Mueller Report Fallout
On Thursday, Attorney General William Barr released publicly a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. At a news conference conducted before its release, Barr defended President Trump’s actions and why he determined the president didn’t obstruct justice. In the report, however, Mueller detailed 10 episodes of potential obstruction of justice by Trump to undermine and interfere with the investigation, but declined to charge him because of legal constraints around indicting a sitting president. While Mueller and his team also found that the president and his campaign did not conspire with Russia to influence the outcome of the 2016 election, they documented numerous contacts and links between Trump campaign advisers and Russian operatives. House Democrats have now issued a subpoena to compel the Justice Department to release to Congress the full report and its underlying evidence by May 1.
Guest: U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s First 100 Days
Wednesday marked Gavin Newsom’s first 100 days in office. So far, he has issued a moratorium on the death penalty, has unveiled bold proposals around education and health care, and has directed the state’s attorney general, Xavier Becerra, to sue the Trump administration on its decision to declare a national emergency on the border.
Guests:
- Tal Kopan, Washington, D.C., correspondent, San Francisco Chronicle
- Lanhee Chen, fellow, Hoover Institution
- David Levine, professor, UC Hastings College of the Law
“Biased”
Jennifer Eberhardt is a social psychologist at Stanford University and a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur “genius” grant. Her work has advanced our understanding of race and inequality by revealing the ways that implicit -- or unconscious -- bias can have profound effects in society, from the classroom to the courtroom. In her new book, “Biased,” she says we all can get better at spotting situations that trigger stereotypes, while sharing her own personal experiences with them and her work with law enforcement to fight them.