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Breaking Down the Impeachment; Debrief with Adam Schiff; Secrets and Sheriffs
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Jan 13, 2021
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Breaking Down the Impeachment; Debrief with Adam Schiff; Secrets and Sheriffs

We breakdown the (Second) Trump Impeachment, Speak with Democratic Representative Adam Schiff and delve in to the secret clubs within the LA County Sheriffs Department.

After the release of the Mueller report, 7 in 10 Democrats say the findings should lead to impeachment hearings in Congress against President Trump. In contrast, 91% of Republicans think it should not lead to such hearings.
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IMPEACHMENT: A LEGAL DISCUSSION

The House of Representatives meets today to debate one article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for inciting the violent insurrectionists that besieged Capitol Hill last week.

Guest:

  • Franita Tolson, Vice Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at the USC Gould School of Law

REP. SCHIFF WEIGHS IN ON A (SECOND) IMPEACHMENT

The House of Representatives spent much of the morning ...into the afternoon, debating whether to impeach President Trump for a second time. The vote came in just before 2 today with a 232 members, including 10 Republicans, supporting his removal from office. 197 were against.

Guest:

  • Rep. Adam Schiff, Democratic Representative 

REASSESSING SOCIAL MEDIA

Just days after rioters stormed the US capitol waving confederate flags... many in our country are looking around at where white supremacist or racist ideology has been hiding in plain sight. In California, that includes law enforcement. The Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board in the state Attorney General Office is recommending that California police agencies routinely check officers social media posts, computers and cell phones for racist, bigoted or offensive content. Melanie P. Ochoa is a senior staff attorney at ACLU Southern California… and a member of that advisory board.

Guest:

  • Melanie P. Ochoa, senior staff attorney at ACLU SoCal and member the Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board

CLIQUES, CLUBS, SECRETS AND THE LA COUNTY SHERIFF'S

A look into the investigation into a secret L.A. County Sheriffs Department clique of the past, known as "The Jump Out Boys." Although seven members of that clique were eventually fired back in 2013, a recent L.A. Times investigation found that four of those deputies were rehired over the years.

Guest:

  • Waylon Cunningham, L.A. Times special correspondent

ON THE LOT: Hollywood hits pause on political donations

In the wake of the January 6th attack on the US Capitol corporate America is voicing their response with their dollars. That includes some big names in Hollywood-- the Walt Disney company, AT&T, Comcast and the Motion Picture Association are just a handful who have paused political funding in the wake of the insurrection. For this and more it's time to go On The Lot.

Guest:

  • Rebecca Keegan, reporter at  Hollywood Reporter