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William Banks, a professor at Syracuse University Law School, discusses President Trump’s Friday comments aboard Air Force One, where he said that he would be open to an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller “under the right conditions.” Plus, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr discusses the final day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. They sp...

Timothy Jost, a professor at Washington and Lee School of Law, discusses why the Trump administration is siding with the state of Texas in a challenge to key parts of the Affordable Care Act. The administration took the unusual step of siding with a state against a federal government policy as President Trump continues efforts to dismantle Obamacare. Plus, Steve Sanders, a professor at the Univers...

Neil Kinkopf, a professor at Georgia State University College of Law, discusses the second day of Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearings. Plus, Justin Reed Walker, a professor at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and former clerk for Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Justice Anthony Kennedy, discusses Kavanaugh’s answers to Senate questioning and his experiences clerking for him....

Justin Driver, professor at the University of Chicago Law School and author of "The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind," discusses the first day of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Plus, Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr discusses how Democrats tried to delay or derail th...

Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Supreme Court reporter for Bloomberg Law, discusses whether several U.S. courts will allow the Trump administration to go forward with plans to put a question about citizenship on the 2020 census. Plus, Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter and English, discusses whether prosecutors will decide to retry Paul Manafort on the ten counts against him where a Virginia jury...

Brad Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid Plc., discusses why the judge overseeing Paul Manafort’s Washington D.C. money-laundering trial has agreed to push back the start date for the trial until September 24th. Plus, Barry McDonald, a professor at Pepperdine University Law School, discusses why a U.S. judge has extended a ban on publishing blueprints for 3-D printed guns online, a victory for gun-contro...

Peter Henning, a professor at Wayne State University Law School, discusses the continuing legal woes for Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who said he was considering taking the electric car-maker private earlier in August, drawing regulatory scrutiny from U.S. authorities. Plus, Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig, special counsel at Lowenstein Sandler, discusses President Trump’s latest attacks on attorney...

Ken Doyle, senior editor for money and politics at Bloomberg Government, discusses President Trump’s recent comments on Fox News, where he said that almost anyone who runs for office in the United States has campaign finance violations. Plus, a look at the recent guilty plea by former Trump personal lawyer Michael Cohen. Plus, Charles Franklin, professor of law and public policy and director of th...

Kevin Whitelaw, Bloomberg News deputy managing editor, discusses the Tuesday legal setbacks for President Trump after his former lawyer pled guilty to illegal campaign finance charges and his former campaign chairman became a convicted felon. Brad Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid Plc., offers his thoughts on speculation that President Trump will pardon Paul Manafort, who was convicted on several count...

Xavier Becerra, Attorney General for the state of California, discusses the state's many legal challenges to President Trump's policies, focusing on immigration and climate issues. Plus, Former federal prosecutor Seth Waxman discusses the latest updates in the bank and tax fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, where the jury has sent a note to Judge T.S. Ellis III saying the...

William Banks, a professor at Syracuse University Law School, discusses recent comments by President Trump's lead attorney, Rudy Giuliani, who is casting new doubt on an interview between the President and special counsel Robert Mueller. Plus, Kevin Whitelaw, Bloomberg News deputy managing editor, discusses the bank and tax fraud trial of Paul Manafort, which is now in its third day as jurors deli...

Peggy Collins, Bloomberg News U.S. investing team leader, discusses President Trump’s Friday tweet, where he said that he’s asked the SEC to investigate a switch from quarterly earnings from U.S. companies to reporting results every six months. Plus, Richard Ausness, a professor at the University Of Kentucky School Of Law, discusses President Trump’s Thursday request for Attorney General Jeff Sess...

John Coffee, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the regulatory scrutiny that could meet Tesla CEO Elon Musk as he explores taking Tesla private. Plus, Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, where a jury is currently deliberating on eighteen charges of bank and tax fraud against Manafort. They speak with Bl...

Elie Honig, special counsel at Lowenstein Sandler, discusses the bank and tax fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, where jurors heard closing arguments summarizing the dramatic testimony that they heard over the past 2 weeks. Plus, Pat McGinley, a professor at West Virginia University College of Law, discusses why the West Virginia House of Delegates voted to impeach all of...

Brad Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid Plc., discusses the firing of veteran FBI agent Peter Strzok, and the latest in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort after his defense rested without calling any witnesses. Plus, Matt Robinson, Bloomberg News financial regulation reporter, discusses why Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk is facing SEC scrutiny over his tweet that he’s considering...

Peter Henning, a professor at Wayne State University Law School, discusses insider trading charges against New York congressman Christopher Collins in what is believed to be the first insider trading case against a sitting congressman. Plus, Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter and English, discusses the latest updates in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, where Manafort’s f...

Jeffrey Cramer, managing director of the Berkeley Research Group, discusses the latest in the tax and bank fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, where former deputy Rick Gates testified that he helped Manafort break the law. Plus, Nicholas Economides, a professor at NYU Stern School of Business, discusses why the Trump administration is appealing a judge’s earlier decision t...

David Bier, immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute, discusses why the federal judge presiding over the reunification of migrant children with their families is calling the government's efforts "unacceptable" and instructing the Trump administration to appoint a person or team of people to create a procedure to return kids to their parents. Plus, Timothy Jost, a professor at Washington an...

Brad Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid Plc., discusses the latest updates in the bank and tax fraud trial of Paul Manafort, where the accountant for President Trump’s former campaign chairman contradicted claims that Manafort’s former right-hand man went behind his back to hide his foreign assets. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Peter Barnes. Plus, Jennifer Dlouhy, Bloomberg News energy and...

Kevin Whitelaw, Bloomberg News deputy managing editor, discusses reports that President Trump’s legal team is nearing an agreement with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team over an interview between Trump and Mueller. Plus, Zachary Tracer, Bloomberg News healthcare reporter, discusses why the Trump administration is embracing shot-term health plans, as the White House tries to expand alternatives...

Former federal prosecutor and Lowenstein Sandler special counsel Elie Honig discusses the second day of the Paul Manafort trial, which has been overshadowed by tweets from President Trump, comparing Paul Manafort’s legal situation to that of notorious gangster Al Capone. Plus, Jennifer Dlouhy, Bloomberg News energy and environmental regulation reporter, discusses acting EPA chief Andrew Wheeler’s...

Benjamin Bain, Bloomberg News financial regulation reporter, discusses Valerie Szczepanik’s new role at the SEC, where she is now the top official overseeing the cryptocurrency industry. Plus, Robert Hockett, a professor at Cornell Law School, discusses why prosecutors have decided not to try former Jeffries Group managing director Jesse Litvak again after an appeals court freed him from a prison...

Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter and English, discusses what to expect from former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort’s financial crimes trial, which is set to begin on Tuesday. Plus, Debra Katz, founding partner at Katz, Marshall & Banks, discusses sexual harassment accusations against CBS CEO Leslie Moonves, and what the company’s board will decide about Moonves’ future when they meet on...

Elie Honig, special counsel at Lowenstein Sandler and a former federal prosecutor, discusses President Trump’s repeated denials that he knew about Donald Trump Jr’s 2016 meeting with Russians who were offering damaging information about Hillary Clinton. Andrew Harris and Jared Hopkins from Bloomberg News discuss how lawyers are set to benefit from a massive windfall if their suits against opioid p...

Jeffrey Cramer, managing director of the Berkley Research Group, discusses Republican efforts to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, a move that is opposed by House Speaker Paul Ryan. Plus, Bloomberg News contributor Nick Leiber discusses the thousands of lawyers, interpreters, and other professionals who are offering their expertise to fight Trump administration policies at no charge....