Mueller's Testimony Preview; Democrats Shift Focus; Mueller Report Reading; Your Questions for Mueller; Call-in: Boris Johnson

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 23, 2019

Coming up on today's show:

Ari Melber, MSNBC’s chief legal correspondent and the host of The Beat discusses how the Mueller hearing is likely to pan out.
Niels Lesniewski, senior writer for Roll Call and Congressional Quarterly Now, and Heather Caygle, congressional reporter for Politico, review recent legislative achievements of House Democrats amid media rancor caused by Democratic in-fighting and inflammatory rhetoric from President Trump.
Every day until the Mueller testimony on July 24th, Brian and a guest read aloud from, and explain, one important passage from the report. Today, he's joined by Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz, the hosts of WNYC's Trump, Inc. podcast.
Darren Samuelsohn, senior White House Reporter for Politico, previews Wednesday's congressional hearings at which former special counsel Robert Mueller will testify.
Pro-brexiter Boris Johnson has been selected as Prime Minister for the UK. Yasmeen Serhan, London-based staff-writer for The Atlantic covering Europe discusses what this means for the future of the country. We talk to citizens and expats of the UK to discuss thoughts about Johnson's ascension to Prime Minister and Britain's future.

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