Mea Culpa

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Today we welcome Malcolm Nance. Nance is a career US Navy terrorism intelligence collector, code breaker, and interrogator with wide-ranging field and combat experience in the Middle East and elsewhere. Nance is a counterterrorism analyst for MSNBC. And the author of numerous books including his latest, “They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency”. Today we are going to utilize Nance’s 30 years of experience in counter-terrorism to help us understand the wars raging in Gaza and Ukraine and how the US is managing those conflicts. So, let’s go now to that conversation. Get TWENTY PERCENT OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER RIGHT NOW at tommyjohn.com/COHEN Save TWENTY PERCENT on Second Skin at tommyjohn.com/COHEN See site for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back to our show, Dash Dobrofsky. Dash is a film producer and Tik-Toker with millions of monthly views. He’s also the authorand personality behind the best-selling newsletter ‘The Gen Z Perspective’— look for it on Substack. Today, we will be getting some of Dobrofsky’s valuable Gen Z perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back to our show, Dash Dobrofsky. Dash is a film producer and Tik-Toker with millions of monthly views. He’s also the author and personality behind the best-selling newsletter ‘The Gen Z Perspective’ look for it on Substack. Today, we will get some of Dobrofsky’s valuable Gen Z perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back to Mea Culpa the prolific, Jill Wine-Banks. Jill appears regularly as an MSNBC Legal Analyst. She has written numerous OpEds for NBC.com, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Politico, and the Huffington Post, to name a few. Wine-Banks was formerly a U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor specializing in Organized Crime. And was one of only three Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutors. She later wrote a book about it, “Watergate Girl …My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President”. And congratulations are in order, Jill’s popular intergenerational podcast with Victor Shi, called IGen Politics, just celebrated their 4th anniversary. And don’t miss her on the excellent podcast, “Sisters in Law”. We have a lot to discuss with Ms. Wine Banks. Thanks to Smileactives! Visit https://smileactives.com/cohen to get this exclusive offer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From our archives a very special guest, John Dean. For those of you who lived through Watergate, his name is synonymous with the political intrigue of the 1970’s. Dean served as White House Counsel for President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973. In that position, he became deeply involved in events leading up to the Watergate burglaries and the subsequent scandal and cover-up. Referred to as the "master manipulator of the cover-up" by the FBI, Dean’s testimony before the House was watched by some 80 million Americans. Granted immunity, Dean laid out in stunning detail and intricacy how the President not only knew about but orchestrated the break-in and burglary of the DNC. He ultimately was sentenced to one year in Federal Prison, but emerged from the experience as a changed and soulful individual. Dean renounced his former politics and started a second life as an author and speaker. He’s penned five books about Watergate and 10 books in total; including his most recent tome, Authoritarian Nightmare: Trump and his Followers. Dean is now the last man standing from that era, He is the last connection between this nation’s authoritarian past and present. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we welcome back to our show, political satirist and digital comedian, Walter Masterson, a progressive video content creator who has turned trolling the whole MAGA shit-show into an art form. The video he shot while working on the frontlines during the January 6th insurrection has been instrumental in helping the FBI apprehend rioters who were stupid enough to brag about their crimes on tape. Walt’s even brave enough to interact with users who both love and hate him on Twitch and Snapchat. Masterson has been trolling anti-abortion groups and been following the conversation happening now on college campuses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back to the show, Tony Schwartz. A former columnist for The New York Post, and associate editor at Newsweek, he was also a reporter for The New York Times, and staff writer at New York Magazine and Esquire. In 1985, Schwartz began interviewing Donald Trump to ghostwrite Trump: “The Art of the Deal” for which he was given co-author credit. Art of the Deal was published in 1987 and some say it’s what sold Trump to the public as a successful businessman. Tony is here today to talk about how Trump ticks and just how traumatizing his current legal predicaments are bound to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Glenn Kirschner - he’s an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst and the host of the popular podcast, Justice Matters. Drawing from his 30 years as a federal prosecutor, homicide prosecutor, and Army JAG, Kirschner is with us to help us make sense of Trump’s legal trials and errors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we welcome for the first time, Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps”Sullivan, the creators and stars of the popular podcast “I’ve Had It”. They first took the world by storm with their Bravo series “Sweet Home Oklahoma” — where they exported their idyllic hometown for all it was worth. Their brand is “no feelings spared” as they approach the burning issues of the moment. Or at least the issues that burn them the most. Don’t ask them to bring a casserole to your event or to celebrate international snow