Just Ask the Question Podcast

What should the GOP look like?Anthony Scaramucci is the former Communications Director of the Donald Trump White House who infamously served for 11 days. He's an outspoken investor, die-hard Catholic and old school Republican who has joined other Republicans in denouncing Donald Trump. He imagines a GOP with a "big tent" strategy and one that helps, doesn't hurt the working class. He talks about that and much more in this edition of "Just Ask the Question."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He speaks five and reads ten European languages. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

S.V. Dáte is the senior White House correspondent at HuffPost. When he recently asked President Donald Trump if he regretted his continual lying. His new work, The Useful Idiot, captures Trump's failed management of the coronavirus pandemic and his corruption of the Republican Party. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're happy to welcome back an old friend to Just Ask the Question. Norm Eisen is the author of "Case for the American People". He served as a counsel for the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment process of President Donald J. Trump in 2020. He is also a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He served as White House Special Counsel for Ethics and Government Reform, United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic, and board chair of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). He is also the author of The Last Palace: Europe's Turbulent Century in Five Lives and One Legendary House (2018). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What's wrong with Donald Trump? In her new book, "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man" Mary Trump a psychologist and niece of President Donald Trump tells us all about growing up in the Trump family and how Donald Trump came to be who he is today. Four takeaways from this interview: 1. Donald Trump has played his entire life to an audience of one - his dead father. 2. Donald Trump has no self-esteem. 3. Donald Trump has played a role dictated to him by his father his whole life. 4. If you really care about Donald Trump as a person don't send him back to the White House. He needs help. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

"...Trump has no self esteem" check out a quick clip from our podcast interview with Mary Trump. The full episode releases tomorrow! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Paul Schwartz is a former federal employee and government manager. He's also a columnist and author. He joins us on Just Ask the Question to talk about his latest book: Trump, The Shell Game: The Conning of America. He discusses the problems brought about by the Trump administration and how Trump is deconstructing the federal government. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael Zeldin has served as a TV legal analyst since 1996, covering the OJ Simpson murder trial, Whitewater/Lewinsky investigation, Clinton impeachment proceedings, Gore v. Bush court challenges, and the Mueller Special Counsel investigation. During his tenure in the U.S. Department of Justice, he held various senior positions, including: Deputy Chief, Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section; Chief, Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Offices; and Special Counsel for Money Laundering Matters to Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General Robert Mueller. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Joe Lockhart is a political strategist, a CNN analyst, and former press secretary to Bill Clinton who served during the Clinton impeachment. He is also a former press spokesman for the NFL and has a unique love for Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder. He joins us on "Just ask the Question" to talk about the tenuous nature of Democracy and the Trump impeachment inquiry. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dr. Hoffman has over 30 years of experience building and managing large, successful research and development programs. From 1987-2001 he was malaria program director, Naval Medical Research Center, where his team were leaders in subunit malaria vaccine development and sequencing the Plasmodium falciparum genome and published the first studies in the world showing DNA vaccines elicited killer T cells in humans. In 2001 he joined Celera Genomics as Sr. VP biologics and created a program to utilize genomics and proteomics to produce biopharmaceuticals, begin the field of personalized (precision) medicine, and sequence the genome of the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. He has held several professorships, chairs or serves on multiple advisory boards, is past president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, authored > 460 scientific publications, and has > 60 patents. He is the most highly cited author in the world for scientific papers on malaria published between 1995 and 2005, was listed as the third most influential person in the world vaccine industry in 2015 when he received the Vaccine Industry Excellence Award for Best Biotech CEO. He received his BA from Penn, MD from Cornell, and Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and did residency training at UC San Diego. He was elected to membership in the National Academy of Medicine in 2004, and received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Weill Cornell Medical College in 2016. