After violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., left, and Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., join other senators January 6, 2021.

The Pro-Trump Insurrection; Sen. Cory Booker; The New Congress and Racial Justice; Ranked Choice Voting Explainer; Ask the Mayor

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 8, 2021

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Brandy Zadrozny, investigative reporter for NBC News, where she mostly covers misinformation, disinformation and extremism on the internet, talks about the events that led up to Wednesday's breach on the Capitol, and how the event is being viewed by Trump's most ardent supporters and far right activists.
  • Cory Booker, U.S. Senator (D, NJ), talks about Wednesday's attack on the U.S. Capitol and what comes next.
  • Listeners call in to share how they think the new Democratic Congress will be able to advance racial justice, plus talk about their priorities for the next Congress.
  • With ballots in the mail for the Queens 24 special election, the first in the city to use ranked choice voting, Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York, and Jagpreet Singh, lead organizer at Chhaya, explain how it works and answer your questions.
  • Bill de Blasio, New York City Mayor, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.

Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.

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