On this episode of Fault Lines, Garland and Lee discuss the Lester Holt interview in which the President contradicts the uniform story that his staff has told about the firing of the FBI Director, Attorney General Sessions' plan to double down on failed drug war policies, and the new US China trade deal that ignores the leaching of rust belt jobs to China.

Garland and Lee discuss the NBC Lester Holt interview in which the President contradicts the uniform story that his staff has told about the firing of the FBI Director. They also try to decipher this morning’s strange Presidential.

Attorney General Sessions institutes polices that will increase mass incarceration and double down on failed drug policies. Our hosts discuss the implications of these actions on citizens and future political implications

Garland and Lee discuss the new U.S. China trade deal that opens the door for big banks to earn huge profits in Asia but ignores the Presidents promise to address the loss of jobs to China in the rust belt.