election subversion case. And, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’: Maher and guests answer topical questions from HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ viewers. Also tonight: remembering Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, and Lawmakers push for federal holiday honoring Rosa Parks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Times reports that Israel knew of Hamas’ attack plan more than a year ago, but that officials dismissed it. Plus, CNN Legal Analyst Joey Jackson discusses what the YSL RICO case in Georgia says about the case against Donald Trump. And, author and journalist Charles Blow tells Laura Coates about his new vision for black political success. Also, Rep. George Santos refuses to resign a day ahead of his expected expulsion vote. For information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Israel-Hamas truce is set to expire at midnight ET, with the names of the next set of hostages to be released not yet received by Israel. Ela Shani is a 14-year-old survivor of the massacre on October 7th. She tells Laura Coates what she saw and experienced, after her father and many of her closest friends were killed. Plus, Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100, according to his consulting firm Kissinger Associates. CNN Host Fareed Zakaria weighs in on the former US Secretary of State’s legacy. And, Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in American history, condemns the rise antisemitism in a passionate speech, calling it, “a five alarm fire”. For information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israel and Hamas clash in Northern Gaza, violating their fragile truce, with both sides pointing fingers over an incident reportedly involving explosive devices. As CNN learns more about the psychological torture some hostages have endured, Laura Coates goes one-on-one with a family member of a recently released hostage. Plus, the influential Koch Network backs Nikki Haley to stop Trump in the GOP Presidential race. And, Hunter Biden calls the GOP’s bluff, saying he’ll testify publicly before Congress in their probe into his behavior. Also tonight: the CIA Chief is in Qatar pushing for a broader hostage deal, Sports Illustrated magazine comes under fire for using A.I. generated content, and Sean “Diddy” Combs steps down as REVOLT chairman amid sexual assault lawsuits. For information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A fourth group of 11-hostages is released as the Israel-Hamas truce extends for 48-hours. Plus, Elon Musk visits Israel after the backlash he faces over an antisemtic conspiracy theory he posted on X. And, a Vermont man is charged with shooting three Palestinian college students. Also tonight: the ex-police officer convicted in the killing of George Floyd is stabbed in prison, Biden’s slide among black and Hispanic voters threatens his 2024 campaign, and the price of fame: Disney star Alyson Stoner recalls her ‘harrowing’ childhood career. For information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israel’s Government says no Hamas hostages will be released before Friday, with the IDF stating, “this is a complicated process.. it will take time”. Plus, actor Jamie Foxx is accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit. And, our panel discusses the rise of alleged antisemetic and Islamophobic incidents. Also, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade is to be led by the Alabama HBCU Marching Band. For information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israel’s Cabinet votes to approve a hostage release deal with Hamas that would see at least 50 women and children freed, in exchange for a four-day truce in the IDF air and ground campaign in Gaza. A family member of multiple hostages joins to react to the deal, and ex-Iranan prisoner Jason Rezaian joins to discuss what release could look like for the hostages, and why he thinks "a lot of things could still go sideways”. Plus, a Georgia judge declines to jail a Trump election racketeering co-defendant over allegedly attempting to target witnesses using social media posts. For information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After the biggest name in A.I. is fired, then dramatically hired by Microsoft, staff at Open AI threaten to head for the exits unless Sam Altman is brought back. Plus, is the rise of A.I. in music a threat to creativity, or a new tool? Grammy-winning producer Pete Rock and Entertainment Manager Ian Schwartzman join to give their perspectives. And, a federal appeals court strikes down a key tool for the voting rights act. Also, President Biden’s birthday prompts debate about his age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Colorado judge in Trump’s 14th Amendment case rules he “engaged in an insurrection”, but keeps him on the State’s ballot. Plus, Dr. Jill Stein joins to discuss the launch of her Green Party presidential campaign, responds to ‘spoiler’ candidate criticism, and shares her views on the Israel-Hamas war. And, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’: Maher and guests answer topical questions from HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ viewers. Also tonight: major advertisers flee X in a deepening crisis for Elon Musk, and, how the right-wing media spreads antisemetic language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Botox, fake loans and lies – The House Ethics Committee finds Republican Rep. George Santos misused his campaign funds. Laura Coates looks at the damning report detailing how Santos spent donors’ money, and is joined by North Shore Leader Managing Editor Maureen Daly, who first broke the Santos scandal. Plus, Elon Musk claims an antisemetic post on X is “the actual truth”, as IBM suspends advertising on the platform after its ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content. And, Sean “Diddy” Combs is sued for years of alleged abuse in a lawsuit brought by his ex-girlfriend, Cassie. Also tonight: videos praising Bin Laden’s US criticism go viral on TikTok, and – are we alone? A new book looks at the inside story of UFO’s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices