The Leslie Marshall Show

Challenging Trump's National Emergency Declaration in the Courts

During this hour of "The Leslie Marshall Show," Leslie first breaks down the latest scandal in the Donald Trump Presidency, this time involving a potential nuclear energy deal with the Saudis.

In the second half of the show, Leslie is joined by Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization that champions the public interest in the halls of power.

With the effects of President Trump's national emergency declaration regarding the border wall with Mexico still unresolved, Leslie and Robert investigate what impact this declaration could have on ranchers, farmers, and everyday people living at the proposed border site.

Fears of land seizures, known as eminent domain, are beginning to grab headlines, as it is reported that there are thousands of potential American homes threatened due to the proposed border wall's construction.

Does President Trump national emergency set a dangerous precedent? What constitutes a national emergency anyway?

Robert Weissman explains in detail during this must-listen hour of the Leslie Marshall Show.

Public Citizen's website is Citizen.org and their Twitter handle is @Public_Citizen.

Black History Month, Parkland Anniversary, Virginia, Criminal Justice Reform

2/13/19

Today's guest host is Anisha Singh, Senior Organizing Director for Generation Progress, the youth-engagement arm of American Progress.

In her last day at the Center for American Progress, Anisha is joined by the following guests as they discuss, under the larger context of it being Black History Month, Parkland/Gun Violence, the latest on the mess that is Virginia's state government, and Criminal Justice Reform.

Guest: Jonelle Christopher, Generation Progress #Fight4AFuture network member

Tweets: @JonelleC18

Guest 2: Constance Torian, Associate Director for Outreach and Special Events at the Center for American Progress

Tweets: @Ceee_Teee

Guest 3: Brooke Butler, Policy Director, BYP100 (Black Youth Project 100)

Tweets: @_BrookieB_

Anisha Singh's Twitter handle is @Anisha_S113. After today, Anisha will be working for Planned Parenthood. We wish her nothing but the best, and are excited that she'll rejoin the folks from Gen Progress on air as a future guest!

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.

Combative Acting AG Matthew Whitaker Grilled During House Hearing on Mueller Investigation

In this must-listen episode of "The Leslie Marshall Show," Leslie is joined by James Lamond, Managing Director of The Moscow Project and Senior Policy Advisor at the Center for American Progress.

The Moscow Project is an initiative of the Center for American Progress Action Fund dedicated to analyzing the facts behind Trump’s collusion with Russia and communicating the findings to the public.

Since Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker testified before Congress today, there were plenty of highlights to chew on for Leslie and her guest.

You'll hear plenty of clips between members of the House of Representatives and AG Whitaker, with predictable grand-standing and non-answers from Whitaker on a myriad of topics.

He repeatedly refused to answer any questions of his opinions of the ongoing Mueller investigation, and was outwardly combative and sarcastic at times.

The website for 'The Moscow Project' is www.TheMoscowProject.org and their Twitter handle is @Moscow_Project. James Lamond's handle is @jdlamond.

Analyzing SOTU and the Democratic Response

Today's guest hosts are Anisha Singh, Senior Organizing Director for Generation Progress, the youth-engagement arm of American Progress, and Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress.

The two are joined by the following guests as they discuss last night's State of the Union address by Donald Trump, and the Democratic response by Stacey Abrams.

Guest 1: Jamila Taylor, Senior Fellow, CAP

Tweets: @drtaylor09

Guest 2: James Lamond, Managing Director, The Moscow Project

Tweets: @jdlamond

Guest 3: Claudia Flores, Immigration Campaign Manager, CAP

Tweets: @claudsDC

Anisha Singh's Twitter handle is @Anisha_S113 and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.

Losses Due to Government Shutdown; 2020 Election Breakdown

Our guest host today is Juanita Tolliver. She is the Director of Campaigns at the Center for American Progress. (On Twitter: @JuanitaTolliver)

 

Juanita is joined by a pair of guests to discuss losses due to the recent Government Shutdown, as well as a breakdown of the 2020 Presidential Election.

