Legal analyst Joe diGenova, Virginia political analyst Dr. Stephen Farnsworth, and D.C. councilmember and D.C. Metro Board chair Jack Evans joined WMAL on Monday!

Mornings on the Mall

Monday, July 23, 2018

Hosts: Mary Walter and Vince Coglianese

Executive Producer: Heather Hunter

5am – A/B/C Being 30 then and now (Axios) – In the mid-to-late-20th century, the American economy and culture were ripe for 30-year-old men, who — more than European and Japanese — typically landed well-paid careers, bought homes, and supported large families. But since then, getting ahead has become much harder.

5am – D Trump signals consequences for Michael Cohen over secret recording (New York Times) – President Trump lashed out at his longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, on Saturday, suggesting that there could be legal consequences for Mr. Cohen’s decision to record a discussion they had two months before the 2016 election about paying a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Mr. Trump.  “Inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer’s office (early in the morning) — almost unheard of,” Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter. “Even more inconceivable that a lawyer would tape a client — totally unheard of & perhaps illegal. The good news is that your favorite President did nothing wrong!”

5am – E Noncitizen immigrants find it easy to register to vote, cast ballots (Washington Times) – Abdel showed up at his local Pennsylvania motor vehicle office to take his driver’s license test — and walked out having registered to vote, even though he is not a citizen.  He said his command of English isn’t good and the computer system was unclear, but he somehow managed to sign up even though he knew he shouldn’t.  Then there was Angelo, who figured he could vote because he joined the U.S. military, even though he wasn’t a citizen. He, too, signed up at the Pennsylvania motor vehicle bureau and registered as a Democrat. He then voted nearly every year from 2001 through 2014.

6am – A/B/C Jake Tapper grills Carter Page on FISA application: ‘You did advise the Kremlin’ (Mediaite) – Carter Page appeared on CNN for an interview with Jake Tapper Sunday morning after the Justice Department released its FISA warrant application to surveil the former Trump campaign adviser.  Tapper kicked off the interview by asking Page about one of the more explosive sections of the application, which said the FBI believed Page had been “collaborating and conspiring with the Russian government,” and referred to him as “an agent of a foreign power.”

6am – D Trump looms large in first faceoff between Sen. Kaine and Corey Stewart (Washington Post) – Sen. Tim Kaine and Republican challenger Corey Stewart clashed sharply on immigration, Russia and the economy Saturday in their first debate of the U.S. Senate race in Virginia but underlying it all was President Trump.  Stewart, chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, is running as a Trump acolyte who can fire up hardcore conservatives. Kaine is seeking a second term and a chance for redemption after Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton with the senator as her vice-presidential pick.

6am – E James Comey warns Democrats against socialism: ‘Please, please don’t lose your minds’ (Fox News) – Former FBI Director James Comey waded back into the political fray on Twitter Sunday, warning Democrats not to “rush to the socialist left” in upcoming elections.  “Democrats, please, please don’t lose your minds,” Comey wrote. “This president and his Republican Party are counting on you to do exactly that. America’s great middle wants sensible, balanced, ethical leadership.”

6am – F Hollywood News:

• Mob gets filmmaker to apologize for suggesting lefties read Ben Shapiro (The Federalist) – Mark Duplass is a filmmaker and actor darling of the indie scene best known for playing the hilariously narcissistic Peter Eckhart on FX’s “The League.” He is also very clearly of the Left. On July 18 he tweeted, “Fellow Liberals: If you are interested at all in ‘crossing the aisle’ you should consider following @benshapiro. I don’t agree with him on much but he’s a genuine person who once helped me for no other reason than to be nice. He doesn’t bend the truth. His intentions are good.”  This tweet, sent amid a “do a good deed every day” challenge, received so much hate for merely asking people to consider opposing political ideas that Mark deleted it and issued an apology: “Genuinely appreciate all of your comments. My goal is to create further understanding of each other’s positions. If we ‘vote them out’ without any attempt to understand, they’ll likely just vote us out next time the same way. That said, I hear your points. Best to all of you.”

• James Gunn fired as director of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ (Hollywood Reporter) – James Gunn is exiting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.  The move comes after conservative personalities resurfaced old tweets Thursday in which the filmmaker joked about controversial topics such as pedophilia and rape. Gunn has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump.  “The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James’ Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our studio’s values, and we have severed our business relationship with him,” Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn said in a statement Friday.

7am – A/B INTERVIEW – Joe diGenova – legal analyst and former US Attorney to the District of Columbia – discussed FISA warrant and Carter Page   

7am – C Trump tweets explosive threat to Iran (CNN) – President Donald Trump issued a furious, all-caps challenge to the Iranian regime late Sunday night, warning that any threats to the US would be met with unspecified dire consequences.  The tirade — apparently in response to earlier remarks by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, who warned the US that war with Tehran would be the “mother of all wars” — signaled an immediate escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran.  “To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!” Trump tweeted after returning to the White House from a weekend at his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey.

7am – D Hillary Clinton bashes Trump on immigration, Helsinki summit at OZY Fest in New York City (Fox News) – Saturday in the park with Hillary Clinton turned out to be a chance to listen to the former Democratic presidential nominee take aim, once again, at President Donald Trump.  Clinton’s appearance in New York City’s Central Park came during OZY Fest 2018, a two-day music and culture event sponsored by Ozy, a digital media organization.  In a live discussion in the park’s Rumsey Playfield, Clinton sat down with Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs and founder of Emerson Collective, a nonprofit advocate of liberal causes that led the event, Business Insider reported.

7am – E Jeanine Pirro says Whoopi Goldberg fight helped book hit No. 1: Don’t ‘feel sorry for me’ (People) – Jeanine Pirro isn’t mad at Whoopi Goldberg following their explosive fight during Thursday’s episode of The View — instead, she’s actually thankful.  During the opening segment of Pirro’s Fox News show Justice with Judge Jeanine on Saturday, Pirro, 67, didn’t waste any time before addressing the headline-making incident, which escalated when the conservative TV personality accused Goldberg of having “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”  Addressing what happened following the heated debate, Pirro claimed she “was cursed at and I and my team were thrown out of the building 

8am – A INTERVIEW – Dr. Stephen Farnsworth – Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA – discussed Virginia senate debate between Sen. