The Leslie Marshall Show

Federal Judges Association and Former DOJ Officials Sound Alarm on A.G. Barr

Leslie is joined by Ed Chung, Vice President for Criminal Justice Reform at the Center for American Progress, where he co-hosts 'The Tent' Podcast.  Before working at CAP, he served as Senior Adviser on criminal justice, policing, and civil rights issues for the Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice.
The two discuss Chung and more than 2,000 other former DOJ officials calling on Attorney General Barr to resign, as well as a Federal Judges' Association calling an emergency meeting after Barr and the DOJ intervened in the case of Trump ally Roger Stone.
In addition to his current work, Chung also held positions in the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, including special counsel to the assistant attorney general and federal prosecutor with the Criminal Section, where he received the John Marshall Award for successfully prosecuting the first case under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.

Some of our audience will also recognize Ed's voice, as he has guest hosted the show a number of times in the past.
Ed's Twitter handle is @EdChungDC and the handle for his podcast is @TheTentPod.  The website for the Center for American Progress is AmericanProgress.org.

Bloomberg Makes Waves, the Impeachment Effect, and Democratic Infighting

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by John Bennett, Washington Bureau Chief for 'The Independent.'  John's Twitter handle is @BennettJohnT.

The two discuss President Trump's re-election efforts, the Democratic primary race, Michael Bloomberg entering the scene, and whether impeachment is backfiring for Democrats.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Moe Vela and Mark Grimaldi.  The roundtable discusses Michael Bloomberg's candidacy, how impeachment will affect the election, and whether Democratic in-fighting could be a major hurdle in defeating Donald Trump in November.

Moe Vela is a former Senior Advisor to Joe Biden and on the Board of Directors of 'TransparentBusiness.'  Mr. Vela served in President Obama’s administration as the Director of Administration and Senior Advisor in the Office of Vice President Joe Biden.  The stint was the second White House appointment for Mr. Vela, who served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Advisor on Hispanic Affairs for Vice President Al Gore.  His Twitter handle is @MoeVela.

Mark Grimaldi, or 'Marky Mark' as Leslie Marshall calls him, is the Executive Producer of this show and a Democratic Activist. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.'  He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

Trump Budget's Devastating Cuts to Pay for Ultra Wealthy's Tax Breaks

Leslie is joined by Stephen Prince, a Tennessee businessman, founder and CEO of Card Marketing Services, and Vice-Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires.  The group is composed of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans who are committed to making all Americans better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation. They promote public policy solutions that encourage political equality, guarantee a sustaining wage for working Americans, and ensure that millionaires, billionaires, and corporations pay their fair share of taxes. 

Leslie and Stephen discuss President Trump's proposed 2021 fiscal year budget, which calls for significant cuts to domestic spending, primarily social safety net programs, and also projects extending the administration's signature 2017 tax cuts through the end of the decade.  The massive cuts would be to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, SNAP, Cancer Research funding, Education, the EPA, and more.

The website for the Patriotic Millionaires is www.PatrioticMillionaires.org, their Instagram handle is @PatrioticMillionaires, and their Twitter handle is @PatrioticMills.  Morris Pearl's Twitter handle is @StephenPrince51.

The Leslie Marshall Show - 2/12/20 - The Rise of Digital Disinformation

Today's guest hosts are Brent Cohen, Executive Director of Generation Progress, and Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress.

They discuss the spread of digital disinformation—and how the spread of lies and half-truths on social media platforms in particular have the potential to greatly influence our elections and the health of our democracy.

Pew Research published a report this past October that found that over half of adults in the U.S. get their news from social media “often” or “sometimes”—an 8% jump from the previous year. Those statistics get troubling when you consider both the amount of inaccurate or misleading information that gets circulated on social media—through organic posts from individuals, ads from campaigns, and even intentional interference from other countries—and the fact that this disinformation can be amplified via hyper-targeted paid advertising without much oversight at all.

To take a closer look at this problem and how we can start to solve it, Brent and Charlotte are joined by Rachel Curley, a Democracy Advocate with Public Citizen’s Congress Watch division, and Michael Beckel, Research Director at Issue One.

The Twitter handle for 'Public Citizen' is @Public_Citizen, and Rachel's handle is @rachEcurley. The handle for 'Issue One' is @IssueOneReform and Michael's handle is @mjbeckel.

The website for 'Generation Progress' is www.GenProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @GenProgress. Brent Cohen's Twitter handle is @BrentJCohen and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne.

The McKay Coppins article mentioned from 'The Atlantic' about digital disinformation is titled, "The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President." Here is a link to the article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/the-2020-disinformation-war/605530/

New Hampshire Primary Preview

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Paul Lisnek is a multi-Emmy, Cablefax, Telly and Beacon Award winning television host and analyst. Paul has been the political analyst for WGN-TV since 2008, appearing on all the station’s newscasts discussing political issues of the day. He is the host of Politics Tonight on CLTV, on which he interviews the leading political figures in the city, state and country, and also serves as a fill-in anchor. Paul has interviewed presidents, governors, senators, congressmen, local representatives and mayors too numerous to count over the last 25 years.

His Twitter handle is @PaulLisnek.

Paul and Brad review Friday's Democratic Debate, analyze the race to take on Trump in November, and preview tomorrow's first-in-the-nation primary, which takes place in New Hampshire.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with two guests who discuss the Democratic race for President, including a brand new Quinnipiac poll that shows some noticeable changes in the race.  The two guests are Will Jawando and Mark Grimaldi.