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael Zeldin has served as a TV legal analyst since 1996, covering the OJ Simpson murder trial, Whitewater/Lewinsky investigation, Clinton impeachment proceedings, Gore v. Bush court challenges, and the Mueller Special Counsel investigation. During his tenure in the U.S. Department of Justice, he held various senior positions, including: Deputy Chief, Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section; Chief, Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Offices; and Special Counsel for Money Laundering Matters to Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General Robert Mueller. He joins us today to discuss the prosecution of George Floyds murderers... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Soledad O’Brien is an award-winning journalist, speaker, author and philanthropist who anchors and produces the Hearst Television political magazine program “Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien.” O’Brien, founder and CEO of Soledad O’Brien Productions, also reports for HBO Real Sports, the PBS NewsHour, WebMD and has authored two books. She has appeared on networks, Fox and Oxygen and anchored and reported for NBC, MSNBC and CNN. She has won numerous awards, including three Emmys, the George Peabody award, an Alfred I DuPont prize and the Gracie. Newsweek Magazine named her one of the “15 People Who Make America Great.” With her husband, she is founder of the PowHERful Foundation that helps young women get to and through college. Follow her on Twitter: @soledadobrien See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tom Manger is the recently retired former police chief from Montgomery County Maryland, and the past president of the Major Cities Police Chief's Association. During his 42 years in law enforcement he worked with three different presidential administrations. In this special podcast he talks about the need for public discipline for police officers, acknowledges police departments have to do a better job weeding out racist cops and talks about the process of building trust with minority communities as well as his interactions with president Obama and Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Reed Galen is an independent political strategist who has formerly worked for George W Bush, Sen John McCain and Gov Arnold Scharzenneger. He left the Republican Party in 2016 and has spent the last three years dedicated to the political reform movement, creating a better system for all voters. The Lincoln Project is a group of anti-Trump republicans who are focused on getting rid of Trump and Trumpism at the ballot box. Their viral video "Mourning in America" has garnered more than 20 million impressions and the ire of President Trump. The Lincoln Project was founded by George Conway, Reed Galen, Jennifer Horn, Mike Madrid, Steve Schmidt, Ron Steslow, John Weaver, Rick Wilson and Sarah Lenti. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dokhi Fassihian, RSF USA Executive Director Dokhi Fassihian is the executive director of Reporters Without Borders USA (RSF USA). Before joining RSF, she led the Middle East and North Africa division at Freedom House where she oversaw the organization's regional portfolio. Fassihian also led the Democracy Coalition Project, where she monitored the state of democracy and human rights around the world and tracked the foreign policies of governments on international human rights priorities. She has facilitated the work of civil society coalitions on a broad range of thematic, emergency, and chronic human rights situations and led successful international campaigns at the UN Human Rights Council and UN General Assembly. Fassihian has also worked on elections, civil rights in the post 9/11 period, and U.S. national security. Fassihian holds a B.A. from George Mason University and an M.A. in international relations and Middle East Studies at the John Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. She has lived and worked in Iran and Egypt. She is fluent in Farsi, and has received advanced training in French and Arabic. You can contact Dokhi by email at [email protected]. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After getting to play the role of a real life James Bond, Naveed accepted a commission in the U.S. Navy as a reserve intelligence where he served with the Office of Naval Intelligence and the Defense Innovation Unit. He went on to become an MSNBC Intelligence Analyst, a Senior Fellow in the Program on National Security at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a special contributor for the Military Times and a reoccurring guest on Fox, CNN, and MSNBC. He has briefed the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) on Russian intelligence collection tactics and is currently an Editor-at-large for Newsweek. He has no intention of travelling to Russia anytime soon. This episode is sponsored by manscaped.. save 20% and get free shipping when you use the code: JUSTASK at manscaped.