The Bill Press Pod

Coming back from the Easter/Passover weekend one big question looms after the release of the Mueller report: Should congress proceed with impeachment hearings? Only one 2020 presidential candidate has advocated for impeachment; Elizabeth Warren. Is this a smart political move for her or is she just wasting her energy on a matter that won't win voters? While, other 2020 hopefuls have played it safe...

The redacted Mueller report is out and if you think it was a total exoneration, you aren't paying attention. Trump and his cronies have been downplaying and lying about the report for years. We've now seen it and, while he didn't directly break any laws, Mueller was clear: Congress has plenty of evidence to bring collusion and obstruction charges against Trump. It looks like 2020 is the best optio...

The wait is almost over but the process has only just begun. The highly anticipated redacted version of the Mueller report is coming out Thursday morning and Bill is covering all the important details you want to know. How the Trump administration is preparing for this release, and the motives behind the timing of it all. What should we expect from this report, we already know we can't trust Barr....

Bill is back from his trip and covering the devastation of The Notre Dame Cathedral fire, Bernie's successful Fox News town hall, and Trump's plan to send immigrants to sanctuary cities. All the while waiting for Bill Barr's redacted Mueller report to be released Thursday. What should we expect? Will Trump be exhilarated? Whatever redaction Barr comes out with WE SHOULDN'T TRUST IT. Our guests tod...

While many progressives said that it was a bad idea for Bernie Sanders to appear on Fox News. Well, they held a town hall on Monday night and Bernie CRUSHED it. He not only held his own, he convinced several Trump voters on his issues. By the end of it, the crowd was cheering for his ideas. The Mueller Report WILL be released to the public with major redactions by Bill Barr. Will we get to see wha...

Two new presidential candidates made it official over the weekend! Guest host Jason Dick examines their chances of taking back the White House. There is a fight between establishment Democrats and progressives. Does Nancy Pelosi understand that? We talk to Simone Pathe from Roll Call, author Tom LoBianco and Roll Call's Jennifer Shutt. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Will the US prosecute Julian Assange? The decision is up to AG Bill Barr. Donald Trump says he's never heard of Wikileaks. Oops. He's on tape MULTIPLE times talking about them during the campaign. Guest host Jason Dick talks about the state of Southern politics with Cam Easley from Morning Consult and Clyde McGrady from Roll Call. Plus, the intersection of professional wrestling and politics with...

Bill Barr accused people of spying on the Trump campaign in a hearing on the Hill Wednesday. There is ZERO evidence of this. It's just another Trump lie that he's trying to spread around as truth. Why would the Attorney General help spread this lie? Bernie unveiled his official single payer health care system plan. Will it be enough to propel him to the presidency? We talk to Molly Claflin from Am...

The Attorney General came to the Hill on Tuesday to testify about the Mueller report. He didn't give any new information, but said that a redacted version of the Mueller Report will be available next week. Then.... the REAL fight begins. The fight for Trump's tax returns continue. The head of the Treasury confirmed that the White House has been working with the Treasury over this, which is blatant...

We now know that the reason Trump ejected the head of DHS is because he wanted to implement CRUELER policies at the border and she disagreed. This means that whoever is going to head DHS next is going to do whatever Trump wants. And that could be very scary. A Chinese spy infiltrated Mar-A-Lago with advanced spy material. The Trump administration is not equipped to handle this serious threat. Plus...

Donald Trump pushed Kirstjen Nielsen out of her role as DHS secretary over the weekend. While she was unspeakably cruel in her pursuit of Trump's agenda, she wasn't willing to go as far as Trump wanted. Which should scare the hell out of us when the NEXT DHS Secretary is appointed. Whoever it is will be far more cruel than her. Democrats are fighting to get Trump's tax returns. The Trump team is p...

Democrats have moved to get their hands on Trump's unreleased tax returns. Trump says he's going to fight them. The law seems to be very clear about this. Hopefully Democrats hold their ground! We have ANOTHER candidate into the Democratic primary. Rep Tim Ryan announced that he's getting in the race. Plus, Trump adds a familiar name to the Federal Reserve Board. Who could it be? We talk to Jack J...