Will Jawando is Councilmember At-Large for Montgomery County, Maryland.  Described as “the progressive leader we need” by revered civil rights activist and Congressman, John Lewis, Will has worked with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senator Sherrod Brown, and then-Senator Barack Obama.
During the 8-year Obama Administration, Will had the honor of serving as Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, followed by a position as an advisor to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in the U.S. Department of Education.. His Twitter handle is @WillJawando.

Mark Grimaldi, or 'Marky Mark' as Leslie Marshall calls him, is the Executive Producer of this show and a Democratic Activist. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

State of the Union 2020: Where Do We Go from Here?

Today's guest hosts are Generation Progress's Executive Director, Brent J. Cohen, Communications Director, Charlotte Hancock, and Organizing Director, Edwith Theogene.

Last night, Donald Trump delivered his third State of the Union address in front of a joint session of Congress as a president who has been impeached by the House of Representatives on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

In the hour-and-a-half-long speech, Trump bragged about the strength of the economy, bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on radio host Rush Limbaugh, and spent significant time railing against undocumented immigrants and touting the success of his—still mostly unbuilt and unfunded—border wall.

During this episode, all three Generation Progress Directors come together to discuss the speech and the current State of our Union—both what Trump said last night and what he neglected to address.
The website for 'Generation Progress' is www.GenProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @GenProgress.  Brent Cohen's Twitter handle is @BrentJCohen, Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne, and Edwith Theogene's handle is @WhoisEdwith.

What Happened with the Iowa Caucuses, and What's Next

Leslie is joined by Brad Bannon, who runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns.
You can also hear Brad guest host for Leslie each Monday from 3-4pm ET with his own program, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon.'

Leslie and Brad discuss what went wrong with reporting the Iowa Caucus results on time, whose to blame, whether Iowa should still be the first state to vote on Presidential nominees, and whether they should change the way they vote from a caucus state to a primary state.

Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago.You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

 

The Power of Comedy and Satire in Exposing Trump and the GOP's Bad Acts

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Tara Devlin, a New York City-based comedian, writer, and founder of RepublicanDirtyTricks.com, also known as 'RDTdaily.'  Tara's Twitter handle is @REALTaraDevlin and her Instagram handle is @Taradacktyl.

The two discuss the the importance of comedy and satire in conveying the gravity of the horrific actions by President Trump and his Republican cronies.

 

Tara's unapologetically liberal weekly podcast, "TARABUSTER" is recorded LIVE every Saturday evening at 6PM eastern on the RDTdaily Facebook and Youtube channels and replayed starting Sunday at 6PM eastern on Progressive Voices, or any time on the Progressive Voices app.  You can become a 'patron' of Tarabuster and RDTdaily at Patreon.com/TaraDevlin.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with two guests who discuss the Iowa caucuses and the Democratic primary race as a whole.

The two round-table guests are Anisha Singh and Mark Grimaldi. Anisha is an attorney turned organizer and Democratic Strategist. Her Twitter handle is @Anisha_S113.
Mark Grimaldi, or 'Marky Mark' as Leslie Marshall calls him, is the Executive Producer of this show and a Democratic Activist. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

Air Force Captain (Ret.) on Seriousness of Withholding Military Aid to Ukraine, Impeachment

Leslie is joined by Connie Pillich, who spent eight years on active duty in the Air Force where she earned the rank of Captain and served in support of Operation Desert Storm and earned the Air Force Commendation Medal three times. From there, she went on to become a Public Defender where she helped people enter drug treatment, got illegal evidence thrown out, and defended people against predatory lending. Connie was first elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2008, winning a seat that had been held by Republicans for 38 of the last 40 years. After working for the National Association of Women Judges, Connie announced her run for County Commissioner of Hamilton County, Ohio.

 

Leslie and Connie discuss the seriousness of Trump's withholding military aid to Ukraine in exchange for seeking 'dirt' on a domestic political opponent, impeachment, and Connie's op-ed in the Cincinnati Enquirer on the matter.

 

They also discuss Connie's work as a public defender, criminal justice reform, and her current run for County Commissioner of Hamilton County, Ohio.  If you live in Hamilton County, the Democratic primary election for that seat will be held on March 17th of this year, and early voting begins on February 19th.

 

Connie's website is ConniePillich.com, her Twitter handle is @ConniePillich, and her Facebook page is facebook.com/ConniePillichforOH.

Democracy Protection and Pro-Voter Reforms in 2020 Election and Beyond

Today's guest hosts are Brent Cohen, Executive Director of Generation Progress, and Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress.

With next Monday's Iowa Caucus kicking off the Democratic primary elections, they discuss the types of voting reforms that are needed to ensure that all people are able to vote and that everyone’s votes are counted.

Brent and Charlotte are joined by joined by Monique Alcala, the COO of Rock the Vote, and Danielle Root, the associate director of voting rights and access to justice on the Democracy and Government Reform team at the Center for American Progress.

The Twitter handle for 'Rock the Vote' is @RockTheVote, and Monique's handle is @MAAlcala.  The handle for the Democracy & Government Reform Team at the Center for American Progress is @CAPdemocracy.

The website for 'Generation Progress' is www.GenProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @GenProgress.  Brent Cohen's Twitter handle is @BrentJCohen and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne.