KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Guest: Heather Digby Parton, Salon; Randall Eliason, George Washington University Law

Special coverage of Day 3 of the bipartisan House January 6 Committee investigating the Trump-incited Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Insurrection and Trump's attempts to steal the 2020 Election, with former Asst. U.S. Attorney, George Washington University law professor,RANDALL D. ELIASON, and HEATHER DIGBY PARTON of Salon. Today's hearing focused on Trump's corrupt efforts to pressure former VP Mike Pence to steal the 2020 Election for him, featuring testimony from top White House officials, conservative former Judge Michael Luttig, previously unseen video, and shocking new revelations, including that Trump knew that Pence didn't have the authority to invalidate the election and doing so was illegal and unconstitutional. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Primary elections this week underscored problems with with computerized voting systems and MAGA election officials who are already trying to disenfranchise 2022 voters in bad faith. Nevada GOP nominee for Sec. of State is a 2020 election denier and fake elector who said he would not have certified Biden's 2020 win in the critical swing state. We debunk Trump's laughable 12-page 'rebuttal' to the House January 6 Committee's investigation into his attempt to steal the 2020 election. A House J6 video preview focuses on Trump's corrupt pressure campaign against VP Mike Pence.

Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, Supreme Court reporter, Slate

Supreme Court expert Mark Joseph Stern reports on a whole passel of recent and coming-soon opinions that are shaking/about to shake the American legal system to its core, including rulings that effectively end the 6th Amendment right to competent counsel, allow lower courts to overturn precedent, eliminate privacy, marriage and reproductive rights, and much more. Also today: Republicans show they are able to swiftly pass laws protecting certain people from gun violence. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Heather 'Digby' Parton, Salon and Hullabaloo

On Day 2 of hearings by the bipartisan U.S. House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Donald Trump's greatest con continued to unravel. Salon's opinion columnist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON delves into the revelations from Monday's hearing -- including damning testimony from top officials and campaign aides about how Trump knew he lost the 2020 election but continued to lie relentlessly, how he bilked his supporters out of $250 million that did not go to legal challenges but into his own pocket, and more. Callers weigh in...

Guest: Heather 'Digby' Parton, Salon; Keith Barber, Medium

Special coverage of the first public hearing of the bipartisan House Select Committee investigating Donald Trump's unprecedented attempt to steal the 2020 Presidential election, culminating in the deadly January 6, 2021 insurrection that he incited. The Committee presented a gripping, chilling case, featuring new witnesses and never-before-seen evidence, putting Trump at the center of a coordinated, 7-point coup plot to prevent the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in our nation's history. Salon's award-winning opinion journalist HEATHER 'DIGBY' PARTON and former U.S. Army Captain and attorney KEITH BARBER of Medium join us for analysis and insights into the first day of the historic hearings, their scope and impact.

Guest: Nancy Wang, Exec. Director, Voters Not Politicians

In upstate New York, a Republican politician's guilty plea for committing absentee ballot fraud has led to a widening criminal probe of extensive ballot-fraud allegations in several counties that could implicate GOP election insiders. Disqualified MI GOP gubernatorial candidate arrested for his role in Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection. In Michigan, NANCY WANG of Voters Not Politicians explains two different investigations into GOP signature petition fraud, and other shenanigans and loopholes in state law exploited by the GOP-controlled state legislature to game the state's citizen petition process in order to sneak in new veto-proof voter suppression laws. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: John Nichols, The Nation

Notable results from key races in the Super Tuesday primary elections in IA, MS, NJ, NM, SD, MT, and CA. The Los Angeles mayor's race heads to a runoff between Trumpy billionaire-turned-'Democrat' Rick Caruso and progressive U.S. House Rep. Karen Bass (D). Corporate media is misreporting the recall of San Francisco's progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin. JOHN NICHOLS of The Nation offers key insights and analysis on what Democrats and progressives should learn from this year's elections to date, the 'enthusiasm gap' between GOP and Democratic voter turnout, crucial details on the SF recall election, and critical concerns about the upcoming House January 6 hearings starting Thursday.

Super Tuesday midterm primaries now underway in 7 states. Earlier high-profile primaries are headed to recounts in PA and TX. Florida's GOP Supreme Court allows GOP legislature's racist gerrymandered House map to stand despite violating state constitution. Louisiana court rejected GOP House map for violating Black voters' constitutional rights. Michigan officials launch criminal investigation into 11 separate breaches of election system security by Republican election insiders, and whether at least 17 similar breaches nationwide were coordinated. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has issued a blockbuster report warning of nine serious vulnerabilities in computerized touchscreen Ballot Marking Devices (BMD) used across the country, including Los Angeles County. We dive into the details of this long-overdue report and why it matters, with recommendations for how voters can maximize the odds of their vote being tallied accurately. Key: vote on a hand-marked paper ballot if possible and drop it off at voting center or secure dropbox. House January 6 Committee begins public hearings on Capitol Insurrection on Thursday. Callers weigh in.

Encore: original air-date 5/24/2022. New data shows GA voter registration numbers skyrocketed after automatic voter registration was added to the state's DMV website, so now Republican election officials want to end automatic voter registration. Massive GOP election fraud scandal is unfolding in Michigan, where a state investigation confirmed that 10 Republican candidates for governor submitted at least 68,000 fraudulent signatures to qualify for the ballot. Late-breaking news of another horrific school shooting, this time in Uvalde, TX. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'