Attorneys who were involved in the Mueller Report have spoken out and say that AG Barr didn't tell the whole story of the investigation. Is anyone surprised? It's another good reminder that we still haven't seen the report and anyone claiming that it totally exonerates Trump isn't being honest. Congress moves to subpoena the Mueller Report and also moves to get Trump's tax returns. Trump says he w...

The Trump Administration is continuing their threat to close the Southern border of the United States. This is despite the pushback within the Republican Party, where they know how damaging this would be to the country and the party. It's not clear if they'll follow through on their threat, but they aren't blinking on it. We've learned about some of the fundraising efforts within the Democratic pr...

A new story says that 25 different members of the Trump administration had their security clearances denied when they were hired. That didn't stop Trump. He overrode the national security experts and granted them jobs in the White House anyway. Multiple 2020 candidates spoke to the We The People summit in Washington DC this week. What did they have to say? We talk to Laura Barron-Lopez from Politi...

Lucy Flores has come forward and accused Joe Biden of touching her and kissing her head. She says she is NOT accusing him of sexual harassment, but that women have agency over their own bodies and Joe Biden didn't respect it. She also says that it's disqualifying for him to run for President. Do you agree with that? The GOP is gearing up ot take on the ACA.....again. You're seeing more and more Re...

A week after the Mueller Report was wrapped up, Donald Trump went to Michigan to rally his base and take a victory lap. He called again for the firing of Rep Adam Schiff, he backtracked on HIS budget plan to strip funding for the Special Olympics and the Great Lakes Restoration, and he picked fights with every Democrat who cooperated with the Russia investigation. We also found out that the origin...

Donald Trump has renewed his attack on affordable healthcare coverage for Americans. After Republicans lost on the issue in 2018, is this a smart idea for them to go back and fight about this again? Does Trump want to run on THIS for re-election? Plus, the Mueller Report SHOULD be made public. Will Trump and the DOJ allow us to see it? Even Republican Senators are calling for the release of the FU...

While AG Barr sent a letter summarizing the Mueller Report, the public has not seen the full story. Until that happens, we shouldn't believe a word of what AG Barr has to say about it. Democratic leaders are calling for the full release of the report and suggested that Mueller and Barr should come testify on the hill. Now that Trump seems to think he's off the hook, he's taking aim at people who d...

We have a summary of the Mueller Report and there was no collusion and no obstruction. While Mueller said there were many disturbing things around Trump and Russia, there is nothing that they can prove. Trump and his associates immediately claimed victory (shock), but there are still plenty of problems facing Trump. Now, what will Democrats do? Rep Jerry Nadler has already indicated that they may...

Joe Biden hasn't yet announced his run for President, but he's floating the idea of announcing his VP pick early on. And that pick could be.... Stacey Abrams. Is this a gamechanger? Would that entice you to vote for him? Like him or not, it's a unique idea that might help differentiate him from other candidates. Donald Trump is allowing Netanyahu to dictate his foreign policy. The latest is Trump...

Donald Trump went to Ohio yesterday and talked about one of the most important issues facing the country today.... Why didn't John McCain thank him for the funeral that Trump "allowed?" Trump just can't give up fighting with a dead man. It's bizarre! New Zealand leads the way and BANS assault weapons after a terrible massacre. It took them less than a week to announce these changes. Why can't we d...

Donald Trump welcomed a fellow dictator to the White House yesterday when he welcomed the new President of Brazil. He took yet another opportunity to bash the legacy of John McCain. The man has no morals whatsoever. Getting rid of the electoral college is an idea that more and more Democratic candidates are paying attention to. Is it a good idea? Hell yes! We talk to Li Zhou from Vox, Alex Seitz-W...

Melania Trump launched her Be Best campaign and explained what it meant. Does it make any sense? If she's serious about stopping online bullying, she could always talk to one of the worst perpetrators of online bullying.... her husband. We also spend some time analyzing Trump's weekend of tweets. Over 50 tweets on a variety of topics... none of them condemning white supremacism in the wake of the...