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The Politics Podcast with Richard Painter

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CERL - CREW Report details how Attorney General Bill Barr had done very little as AG other than to promote the political fortunes of one Donald Trump. Read here: https://www.law.upenn.edu/institutes/cerl/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Congress passed the Hatch Act to keep presidents from making the White House and government into props for political campaigns. Now they need the guts to see it through in Trumplandia.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
SCOTUS’ Last Day Before Break Was a Doozy! Painter reviews the dramatic Supreme Court occurrences at their last session before they exit DC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Trump's Tax returns are back in the news as emoluments cases get a big refresh from the courts, and tragic death counts that way surpass that of the Vietnam WarSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Don’t Let COVID-19 Collapse the Constitution See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Socialism and social Democrat creeps into our election rhetoric, again. Richard connects the dots from Roosevelt to 2020.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Professor Painter does a play-by-play of Trump's rampage against defenders of the Constitution and offers advice to Democrats running for the White House which is an unusual move for a former member of the GOPSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Professor Painter says there is more to investigate in the Ukraine Affair. John Bolton needs to testify about what he knowsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Richard says Chief Justice Roberts demands a Senate call witnesses or declare a mistrial.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Trump mentally unfit to stand trial can be positioned that he is unfit as President. That would give GOP Senators a way to vote Donald J. out of office.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Painter continues his crusade to protect the rule of law in the U.S. Republic, while things get personal in the Twitter-sphere. Plus, he gives us another preview of his book, American Nero.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This is NOT Painter's way of apologizing for the Iranians for their terrorist acts around the world. The questions he ponders, when should we be killing them or waging attacks against them? What's the timing of this attack? Painter wants a bi-partisan examination of the War Powers Act so no one, a Democrat, Republicancan be the solely responsible for Americans dying overseas or at home.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
And a review of Richard's new bookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Richard Painter on the articles of impeachment and there are things worse than a President Pence.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Richard has terse words about Jonathan Turley and he ponders whether the GOP will do the right thing, or will the Senate majority go down with Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Richard outlines all the work that needs to be done to make sure we don’t become a country ruled by conservative religious hucksters and oligarchs.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
If You’re OK With Emoluments Clause Violations How Do You Feel About Trump’s UnChristian Action’s?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.