With the White House in the background, President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg; Climate Change and New Jersey; A New Book on Trump's 'Big Lie'; Where Are You Moving?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 26, 2022

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Alvin Bragg, Manhattan district attorney, talks about the office's work on retail crime, the new sex crimes unit, issues of self-defense/stand your ground, and the announcement that the office overturned the conviction of the forgotten sixth person in the Central Park Five case. 

  • Ed Potosnak, executive director of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, talks about state policy responses to the extreme heat and strong storms in New Jersey, where last summer Hurricane Ida was blamed for 30 deaths.

  • Jonathan Lemire, host of “Way Too Early" on MSNBC, Politico White House bureau chief, and the author of the forthcoming The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020 (Flatiron Books, 2022), talks about his new book and related news.

  • It's moving season. Listeners call in to talk about where they're moving, and why they're moving. 

Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.

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