The Politics Podcast with Richard Painter

By Richard Painter

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Richard Painter on the latest political and White House whirlwinds in the news from his experiences inside and outside of the DC establishment.

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The Politics Podcast with Richard Painter episodes:

10.14.2020
Lengthy and Detailed CERL - CREW Report Finds Egregious and Impeachable Violations of Law by Attorney General Barr
CERL - CREW Report details how Attorney General Bill Barr had done very little as AG other than to promote the political fortunes of one Donald Trump. Read here: https://www.law.upenn.edu/institutes/cerl/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...
09.09.2020
Why The Hatch Act Is Important
Congress passed the Hatch Act to keep presidents from making the White House and government into props for political campaigns. Now they need the guts to see it through in Trumplandia. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
07.12.2020
COVID-19 Has Not Rewritten The US Constitution
SCOTUS’ Last Day Before Break Was a Doozy! Painter reviews the dramatic Supreme Court occurrences at their last session before they exit DC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
05.15.2020
Such A Week!
Trump's Tax returns are back in the news as emoluments cases get a big refresh from the courts, and tragic death counts that way surpass that of the Vietnam War See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
03.24.2020
Don’t Let COVID-19 Collapse the Constitution
Painter talks about specific comments and incidents that show how the COVID-19 pandemic can be manipulated by ruthless members of the GOP and the Trump administration,
03.07.2020
It’s Down to Two: Bernie and Biden
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03.02.2020
Creeping Socialism
Socialism and social Democrat creeps into our election rhetoric, again. Richard connects the dots from Roosevelt to 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
02.24.2020
Trump's Recipe for Changing a Republic into a Dictatorship.
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02.15.2020
Trump is Abusing Power Again . . .
Richard Painter's political and constitutional knowledge plus pithy remarks about his labradoodle making for a better President than number 45
02.07.2020
Painter Demands House Impeach Members of Trump's Cabinet
Professor Painter says there is more to investigate in the Ukraine Affair. John Bolton needs to testify about what he knows See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
01.31.2020
Chief Justice Roberts . . . Do Your Job!
Richard says Chief Justice Roberts demands a Senate call witnesses or declare a mistrial. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
01.21.2020
Mentally Unfit to Stand Trial
Trump mentally unfit to stand trial can be positioned that he is unfit as President. That would give GOP Senators a way to vote Donald J. out of office. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
01.13.2020
Painter-Dershowitz and Mass Psychosis
Painter continues his crusade to protect the rule of law in the U.S. Republic, while things get personal in the Twitter-sphere. Plus, he gives us another preview of his book, American Nero. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...
01.05.2020
Trump's Wag the Dog
Wag The Dog, War Powers, and Trump
12.30.2019
Impeachment proceedings in the Senate
And a review of Richard's new book See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
12.19.2019
Impeachment: What Happened. What's Next.
Richard Painter on the articles of impeachment and there are things worse than a President Pence. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
12.06.2019
Will The GOP All Go Down Together?
Richard has terse words about Jonathan Turley and he ponders whether the GOP will do the right thing, or will the Senate majority go down with Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
11.23.2019
Removing Trump and Recovering Our Republic
Richard outlines all the work that needs to be done to make sure we don’t become a country ruled by conservative religious hucksters and oligarchs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
11.16.2019
Televised Testimony Has Smoking Guns For Impeachment
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11.08.2019
Preacher Paula White: Trump's Hail Mary!
If You’re OK With Emoluments Clause Violations How Do You Feel About Trump’s UnChristian Action’s? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
11.01.2019
Defendant Can't Bribe The Jury!
The trial is coming up. The senate is the jury. The defendant is not allowed to hand cash to the jury. Richard warns, Trump is committing "felony bribery" by giving fundraising cash to GOP senators ahead of impeachment trial. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...
10.25.2019
Dis-Bar Barr!
Painter outlines how Barr is following the recipe for creating dictatorships on behalf of Trump, See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
10.19.2019
Emoluments at the Heart of Trump's Self Inflicted Impeachment
Painter ponders what will be discussed at the G7 wherever it will be, it ain’t gonna be climate change! Recorded from an NYC hotel lobby after one of his TV appearances. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...
10.12.2019
Slaughter in Syria, FBI Nabs Giuliani Cronies . . . just another week with 45
America! Wake Up! Richard reviews Trump and his company's blatant disregard of the founding fathers desires for a commander and chief and continues to sacrifice the blood of people he doesn't understand to fatten his wallets! Breaking emoluments laws have...
10.04.2019
Our Outlaw President and His Hoodlums
Painter paints a picture of how our president and his crones have their backs against the wall. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
09.27.2019
The Old Iron Curtain is Falling on The Great Negotiator!
Richard lays out all the articles of Impeachment against President Trump, including one that took down the Nixon Presidency. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
