'BradCast' 5/19/2021 (Guest: Former Asst. U.S. Attorney Randall Eliason on Trump's new criminal probs in NY)

On today's 'BradCast':  New York Attorney General Letitia James announced she is actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, in addition to her ongoing civil probe of allegations of tax fraud, bank fraud, and other violations of state law. George Washington University law professor RANDALL ELIASON, a former Asst. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and an expert in white-collar crime and corruption, explains what AG James' announcement means, and the contours of the multiple investigations into allegations of criminal wrongdoing in the former president's financial dealings at both the state and federal level. Eliason also explains what to expect in the coming weeks and months as the investigations ramp up, in the wake of the court-ordered release of documents that Trump furiously fought to keep secret for years. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined forces this week to call on the leaders of both parties in the House and Senate to move forward with legislation to repair the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that was gutted by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013. Their support may open a pathway to passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, but not the Democrats' separate critical, omnibus election and campaign reform bill, the For The People Act. Also today: the International Energy Agency issued a 'blockbuster' new roadmap for the world to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, including phasing out fossil fuels - a stunning turnabout for the historically pro-fossil fuel IEA. We explain what's in the 'road map' and what it signals, politically and economically, as the world comes to terms with our worsening climate emergency...