Barr's Press Conference; Waiting for the Full Report; Reefer, Managed

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 18, 2019

Coming up on today's show:

  • Breakdown and analysis of Attorney General William P. Barr's news conference with Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, and Jessica Roth, professor of law at Cardozo School of Law and former federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
  • Listeners call in and reflect on our "Reefer, Managed" series, specifically on whether they've changed their mind on the question of legalization vs. decriminalization.
  • Continued Mueller Report coverage with Andrew Prokop, senior correspondent at Vox, and Jonathan Lemire, AP White House Reporter. 

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