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dena Grayson, MD, PhD is a physician, researcher, and expert on Ebola and other viral pandemic threats. Her biomedical research has focused on the development of new medicines to treat serious diseases including cancer, Ebola, Yellow Fever, and rare genetic diseases, and FDA-approved medicines for high cholesterol and hereditary angioedema. In 2016, she ran as a Democrat to represent Florida’s 9th Congressional district. Dr. Grayson’s insightful commentary regarding the deadly Coronavirus pandemic has been featured on FOX News, BBC World News, Sky News, Sinclair, PBS, and other national and local affiliates and in the Boston Globe, and she has been cited in publications by The New York Times, Associated Press, Fortune, Newsweek, New York Magazine, Time, Vox, Business Insider, and other leading news organizations. Dr. Grayson has also made appearances on Dr. Phil and The Doctors. Her commentary and videos on Coronavirus have become a trending topic amongst her more than 275,000 influential Twitter followers, averaging 5 million impressions per day. Dr. Grayson earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida (Phi Beta Kappa, High Honors), and her M.D. (Alpha Omega Alpha) and Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular cell biology from the Washington University in St. Louis. Born and raised in a small Florida beach town, she is the first female member of her family to graduate from college. *This episode is sponsored by manscaped.. save 20% and get free shipping when you use the code: JUSTASK at manscaped.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mark Zaid is one of the best known attorneys in Washington, D.C., with a practice focused on national security law, freedom of speech constitutional claims, and government accountability. In 1998 he founded the James Madison Project, an organization dedicated to reducing government secrecy. He represented two of the Whistle Blowers in the Ukrainian case that led to Donald Trump's impeachment. He's represented the Daily Caller, Democrats, Republicans - and even the host of this show. Today he talks about the future of Whistleblowers, the coronavirus, and the future of free speech in the U.S. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Do the ends justify the means? Alice Stewart is a Christian conservative political activist often seen on CNN. A former television reporter, she worked for governor Mike Huckabee in Arkansas. She is a GOP stalwart who voted for President Donald Trump and believes the United States is a Christian nation. She sat down with us on "Just Ask The Question" to talk about why she supports Donald Trump - though she's not too fond of him. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Adam Parkhomenko is a former Field Director of the Democratic party, worked to elect Hillary Clinton and is currently a Democratic Strategist. In this episode of "Just Ask The Question," we talk about Democratic Debates, the Bernie Sanders phenomenon, the follow up to impeachment and the chances of Democrats beating Trump in 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael Zeldin joins us this week for a recurring segment on the Trump impeachment and what happens now that he has been acquitted. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rep. Eric Swalwell from CA was briefly a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. During one of the first debates he infamously challenged former Vice President Joe Biden about passing the torch of leadership to a younger generation. Here he talks about the country post-impeachment and the challenges facing the country going forward. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Join us this week on "Just Ask The Question" as we review last week's impeachment proceedings and outline the Republican defense of President Donald Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Holiday Impeachment update Can Speaker Nancy Pelosi hold the impeachment over Trump's head indefinitely? Will there be other charges against Trump? Will there be a fair trial in the Senate? We consider all these questions with guest Michael Zeldin this week in Just Ask The Question.... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brian and Michael Zeldin go over the timeline, the GOP's continued push against impeachment and when to expect the impeachment trial in the Senate and what that trial will look like. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael Zeldin joins us this week for a recurring segment on the Trump impeachment inquiry. A former federal prosecutor, Zeldin During his tenure in the U.S. Department of Justice, held various senior positions, including: Deputy Chief, Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section; Chief, Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Offices; and Special Counsel for Money Laundering Matters to Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General Robert Mueller. So, what happens next in the impeachment inquiry? Have a listen . . . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kathy Griffin is an Emmy award winning actress and comedian who recently courted controversy with a photograph of her holding a mask of the bloody, severed head of President Donald Trump. Prior to that she also made fun of fellow celebrities (Just ask Jerry Seinfeld) and has gained a strong following for her down to earth humor. We're proud to have her on "Just Ask the Question" to talk about comedy, the First Amendment and Joan Rivers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Neil Giraldo is a multiple grammy award winning singer, composer, producer and song writer. His ground breaking work includes the hit "Jessie's Girl" for Rick Derringer, and a 40-year life partnership with Pat Benatar. He has sold 45 million records and in addition has worked with John Waite, Rick Springfield, Kenny Loggins, Steve Forbert, The Del-Lords, Scott Kempner, and Beth Hart. He joins us on Just Ask the Question to talk about rock n' roll and the best bourbon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Carville is an American political commentator, media personality, and lawyer who is a prominent figure in the Democratic Party. Nicknamed the Ragin' Cajun, Carville gained national attention for his work as the lead strategist of the successful presidential campaign of then-Arkansas governor Bill Clinton. Carville also worked as a co-host of CNN's Crossfire. After Crossfire, he appeared on CNN's news program The Situation Room. As of 2009, he hosts a weekly program on XM Radio titled 60/20 Sports with Luke Russert, son of Tim Russert who hosted NBC's Meet The Press. He is married to Libertarian political consultant Mary Matalin. In 2009, he began teaching political science at Tulane University. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael Zeldin joins us this week for a recurring segment on the Trump impeachment inquiry. A former federal prosecutor, Zeldin During his tenure in the U.S. Department of Justice, held various senior positions, including: Deputy Chief, Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section; Chief, Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Offices; and Special Counsel for Money Laundering Matters to Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General Robert Mueller. So, what happens next in the impeachment inquiry? Have a listen . . . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In his first long-form interview since taking the Whistleblower case that has led to an impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, attorney Mark Zaid confirms there are multiple whistleblowers, says the clients should have to testify, explains why and also explains how the President of The United States is trying to intimidate all whistle blowers. . . In this compelling edition of "Just Ask The Question." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Joe Lockhart is a political strategist, a CNN analyst, and former press secretary to Bill Clinton who served during the Clinton impeachment. He is also a former press spokesman for the NFL and has a unique love for Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder. He joins us on "Just ask the Question" to talk about the tenuous nature of Democracy and the Trump impeachment inquiry. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael Zeldin has served as a TV legal analyst since 1996, covering the OJ Simpson murder trial, Whitewater/Lewinsky investigation, Clinton impeachment proceedings, Gore v. Bush court challenges, and the Mueller Special Counsel investigation. During his tenure in the U.S. Department of Justice, he held various senior positions, including: Deputy Chief, Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section; Chief, Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Offices; and Special Counsel for Money Laundering Matters to Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General Robert Mueller. He joins us on "Just Ask the Question" to talk about the Trump impeachment inquiry. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ted Boutrous is the one of the leading first amendment attorneys in the country and successfully defended Jim Acosta and CNN after the White House revoked Acosta’s press pass. He’s also working with playboy magazine and Brian Karem to retrieve Brian’s press pass after the White House suspended it. Today he talks about the importance of the first amendment and the Free Press. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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This week is a best-of episode consisting of five minute segments from the top eight most popular episodes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brennan Karem is a successful director and Visual Effects artist in Hollywood, who has directed and animated a number of hit music videos for major artists. He is soon to be a father, is the second of three sons born to Brian Karem and his wife Pam. Today he joins us to "Just Ask the Question" of Brian Karem about being a new father. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Owen Smith is a standup comic, television writer and actor who has written for Black-ish, The Arsenio Hall Show and written and acted in Everybody Hates Chris. We ran across each other at the recent LA Press Club awards where he slayed a group of jaded and cynical reporters for a 20 minute comic set of true genius. It's a pleasure to welcome him to "Just Ask The Question." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Danica is an American journalist and politician of the Democratic Party. In the 2017 Virginia Elections she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, winning the Democratic primary for the 13th district on June 13, and the general election on November 7. She is the first openly transgender person to be elected to the Virginia General Assembly, and in January 2018 became the first to both be elected and serve while openly transgender in any U.S. state legislature. In December 2017 The Advocate named her as a finalist for its "Person of the Year". In January 2018, Delegate Roem was included on the cover of Time Magazine in their "The Avengers" feature, highlighting new female candidates and elected officials from around the country. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Steve Mittleman and John Debellis are veteran comedians from the 70s who have enjoyed a wide variety of success on the Tonight Show, D.C. Follies, movies and television shows when they aren't busy blaming each other for the downfall of the human race. In a "Just Ask the Question" special they join us to explain why it's all Mittleman's fault. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Adam Parkhomenko is a Democratic strategist who worked for the Hillary Clinton campaign. In this edition of "Just Ask the Question," he talks about the problems within the "weak" Democratic Party, how the path to defeating Trump in 2020 is narrowing and why the Democrats should pursue impeachment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

John Bennett is the Sr. White House Correspondent For CQ/ Roll Call. He has covered the Pentagon as well as the Obama and Trump administration. He sat down with "Just Ask The Question" to discuss the difficulties of covering the Donald J. Trump administration. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Randy Rainbow gained fame with his 2010 parody of Mel Gibson which went viral on YouTube and has garnered close to 200,000 views. He is one of the leading satirists of President Donald Trump and his parody of Kellyanne Conway, Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders and many others has gained him a large and loyal following. An accomplished singer, comedian and actor Randy is now on tour and we caught up with him at a D.C. show to find out what makes him tick... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sam Donaldson is one of the best known and considered one of the best reporters ever to cover the White House. He came to D.C. during John Kennedy's administration and has asked some of the toughest questions of every president beginning with President Johnson. His stated goal: "to find out what's really going on at the White House." In this edition of "Just Ask The Question," he tells us why Trump, "Believes the sun and moon revolves around him," and how he once asked Jimmy Carter to defend himself against charges that "Your administration is inept," while asking Ronald Reagan to defend the perception that there was "disarray in the White House." His autobiography "Hold On Mr. President" was a bestseller and you can catch his blog here: https://samdonaldsonlive.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Maryland's Senator Chris Van Hollen is among the first to call for Attorney General William Barr to resign. In this breaking edition of "Just Ask the Question," Van Hollen calls the actions of the U.S. Attorney General "Gross negligence", says you cannot trust President Donald Trump and talks about his questioning of Barr and the "gross deception" Barr gave in testimony to the U.S. Senate. Van Hollen goes further and says the U.S. must pass legislation to guarantee the 2020 election isn't hacked by Russians. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Carl Reiner is a name synonymous with comedy. A writer and actor on the Sid Caesar Hour and Your Show of Shows, Reiner became best known for producing, writing and occasionally acting in The Dick Van Dyke Show as Alan Brady. In this episode of "Just Ask The Question" Reiner talks about Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Mel Brooks, Al Capone, Mark Twain, Cary Grant and Steve Martin and his take on contemporary Washington politics. He is a recent author of "The Downing of Trump" and the author of several other books. All of them can be found at randomcontent.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Steve Mittleman is a veteran standup comic who has appeared in a variety of movies including Roxanne, The Out of Towners and Beer. He gained fame on several appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He has a well known public feud with fellow comic John Debellis. If anything goes wrong, it's always a good idea to blame Mittleman and we thought he'd be the perfect interview to take a break away from politics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

George Papadopoulos is a former adviser to Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign who pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI as part of the Robert Mueller investigation. He spent less than two weeks in detention and is now out and publicizing his new book about his time with Trump, his arrest, his plea deal and "The Jail Experience," as he described it. We had to ask him if he smoked pot... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Congressman John Yarmuth is the only Democratic member of the Kentucky delegation. He is a former newspaper editor, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, and a strong advocate for the Louisville, KY Metro area. He joins Just Ask The Question to talk about problems in the Democratic Party, President Trump, Kentucky basketball, and a smooth Kentucky bourbon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin stops by Just Ask The Question once again to talk to us about the House Judiciary Committee, possible presidential impeachment proceedings, the 2020 elections and Michael Cohen. Plus, why hypocrisy is the least of President Trump's problems. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.