 

Here is some background info. on today's guests

 

Guest on Shutdown Losses: Gbenga Ajilor, Senior Economist, Center for American Progress

 

Tweets: @gbenga_ajilore

 

Guest on 2020 Election Breakdown: A’shanti Gholar, Political Director, Emerge America

 

Tweets: @ashantigholar of @emergeamerica

 

The website for the Center for American Progress is www.americanprogress.org and their Twitter handle is @amprog.

Get the Facts Out (GTFO) on Climate Change Deniers

1/30/19

Today's guest hosts are Anisha Singh, Senior Organizing Director for Generation Progress, the youth-engagement arm of American Progress, and Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress.

The two are joined by the following guests as they discuss Generation Progress' new campaign, GTFP (Get The Facts Out.)

Guest 1: Erin Auel, Campaign Manager, Energy and Environment, Center for American Progress

Tweets: @eauel

Guest 2: Jamie Margolin, Founder & Co-Executive Director, Zero Hour

Tweets: @Jamie_Margolin/@thisiszerohour

Guest 3: Yvette Arellano, Grassroots Activist, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services

Tweets: @Regularisms/@tejasbarriors

Anisha Singh's Twitter handle is @Anisha_S113 and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne.

Visit www.GetTheFactsOut.com to see what deniers in Congress and the White House are saying, and to get the info to combat it!

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.

Explaining Venezuela Crisis; U.S. Intelligence Warns of More Aggressive Election Meddling in 2020

Leslie is joined by, Retired Air Force Colonel, Cedric Leighton, to get his expertise on the current crisis in Venezuela. They also discuss the new report from Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, which warns of more aggressive election meddling against the U.S. in 2020.

"The report predicts Russian social media campaigns will focus on "aggravating" social and racial tensions and striking back at anti-Kremlin politicians. Moscow may also seek to spread disinformation, launch cyberattacks and manipulate data.

In his written assessment, Coats warned about countries creating convincing fake audio and video — known as "deepfakes," for instance. They may also use cyber means to "directly manipulate or disrupt election systems — such as by tampering with voter registration or disrupting the vote tallying process — either to alter data or to call into question our voting process." Source - https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/dan-coats-2020-election-foreign-interference-1126077

Colonel Leighton is the Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations.

The Colonel founded Cedric Leighton Associates in 2010, after serving in the US Air Force for 26 years as an Intelligence Officer and attaining the rank of Colonel.

Colonel Leighton can also be seen regularly on CNN, where he is a Military Analyst.

His Twitter handle is @CedricLeighton and his website is www.CedricLeighton.com.

The For the People Act (HR1); Student Debt Hurting Home Ownership

Today's guest hosts are Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress, the youth-engagement arm of American Progress , and Giovanni Rocco, Press Associate for Generation Progress.

Here are the topic that they discussed, along with the guests that they were joined by.

Topic 1: HR1 - The For the People Act (the pro Democracy anti-corruption bill in the House)

Guest: Danielle Root, Voting Rights Manager, Center for American Progress

Topic 2: Student Loan Debt Hurting Home Ownership

Guest: Cody Hounanian, Program Director, Student Debt Crisis

Tweets: @chounanian

Charlotte Hancock's Twitter handle is @CharlatAnne and Giovanni Rocco's handle is @OMFGio.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.

U.S.-China Trade Talks; Ivanka Trump Granted 5 Chinese Trademarks

Leslie is rejoined by Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union.

The two discuss the following four issues during today's interview:

1. The latest on U.S.- China Trade Negotiations

2. China advancing their plan for tech dominance

3. China granting Ivanka Trump five trademarks amid trade talks

4. Senators urging Metro to guard against Chinese spying in new subway cars

The website for AAM is AmericanManufacturing.org and their Twitter handle is @KeepItMadeInUSA. Scott's Twitter handle is @ScottPaulAAM.

The Indignity of Work Without Pay

Leslie is joined by Leo Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers Union (USW).

The two discuss his new blog post, entitled "The Indignity of Work Without Pay."

The website for the USW is www.USW.org and their Twitter handle is @steelworkers. Leo Gerard's handle is @USWblogger.