cone day with you, because they’ve HAD IT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we welcome back to the show, journalist and author, Dave Marcus. Soon after graduating from Brown, Marcus wrote an article for Vanity Fair. It was a look at the final months of his nefarious cousin Roy Cohn. The same Roy Cohn who was Donald Trump’s mentor and fixer. Since then, Dave has been warning Americans about the ways Cohn taught Trump to lie, steal, and misuse the judicial system. Marcus has written several books and shared the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, for a series about violence against women. Today, we will talk to Dave about how Trump is now mimicking Cohn’s lawless approach to the law in courtrooms across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest this week is my good friend, Joe Walsh. Joe is a podcaster, radio host, columnist, and Republican elected to the House of Representatives in 2011 from Illinois’s 8th District. He also ran for president and then blew up his life when he spoke out against the MAGA cult and gave Trump the two-finger salute. Be sure to check out Joe’s popular political podcast, “White Flag” with Joe Walsh wherever you get your podcast. Today Walsh is here to talk with us about the current state of the GOP and how we plan to save democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I welcome my friend Donny Deutsch, he’s a branding and marketing specialist and popular television personality on all the major networks. But look for him daily on “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. Deutsch is the former Chairman of the advertising firm Deutsch Inc. He has penned two business motivation books, “Often Wrong, Never in Doubt” and “THE BIG IDEA: How to Make Your Entrepreneurial Dreams Come True." Today we will be getting Donny’s take on MAGA politics and what’s left of the Trump brand. Save TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT for a limited time at www.tommyjohn.com/cohen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we welcome for the first time, Dan Alexander. Alexander is a senior editor at Forbes where he leads the magazine's coverage of Donald Trump. Twice a year Alexander is responsible for putting together Forbes estimate of Donald Trump's net worth. And we all know that’s a tough job. Alexander is also the author of White House, Inc.: How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency into a Business. He’s here to talk about Trump’s shifting finances and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My special guest today is my good friend, Lev Parnas. Lev is a Soviet-born businessman who along with Rudy Giuliani and Igor Fruman played a central role in the campaign to pressure Ukraine to investigate Trump’s political rivals…including the Biden’s. Parnas then worked with federal prosecutors to bring down both Giuliani and Trump. And ended up serving a 20-month sentence for crimes related. Lev’s written several books, including TRUMP FIRST: How the President and His Associates Turned Their Backs on Me and My Family” and his newest book, “Shadow Diplomacy” about how the world works for mob bosses like Trump. You might have seen Lev last week testifying brilliantly before the House Oversight Committee. He’s here to talk with us about that and more.Thanks to Tommy John! Save 25% SITEWIDE at https://TommyJohn.com/COHEN Thanks to Smileactives! Visit https://smileactives.com/cohen to get this exclusive offer! Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PoliticalBeatdown Add the NEW Mea Culpa podcast feed: https://linktr.ee/meaculpapod Support Michael’s Legal Fund: http://donald4prison.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome to the show for the first-time, journalist and political commentator, John Avlon. Avlon is a senior political analyst and anchor at CNN and was the editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast from 2013 to 2018. Avlon is also a Democrat running for a House Seat in New York’s 1st Congressional District, and he’s here to talk about the issues surrounding the 2024 election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we welcome back to our show, Bakari Sellers, a CNN political commentator who made history as the youngest-ever member of the South Carolina State Legislature at just 22. Sellers has been named one of the nation's most influential African Americans and became a New York Times best-selling author with his memoir, “My Vanishing Country”. Sellers is known for his sharp political and social analysis informed by his first-hand experience both inside the Democratic Party and as a practicing lawyer and lobbyist. You can listen to Sellers weekly on his excellent podcast “The Ringer”. And watch out for his new book coming out in April, the Moment…Let’s go now to my conversation with Bakari Sellers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is our good friend and legal expert, Harry Litman. Harry is law professor and political commentator on MSNBC, CNN and CBS News. He’s also the senior legal affairs columnist for the LA Times. Litman is a former U.S. Attorney and Deputy Assistant Attorney General. Be sure to catch his excellent show, “Talking Feds” wherever you get your podcasts. Today Harry is going to help explain the good, bad, and ugly rulings in Trump’s multiple court battles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome to our show for the first time, Dave Aronberg, the State Attorney for Palm Beach County, Florida, AKA “the Florida Lawman”. Aronberg is a former member of the Florida Senate. He was elected in 2002 as the Senate’s youngest member and served for eight years. In his role as the Florida Attorney General’s “Drug Czar,” Aronberg led an anti-pill mill initiative that helped clean up the pain clinic industry and reduce the number of deaths from oxycodone abuse. Aronberg frequently appears on national television