National Politics; Jumaane Williams; Trump, Inc.; Sally Kohn

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 9, 2018

On today's show:

  • Washington Post senior political reporter Aaron Blake and Politico trade reporter Megan Cassella talk about the latest in national news;

  • City Council Member Jumaane Williams (Brooklyn 45th) discusses the NYPD's response where officers fatally shot Saheed Vassel, and his run for lieutenant governor of New York;

  • Andrea Bernstein, senior editor for politics and policy for WNYC news and co-host of the Trump, Inc. podcast , and Eric Umansky, deputy managing editor of ProPublica and editor of the Trump, Inc. podcast , talk about the latest episode of their investigative podcast -- produced in partnership with ProPublica -- that looks into the president's businesses and give the listeners their crowdsourcing assignment.

  • CNN's Sally Kohn on her new book, The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity.

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