KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Guest: Randall Eliason, George Washington U. Law

GWU Law Professor Randall Eliason debunks Congressional Republicans' false claims that the House impeachment inquiry lacks 'due process,' and other Trump White House legal shenanigans. Rightwing media attack NSA official Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman as he testified in the House impeachment inquiry to Trump's Ukraine quid pro quo. Good news for voters in North Carolina. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Former Rep. John Conyers has died. Current Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) has resigned amid allegations of an affair violating House ethics rules and "revenge porn." More House Republicans announce retirements. Trump lied and praised himself in announcing a US military operation killed the leader of ISIS in Syria. An update on the House impeachment inquiry.

Guest: Ann Ravel, Federal Election Commission former chair

An exclusive interview with former Federal Elections Commissioner Ann Ravel on the pernicious influence of dark money in our election system, apparent violations of federal law at the heart of Trump's Ukraine quid pro quo scandal, his Stormy Daniels hush money payments, and our shamefully broken FEC. Ravel is running for state office in CA with ideas for getting money out of politics. Plus: Increasingly dire straits for Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

CA Gov. Newsom scathingly rebukes PG&E and other investor-owned utilities for prioritizing profits over safety, as new wildfires erupt. Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross using private email server. MA court blocks misguided state ban on nicotine vaping that was instituted in response to inaccurate reporting on lung injuries caused not by nicotine but by black-market THC-vaping. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Trump's lawyers shamelessly argue to appeals court that he has absolute immunity from investigation. Republicans attempt to derail impeachment investigation by launching numerous desperate tactics, including storming a closed-door hearing into Trump's Ukraine quid pro quo scandal. Plus: Former Exxon scientist testifies the company knew its product would cause catastrophic climate change but chose to mislead the public and its investors.

Guest: Eric Boehlert, media analyst

Trump obscenely compared impeachment inquiry to a "lynching" as his former Ukraine ambassador confirmed to House impeachment investigators that Trump attempted a quid pro quo extortion of Ukraine for his personal political gain. Media analyst Eric Boehlert discusses the corporate media's unaddressed failures in the 2016 election in the wake of the Trump State Dept's quiet announcement that it found no evidence wrongdoing in the falsely hyped, manufactured scandal of Hillary Clinton's emails. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Jennifer Cohn, election integrity advocate

Election integrity advocate Jennifer Cohn updates major developments in election security and integrity in advance of the 2020 election, including the spread of expensive, hackable, 100% unverifiable ballot-marking devices coming to Los Angeles and key US states. An update on impeachment and Trump's corrupt actions. Federal judge blocks FL GOP voting restrictions on former felons as an unconstitutional poll tax.

Guest: Brendan Fischer, Campaign Legal Center

Brendan Fischer of the Campaign Legal Center discusses his group's complaint that led to the arrests of two Rudy Giuliani associates on campaign finance law violations, that also helped expose the Trump Admin's quid pro quo pressure on Ukraine to investigate Trump's political rivals. More top Republicans publicly call for an impeachment investigation of Trump. Even some Fox Newsers express concern that Trump is violating the Emoluments Clause.

Remembering civil rights icon and Congressional leader Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD). Chaos continues to unfold in Middle East following Trump's greenlight to Turkey to invade Syria, with Russia emerging as the region's new power broker, and Congress reacts to Trump's "meltdown." Plus Desi Doyen has the latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Richard Eskow, Zero Hour; Jodi Jacobson, Rewire.News

Special coverage of the 4th Democratic presidential primary debate in Ohio: 'Zero Hour' radio host Richard Eskow and Jodi Jacobson, Editor of Rewire.News, join us to discuss and analyze what went down in the three-hour-long debate with 12 candidates, who sparred with each other over healthcare, globalization, corporate power, reproductive rights, and much more...