as a legal commentator. His passion is to speak out on criminal justice issues and that’s exactly why he’s here with us today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back to the show, our good friend Joe Trippi. The New Republic heralded him as the man who “reinvented campaigning,” Trippi pioneered bringing politics into the digital age and has added his expertise to the Lincoln Project arsenal. Trippi has worked for Democrats for over four decades. He has served as an on-air political analyst for MSNBC/NBC, CBS Evening News, FOX News, and CNN. His weekly podcast is “That Trippi Show”. Today we will speak with Joe about the upcoming election and how we can keep our democracy intact. Thanks to Smileactives! Visit https://smileactives.com/cohen to get this exclusive offer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back our great friend, Norm Eisen. Eisen is a CNN Legal Analyst and the founder and executive chair of “States United Democracy Center”, a nonpartisan organization advancing free, fair, and secure elections. His articles for the Brookings Institute and elsewhere have made the case for why Trump and his band of criminal conspiracists represented a clear and present danger to democracy. He’s also the former Obama Ethics Czar and Ambassador to the Czech Republic. I’m looking forward to Norm’s take on the election and all of Trump’s legal woes. Get 20% off your order at tommyjohn.com/cohen Save 20% on Second Skin at tommyjohn.com/cohen See site for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest this week is legal expert, Renato Mariotti. Mariotti is an accomplished trial attorney and former federal prosecutor. He is also a legal analyst and commentator on CNN and he appears regularly on MSNBC, WGN, CNBC, ABC News, and PBS. He is the Legal Affairs Columnist for POLITICO Magazine and has written for publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Time magazine to name a few. Today, Mariotti is here to help us make sense of Trump’s complex legal issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mea Culpa welcomes Donny Deutsch, he’s a branding and marketing specialist and popular television personality on all the major networks. But look for him daily on “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. Deutsch is the former Chairman of the advertising firm Deutsch Inc. He has penned two business motivation books, “Often Wrong, Never in Doubt” and “THE BIG IDEA: How to Make Your Entrepreneurial Dreams Come True. Today we will be getting Donny’s take on MAGA politics and what’s left of the Trump brand. Thanks to Smileactives! Visit smileactives.com/cohen to get this exclusive offer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mea Culpa welcomes another mighty Meidas Touch team member, Michael Popok, host of Legal AF. He is the Executive Managing Partner of the New York City Office of the firm Zumpano Patricios & Popok. His national litigation, white collar and trial practice is based in New York and South Florida. Michael has over 30 years of experience as an accomplished trial attorney strategist. Most recently serving as a Managing Director and Deputy General Counsel of a Wall Street global financial services firm, responsible for all of its litigation, trial, arbitration, investigatory, and employment matters. We are here to get his hot take on all of Trump's legal troubles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mea Culpa welcomes back our good friend Elie Honig, acclaimed author of the National Bestsellers “Untouchable, How Powerful People Get Away With It”. And “Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr broke the prosecutor's code and corrupted the Justice Department”. You might also know Honig from his popular podcasts, “Up Against the Mob” and “Cafe Brief”. Honig is a CNN Senior Legal Analyst and a former federal and state prosecutor, here to talk about the latest developments in Trump’s various trials and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mea Culpa welcomes back to the show one of our most fascinating guests… Malcolm Nance is a career US Navy terrorism intelligence collector, code breaker, and interrogator with wide-ranging field and combat experience in the Middle East and elsewhere around the world. Nance is a counterterrorism analyst for MSNBC. And the author of numerous books including his latest, “They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency”. Today we are going to utilize Nance’s 30 years of experience in counter-terrorism to help us understand the wars raging in Gaza and Ukraine and how the US is managing those conflicts. Visit smileactives.com/cohen Today to receive a special Buy One Get One Free offer with Auto Delivery plus Free Shipping & Handling. Terms and conditions apply. See the site for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome my good friend, Fred Guttenberg back to our show. Fred became an anti-gun violence activist when his beautiful 14-year-old daughter Jaime was murdered in a mass shooting at Parkland High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on February 14, 2018. His son, Jesse, also a student at the school survived. And since Fred has become one of the strongest voices for gun safety in the country. He has sued gun manufacturers, worked with members of Congress on legislation, and advocated against the NRA. And Fred has spoken at countless events and on-air, having to relive his daughter’s murder in hopes of creating change for all of our children. He’s written two great books, “Find the Helpers” and “American Carriage”, and Fred’s here today to tell us how it’s going on the front lines of the gun safety debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mea Culpa welcomes back Rick Wilson, longtime Republican political strategist turned Lincoln Project co-founder and zealous anti-Trump activist. You can find his weekly editorials in The Daily Beast. Wilson