09.20.2019
Nuts, But Not With Nukes!
Has Trump's mental and psychological condition passed the threshold contemplated by the 25th Amendment. Painter explains. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
09.15.2019
Emoluments Lawsuits Upheld Again
Trump's Business Profits Under Examination. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
09.06.2019
Pence's Irish Travel Dance or Get Dumped by Trump
Painter explains what's wrong when the White House and it's minyans spend our dollars to fly to the boss's golf resorts while on OUR dime and country's time! When you go on a business trip and stay at a...
08.28.2019
Trump's Got His Hands Out 24 Hours a Day
Painter details how the President is getting emoluments from his Attorney General, state governments, lobbyists and how he pitched his Doral Golf Resort to G-7 leaders. He’s advertising how our country does not enforce its Constitution to world leaders! See...
08.15.2019
NRA Dollars, or maybe Rubles Poisons our Politicians
This week Richard shares his disgust at the spate of mass shootings in our country and the NRA which lines Dems and Republican pockets. And, yes, Richard wants the House to do their jobs and impeach the President. See Privacy Policy...
08.02.2019
Democrats-Stop with Your Circular Firing Squad and Go After Trump
Dems, Stop What You’re Doing & Go After Trump! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
07.25.2019
Mueller Did His Job. Congress Do Yours.
Richard explains why it is time for the House of Representatives to step to the plate and Impeach Trump. Richard reviews Mueller’s testimony and says the House needs to impeach and not worry about what Senator McConnell might do as voters...
07.18.2019
Send The Tyrant Packing
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07.11.2019
Nancy, Get Out Of The Way!
Richard Painter's views of the latest Trump news . . . and how he really feels about Speaker Pelosi! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
07.05.2019
No Tanks, Donald!
Richard Painter says that the military had no business being at the President's Fourth of July event because the RNC gave out tickets to it. It was illegal. And, he tells us what the Holiday is really about.
06.28.2019
Gerrymandering SCOTUS Rule - Another Reason to Ditch Mitch
Painter reviews Gerrymandering decision and Democrats debates of this week
06.21.2019
Minnesota Sulfide Mines, Russian Oligarchs, Latin American Billionaires,Iran, Trump Family-Oh My!
Only Political Ethicist Richard Painter can connect the dots of this story, that pits Minnesota and Canadian environmental concerns against the greed of Russian oligarchs, Latin American Billionaires, Ivanka and other members of the family Trump See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...
06.14.2019
Kellyanne & POTUS Gives America the Middle Finger
Richard says, let's give them a reward! Let's Fire Them! Discussion of the Hatch Act and other despicable violations of the law and the U.S. Constitution. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
06.07.2019
Another Disappointing Week of Rule of Law Under President Trump.....
Richard Painter continues to push for Congress to start impeachment proceedings and says that the 45th President embarrassed our country by interfering in Great Britain's politics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
05.30.2019
After Months of Mueller Madness . . .
. . . will Capitol Hill finally tame the executive branch and will outstanding subpeanas get them what they want ? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
05.23.2019
The latest from Trumplandia!
Richard breaks-down the complicated landscape of subpoenas, the rule of law and which justices, especially those appointed or arranged by Trump, will reside and who should be recused. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
05.16.2019
Graham . . . Bolton . . . Abortion . . . Iran . . . Oh My!
Richard takes us through a wacky-week or another week of high crimes and misdemeanors plus other irregularities in the Trump administration. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
05.13.2019
The No-Good-Terrible-Times That Is For Law and Order
Painter discusses the folly of Rudy Giuliani thinking he can enlist the help of another foreign government to get alleged dirt on a Democratic rival; the refusal of Trumps cabinet members to provide the Presidents’ tax returns; the Professor is...
05.06.2019
BROKEN OATHS: When Will You Demand The White House Follow The Same Rules You Do?
This week Richard speaks of The Oath of Office and Bill Barr and Kellyanne Conway breaking the law yet again by violating the Hatch Act. Taking the oath of office is a serious and solemn thing. Every government official as...
04.25.2019
The Lies Go On & On & Americans Need To Hear Them Under Oath!
Richard Painter says U.S. Congress needs to get off it's stick, and use The Mueller Report as a template for open, televised impeachment hearings against President Trump. What's more, Painter says the integrity of none-other than the U.S. Supreme Court...
04.19.2019
Not Prosecuting The President and The Redactions
Class is in session with Professor Painter! After the Attorney General and DOJ releases a heavily blacked-out Mueller Report about the President’s alleged deplorable activities.
04.11.2019
Julian Assange Arrest
Painter connects the dots between Assange, the Mueller Report, A.G. Barr and The Pentagon Papers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
04.05.2019
The Mueller Report and Attorney General Barr
Richard Painter argues why Congress needs the full - unredacted - Mueller Report and why Bill Barr has major conflicts of interest in the matter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
04.03.2019
The Politics Podcast with Richard Painter
Richard Painter reminds us of the purpose of The Mueller Report and the superfluity of Trump's declarations on the matter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What's The Politics Podcast with Richard Painter about?

