In the Wake of the Mueller Hearings; Rep. Jeffries on Mueller; Russia's Ongoing Election Interference; Andy Newman's Delivery Day

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 24, 2019

Coming up on today's show:

  • Washington bureau chief of Mother Jones and MSNBC analyst David Corn unpacks what we learned from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's testimony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
  • New York City Rep. Hakeem Jeffries — who sits on the House Judiciary committee and had the opportunity to question Mueller — discusses the hearings, and what could follow in the wake of Mueller's testimony.
  • Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, talks about Russia's ongoing election interference, and whether U.S. voting systems are secure ahead of the 2020 election. 
  • New York Times metro reporter Andy Newman discusses his recent reporting that DoorDash, a food delivery middle-man, hasn't been fair about the way its couriers are compensated. 

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