has also been published in The Washington Post, Politico, The Hill, and Rolling Stone to name a few, He makes regular appearances on CNN and MSNBC Also, Wilson’s #1 New York Times, best-seller, “Everything Trump Touches Dies” literally defined the Trump era. Today, Wilson will discuss everything from Tucker Carlson in Russia to MAGA’s most recent shenanigans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a great honor to host our next guest: You may know Elliot Williams as a legal analyst on CNN. And as a host on SiriusXM’s nonpartisan talk radio network. But Williams has worked at the highest levels of government and was counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee. He has served in both Democratic and Republican-led administrations. And has also been a career federal prosecutor. His impressive list of accomplishments in the legal field is too long to list here, but his experience working in all three branches of government makes him an expert on our current political, and cultural situation. Williams is here today to break down Trump’s many legal entanglements. SAVE 25%, FOR a LIMITED TIME at https://TommyJohn.com/COHEN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a really special interview, Mea Culpa is pleased to welcome Pam Hemphill to our show, the one-time “MAGA Grandma” from Idaho who stormed the Capitol on J6. She later turned herself in and went to prison for 60 days while battling cancer. Along the way, Hemphill woke up and rejected Trump and the MAGA movement. Realizing it was a cult and that she had been brainwashed. Pam even told Trump to stop using her story as a fundraising tool. And has since become an outspoken advocate for Democracy and recovering Trumpers. Hemphill is a self-proclaimed citizen journalist, who once reported on the likes of Anti-government militant, Ammon Bundy. Today, she’s an Alcohol and Drug counselor and proud cancer survivor. Join us for Michale's interview with Pam Hemphill. Visit smileactives.com/cohen Today to receive a special Buy One Get One Free offer with Auto Delivery plus Free Shipping & Handling. Terms and conditions apply. See the site for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a great honor to have my busy friend, George Conway on the show. Conway, a brilliant lawyer, writer, and political commentator is now a fixture on news programs, on MSNBC, NBC, and CNN. He’s also one of the founders of the Lincoln Project, a conservative who crossed over for the good of the country, Conway has been a very effective thorn in the former president’s side. George is here to talk about Trump’s legal challenges and why the truth matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of our favorite guests is on today, Scott Dworkin, Dworkin an intrepid journalist with a long history of standing up to corrupt leaders. He co-founded the Democratic Coalition and is the host of the Dworkin Report and The Dworkin Daily podcast. Dworkin has worked with 100’s of political campaigns and progressive organizations and he’s here today to share his insights as we head into the early days of the 2024 election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael LaRosa was Press Secretary to the First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, and Special Assistant to the President until 2022. LaRosa is a frequent commentator on CNN, MSNBC, and ABC… providing analysis of Congress, campaigns, and elections. Michael is also a Partner at Ballard, referred to as "the most powerful" Strategic Services, Governmental, and Public Affairs firm in Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mea Culpa welcomes Victor Shi, the youngest elected Delegate for Joe Biden in 2020, he is a former White House Intern, and the co-host of the iGen Politics Podcast with the distinguished Jill Wine-Banks. Shi is also a writer, speaker, organizer, activist, and a junior at UCLA, majoring in American Literature and Culture. His on-air commentary and interviews have been seen on MSNBC, CNN, NBC, PBS Newshour, ABC, the Daily Herald, and the Chicago Tribune. His op-eds have been published in Newsweek, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, CNN, USA Today, The Hill, and International Business Times. This kid is unstoppable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we welcome to the show, Professor Ray Brescia, the Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life at Albany Law School. He has been featured on the LA Times, the Washington Post, and the Hill to name a few. His profile in The New York Times was entitled; Big Cases, Small Pay, and a Lawyer Happy with Both. Brescia is the author of The Future of Change: How Technology Shapes Social Revolutions and several other fascinating titles, including his latest, “Lawyer Nation, the Past, Present and Future of the American Legal Profession. Visit smileactives.com/cohen Today to receive a special Buy One Get One Free offer with Auto Delivery plus Free Shipping & Handling. Terms and conditions apply. See the site for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are really glad to bring our old friend Harry Litman back on the show. Litman is the former US Attorney and Deputy Assistant Attorney General. And is currently the legal affairs columnist for the Los Angeles Times and a professor of Constitutional Law at UCLA and UCSD. Harry can be seen as a legal and political commentator on CBS, NPR MSNBC, and CNN. Litman is also the creator and host of the Talking Feds Podcast. You’d be smart to subscribe to the “Talking Feds” YouTube channel. New episodes are posted daily. But today Harry is here to give us the rundown on all the legal battles Trump is facing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we welcome back our good friend Tara Setmayer from the Lincoln Project. Setmayer is a former CNN political commentator, a contributor to ABC News, and a former GOP Communications Director on Capitol Hill. Tara has appeared on ABC's The View, Good Morning America, and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher. In 2020, she joined The Lincoln Project as a senior advisor and now hosts the live show "The Breakdown" alongside co-founder Rick Wilson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back to the show, Tony Schwartz. A former columnist for The New York Post, and associate editor at Newsweek, he was also a reporter for The New York Times and a staff writer at New York Magazine and Esquire. In 1985, Schwartz began interviewing Donald Trump to ghostwrite Trump: “The Art of the Deal” for which he was given co-author credit. Art of the Deal was published in 1987; some say it sold Trump to the public as a successful businessman. Today, Tony will help us understand more fully who Trump was back then and who he has become. