Mueller Report Updates; New York's Final Round of Budget Talks; Closing Rikers Means Bigger Jails in the Boroughs; The Media and the Mueller Investigation
The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 26, 2019
Coming up on today's show:
- Darren Samuelsohn, senior White House Reporter at Politico, talks about the latest news surrounding the conclusion of the Mueller investigation.
- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo talks about key parts of the New York State budget, including criminal justice reform, ahead of the April 1 deadline--plus other statewide news.
- The land use process for the new borough-based jails is starting, with some opposition to the need for bigger jails in the boroughs (except Staten Island). Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project staff writer, reports on the issues at stake, while Judge Jonathan Lippman, chair of the Independent Commission (to close Rikers) and former New York State chief judge, and now of counsel at Latham & Watkins, explains the need to close Rikers. Plus, Nancy Kong, president of Chatham Towers, co-founder of Neighbors United Below Canal, talks about her objection to the City's plans for the Manhattan jail at 80 Centre Street.
- Margaret Sullivan, media columnist with The Washington Post, discusses media coverage of the Mueller Investigation.