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The Politics Podcast with Richard Painter episodes:

Lengthy and Detailed CERL - CREW Report Finds Egregious and Impeachable Violations of Law by Attorney General Barr

Why The Hatch Act Is Important

COVID-19 Has Not Rewritten The US Constitution

Such A Week!

Don’t Let COVID-19 Collapse the Constitution

It’s Down to Two: Bernie and Biden

Creeping Socialism

Trump's Recipe for Changing a Republic into a Dictatorship.

Trump is Abusing Power Again . . .

Painter Demands House Impeach Members of Trump's Cabinet

Chief Justice Roberts . . . Do Your Job!

Mentally Unfit to Stand Trial

Painter-Dershowitz and Mass Psychosis

Trump's Wag the Dog

Impeachment proceedings in the Senate

Impeachment: What Happened. What's Next.

Will The GOP All Go Down Together?

Removing Trump and Recovering Our Republic

Televised Testimony Has Smoking Guns For Impeachment

Preacher Paula White: Trump's Hail Mary!

Defendant Can't Bribe The Jury!

Dis-Bar Barr!

Emoluments at the Heart of Trump's Self Inflicted Impeachment

Slaughter in Syria, FBI Nabs Giuliani Cronies . . . just another week with 45

Our Outlaw President and His Hoodlums

The Old Iron Curtain is Falling on The Great Negotiator!

Nuts, But Not With Nukes!

Emoluments Lawsuits Upheld Again

Pence's Irish Travel Dance or Get Dumped by Trump

Trump's Got His Hands Out 24 Hours a Day

NRA Dollars, or maybe Rubles Poisons our Politicians

Democrats-Stop with Your Circular Firing Squad and Go After Trump

Mueller Did His Job. Congress Do Yours.

Send The Tyrant Packing

Nancy, Get Out Of The Way!

No Tanks, Donald!

Gerrymandering SCOTUS Rule - Another Reason to Ditch Mitch

Minnesota Sulfide Mines, Russian Oligarchs, Latin American Billionaires,Iran, Trump Family-Oh My!

Kellyanne & POTUS Gives America the Middle Finger

Another Disappointing Week of Rule of Law Under President Trump.....

After Months of Mueller Madness . . .

The latest from Trumplandia!

Graham . . . Bolton . . . Abortion . . . Iran . . . Oh My!

The No-Good-Terrible-Times That Is For Law and Order

BROKEN OATHS: When Will You Demand The White House Follow The Same Rules You Do?

The Lies Go On & On & Americans Need To Hear Them Under Oath!

Not Prosecuting The President and The Redactions

Julian Assange Arrest

The Mueller Report and Attorney General Barr

The Politics Podcast with Richard Painter