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today is historian and cultural critic, Ruth Ben-Ghiat. She is the author of the acclaimed book, “ Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present and the focus of her work has been on Authoritarianism, Propaganda, and how to protect Democracy. Ben-Ghiat is a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University. And a regular contributor on CNN, The Washington Post and MSNBC. Check out her newsletter, entitled, LUCID where she reports on the threats to democracy around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here with an end-of-year wrap-up is our good friend, Norm Eisen. Eisen is a CNN Legal Analyst and the founder and executive chair of “States Unite Democracy Center”, a nonpartisan organization advancing free, fair, and secure elections. His articles for the Brookings Institute and elsewhere have made the case for why Trump and his band of criminal conspiracists represented a clear and present danger to democracy. He’s also the former Obama Ethics Czar and Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Listen in to Norm’s predictions for 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mea Culpa welcomes my friend, Lev Parnas to the show. Lev is a Soviet-born businessman who along with Rudy Giuliani and Igor Fruman played a central role in the campaign to pressure Ukraine to investigate Trump’s political rivals…including Hunter Biden. Parnas was thrown into Trump's first impeachment drama, but he ended up working with federal prosecutors against Giuliani and the former president. Parnas served a 20-month sentence for Campaign Finance, Wire Fraud, And False Statements Offenses. Lev’s explosive new memoir, TRUMP FIRST: How the President and his associates turned their backs on me and my family” is out now and it promises to be a great read. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This holiday we are bringing you something different, over the last few years I’ve had the great pleasure of interviewing three different Congressmen, the Constitutional scholar, Jamie Raskin of Maryland, Tennessee’s first Jewish Congressman, Steve Cohen, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the first Indian American Congressmen to represent Illinois. These three brilliant Democrats represent the exceptional diversity not just in the party, but in our great nation. We hope you enjoy these insightful segments from those pivotal interviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is our old friend Frank Figliuzzi. Frank is a former assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI, where he served for 25 years as a special agent and directed all espionage investigations across the entire government. Frank is a regular contributor for NBC News and MSNBC, and also the author of the national bestseller “The FBI Way: Inside the Bureau’s Code of Excellence.” Frank’s here with insights into what the MAGA American terrorists might do if Trump is kicked off the ballot… and so much more. Check out Frank's new YouTube Channel, Frankly Speaking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are bringing you something special. This is part two of a live show with guest Katie Phang, recorded on December 9th at the City Winery in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are bringing you something special. This is part one of a live show with guest Katie Phang, recorded on December 9th at the City Winery in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back to Mea Culpa the prolific, Jill Wine-Banks. Jill is currently an MSNBC Legal Analyst, appearing regularly on primetime and daytime shows. Jill has written numerous OpEds for NBC.com, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Politico, and the Huffington Post to name a few. Wine- Banks was at one time a prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice in DC, specializing in Organized Crime. And one of only three Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutors and later wrote a book about it, “Watergate Girl …My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back to the show, podcaster, radio host, and columnist Joe Walsh. Walsh was elected to the House of Representatives in 2011 from Illinois’s 8th District. He also ran for president and then blew up his life when he spoke out against the MAGA cult and gave Trump the bird. Walsh is here to talk with us about saving the democracy we both hold so dear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back to our show, Tristan Snell, a lawyer and legal commentator featured on MSNBC and NPR, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. He served as Assistant Attorney General for New York State, where he led the investigation and prosecution of Trump University. Today, he manages Main Street Law. And you can check out his genius content on Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and Twitter. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/cohen today to get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices