Attorneys for the whistleblower who raised concerns about President Trump’s July phone call with the Ukrainian president are now representing a second whistleblower who reportedly has first-hand knowledge of what transpired this summer. The revelation added another twist to the fast-moving impeachment inquiry into Trump’s potential abuses of presidential power for political gain.
Meanwhile, in the Democratic primary race, issues of candidates’ age and health resurfaced when Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign confirmed Friday he had been hospitalized for a heart attack. To discuss these political developments, Jim Braude was joined by Michael Astrue, who served as counsel in both the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations, and served as commissioner of the Social Security Administration in both the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations; and Michael Curry, former president of the Boston NAACP and current chair of the national NAACP Advocacy & Policy Committee.
