The Former President on Trial in Manhattan; Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani on the State Budget; Doris Kearns Goodwin's Personal Take on History

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, with lawyers Christopher Kise and Alina Habba, attends the closing arguments in the Trump Organization civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court.

Coming up on today's show:

  • Catherine Christian, former assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's office, previews jury selection and the trial of former president Trump in Manhattan.
  • Zohran K. Mamdani, New York State assembly member (D, D-36, Queens), comments on the sticking points preventing New York State from passing its annual budget as well as his initiative to expand the fare-free bus proposal in light of congestion pricing.
  • Doris Kearns Goodwin, presidential historian, author of many books, including Team of Rivals and her latest, An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s (Simon & Schuster, 2024), writes about the life and times she shared with her late husband, Dick Goodwin, a speechwriter and advisor to JFK, RFK and LBJ.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.