Trump’s lawyer is forced to concede that a president could be prosecuted, if first convicted by the Senate, and that there is no absolute presidential immunity covering all circumstances. Our panel of legal experts discuss today’s historic courtroom showdown and whether prosecuting a former president opens a “Pandora’s Box”. Plus, Trump turns his ire on Nikki Haley as she builds momentum in the 2024 race, cutting the former president’s New Hampshire lead to single digits. And, Boeing CEO David C...
Jan 10, 2024•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Live coverage of the NTSB news conference on the Alaska Airlines plane door blowout incident. Plus, Trump takes the campaign trail to the courtroom in the final week before 2024 voting begins. And, Biden appeals to black voters in a campaign trip to South Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 09, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Supreme Court agrees to hear the 14th Amendment case over whether Trump can be disqualified from the 2024 primary ballot in Colorado. Plus, as Biden kicks off 2024 arguing the GOP has "abandoned our democracy”, our panel discusses the narratives shaping the 2024 race. And, ex-Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss joins to discuss Jeffrey Epstein’s court document revelations, after a third batch uncovers the dead sex offender’s web of famous friends, Also, an Alaska Airlines flight make an emergency l...
Jan 06, 2024•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast CNN Anchor Erin Burnett moderates a live Republican Presidential Town Hall with Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley from Des Moines, Iowa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 05, 2024•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Trump appeals his Colorado ballot ban to SCOTUS, his lawyers arguing he “in no way” engaged in an insurrection. Krista Kafer, a longstanding Colorado Republican and plaintiff in the 14th Amendment case, gives her reaction to Trump’s appeal. Plus, the Biden administration sues Texas over the State’s immigration law on the day the House Speaker and GOP lawmakers visit the border. And, the names of Jeffrey Epstein's associates are made public after court documents are unsealed. Learn more about you...
Jan 04, 2024•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Trump appeals the decision in Maine barring him from the primary ballot, and is also expected to appeal the same decision in Colorado, following the 14th Amendment insurrectionist ruling against him. Plus, Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez is charged with receiving gifts from Qatar in new allegations in a corrupt scheme. And, Ken Block, an expert hired by the Trump campaign in 2020 to find voter fraud joins to talk about what he discovered. Also tonight, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks out af...
Jan 03, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast There is no new episode of the CNN Tonight showcast, but we’ll be back in your feed soon. If you haven’t already, please check out CNN’s other podcasts and showcasts at cnn.com/audio. Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 28, 2023•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Christmas Day, the former president posted a message which called his opponents thugs, called special counsel Jack Smith deranged, and made a final slam at Smith and Biden writing “rot in hell.” This as 2024 is shaping up to be a busy year for former President Trump and his multiple legal cases. Plus, authorities at the southern border are encountering a record number of migrants. Also, a retrospective on women in the economy in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...
Dec 27, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Supreme Court rejects Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request to fast-track Trump’s presidential immunity dispute. Our panel discusses what happens next. Plus, Laura Cotes answers viewer questions after a barrage of legal news hit the headlines this week. And, Biden is under pressure to act as the border crisis intensifies. Also, celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson talks with Laura Coates about the importance of highlighting culinary traditions in America, and creator & showrunner Shawn Ryan joins...
Dec 23, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Detroit news reports it has audio recordings of Trump allegedly pressuring election officials to not to certify Biden’s 2020 win in Michigan. Plus, Special Counsel Jack Smith stresses the “Gravity” of Trump’s federal election interference case, urging the Supreme Court to immediately hear the immunity dispute that’s delaying progress. And, actress La La Anthony tells Laura Coates about her “Threesixty” mentorship program at an NYC prison, that teaches young men skills to re-enter society suc...
Dec 22, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast As Trump seizes on the ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot to rile up his base, our panel discusses how the Supreme Court could decide the 2024 election. Plus, The mayor of El Paso joins to talk about the border crisis, and reacts to Trump’s comments that immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of the US. And, 10 Americans are freed by Venezuela in exchange for a Nicolás Maduro ally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 21, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Colorado Supreme Court removes Trump from the State’s 2024 ballot, after finding he engaged in an insurrection on January 6. The plaintiff and organization behind the 14th amendment lawsuit join to give their reaction the former president’s disqualification. Plus, Trump dismisses Hitler comparisons as he doubles down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric. And, CNN reports on the ground near the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 20, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric goes to dark extremes, four-weeks ahead of the Iowa caucuses, after campaign trail speech he gave in New Hampshire draws comparisons to Nazi Germany. Plus, a judge denies former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadow’s attempt to move his Georgia criminal case to a federal court. And, In 2000, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas complained openly to lawmakers about his $173,600 salary, saying one or more Justices would resign if action was not taken. Laura...
Dec 19, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast There is a price for election lies and that price is more than $148 million. Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor, has been ordered to pay an astronomical number for defaming Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss with lies about what they did or did not do after the 2020 election. Plus, a one-on-one with Independent 2024 presidential candidate Cornell West about vote margins in battleground states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 16, 2023•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast With US diplomatic and aid efforts in both the Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, an impeachment inquiry, and sinking approval ratings, Biden will be running for reelection against some significant headwinds. Former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang joins to discuss the challenges Biden faces. Plus, as a jury weighs the potential $48 million in damages against Rudy Giuliani for smearing two Georgia election workers, our panel discusses his demeanor inside and outside of the courtroo...
Dec 15, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Amid mounting legal woes, could winning the White House be Trump’s ultimate get out of jail card? Our panel discusses. Plus, exclusive audio of the former Trump attorney who masterminded the so-called “alternate elector” plot. Kenneth Chesebro, who pleaded guilty to cooking up the plan, is now speaking with investigators in Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin. And, a federal judge pauses Trump’s election interference case with a ruling that could delay it until March 2024. Also tonight: the...
Dec 14, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Why is Rudy Giuliani continuing to defame two Georgia election workers, claiming without proof that “they were engaged in changing votes”? The mother and daughter he accuses are receiving threats against their lives, captured on voicemail. Plus, as the House prepares to formalize the Biden impeachment inquiry tomorrow, could it backfire on the GOP? And, President Zelensky pleads for more Ukraine aid from Congress. Also tonight: After 20-years in prison, a wrongfully convicted man is freed, and a...
Dec 13, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Special Counsel Jack Smith calls Trump's bluff - next stop the Supreme Court. He’s asking the Justices to decide whether Trump is, in fact, protected by presidential immunity in the election subversion case in Washington, DC. Plus, the Texas Supreme Court strikes down a ruling allowing a woman’s emergency abortion, hours after she left the state for the procedure. And, a jury is to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay two election workers he defamed after the 2020 race. Also tonight: George Sa...
Dec 12, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast A day of emotion in court, and a historic sentencing for families that waited two-years for justice. A judge gives the Oxford High School shooter the harshest possible penalty. Plus, CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper joins to talk about his recent “All There Is” episode in which President Biden speaks out on grief, and his relationship with his sons. And, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’: Maher and guests answer topical questions from HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ viewers. Also tonight: comedian Matt fri...
Dec 09, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast The President's son, Hunter Biden, is facing nine criminal tax charges including evasion of assessment, and fraudulent or falsified tax returns. The 56-page indictment alleges he avoided paying taxes on millions of dollars while spending money on his extravagant lifestyle. Plus, former Attorney General Eric holder joins to discuss the avalanche of warnings about a second Trump term, including weaponizing the DOJ. And, the university presidents under fire for antisemitism on their campuses. Also,...
Dec 08, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Live special coverage and analysis of the fourth Republican presidential debate, hosted by Anderson Cooper and Dana Bash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 07, 2023•2 hr 38 min•Transcript available on Metacast To the surprise of his aides, President Biden admits to a room full of donors that he might not be seeking a second-term if Trump were not running. He’s now walking that back. Plus, former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney say’s she’ll ‘do whatever I have to do’ to stop Trump as she considers a third-party bid. And, our panel discusses the elevated threat level the US faces after the FBI Director calls for the renewal of the surveillance program amid a dramatic rise in hate crimes. Also tonight: a seco...
Dec 06, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bomb making materials, an ISIS flag and a 16-year-old suspect - a chilling story about a potentially deadly terror plot that was foiled in Las Vegas. Plus, after an appeals court rules Trump is not immune from January 6 lawsuits, the ruling could open doors for more legal action against the former president. And, the father-son duo that helped solve a decades-old bank heist after following clues in an obituary to uncover the secret life of a bank robber. Also tonight: a mother who lost her son t...
Dec 05, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Truth-challenged Republican Rep. George Santos is expelled from the House following his ethics violations, making him one of only six-members that have been thrown of Congress in its 234-year history. Plus, a federal judge rules Trump does not have absolute immunity from prosecution by being a former president, and denies a bid to dismiss his election subversion case. And, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’: Maher and guests answer topical questions from HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ viewers. Also t...
Dec 02, 2023•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast The New York Times reports that Israel knew of Hamas’ attack plan more than a year ago, but that officials dismissed it. Plus, CNN Legal Analyst Joey Jackson discusses what the YSL RICO case in Georgia says about the case against Donald Trump. And, author and journalist Charles Blow tells Laura Coates about his new vision for black political success. Also, Rep. George Santos refuses to resign a day ahead of his expected expulsion vote. For information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Israel-Hamas truce is set to expire at midnight ET, with the names of the next set of hostages to be released not yet received by Israel. Ela Shani is a 14-year-old survivor of the massacre on October 7th. She tells Laura Coates what she saw and experienced, after her father and many of her closest friends were killed. Plus, Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100, according to his consulting firm Kissinger Associates. CNN Host Fareed Zakaria weighs in on the former US Secretary of State’...
Nov 30, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Israel and Hamas clash in Northern Gaza, violating their fragile truce, with both sides pointing fingers over an incident reportedly involving explosive devices. As CNN learns more about the psychological torture some hostages have endured, Laura Coates goes one-on-one with a family member of a recently released hostage. Plus, the influential Koch Network backs Nikki Haley to stop Trump in the GOP Presidential race. And, Hunter Biden calls the GOP’s bluff, saying he’ll testify publicly before Co...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast A fourth group of 11-hostages is released as the Israel-Hamas truce extends for 48-hours. Plus, Elon Musk visits Israel after the backlash he faces over an antisemtic conspiracy theory he posted on X. And, a Vermont man is charged with shooting three Palestinian college students. Also tonight: the ex-police officer convicted in the killing of George Floyd is stabbed in prison, Biden’s slide among black and Hispanic voters threatens his 2024 campaign, and the price of fame: Disney star Alyson Sto...
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Israel’s Government says no Hamas hostages will be released before Friday, with the IDF stating, “this is a complicated process.. it will take time”. Plus, actor Jamie Foxx is accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit. And, our panel discusses the rise of alleged antisemetic and Islamophobic incidents. Also, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade is to be led by the Alabama HBCU Marching Band. For information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’. Learn...
Nov 23, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Israel’s Cabinet votes to approve a hostage release deal with Hamas that would see at least 50 women and children freed, in exchange for a four-day truce in the IDF air and ground campaign in Gaza. A family member of multiple hostages joins to react to the deal, and ex-Iranan prisoner Jason Rezaian joins to discuss what release could look like for the hostages, and why he thinks "a lot of things could still go sideways”. Plus, a Georgia judge declines to jail a Trump election racketeering co-def...
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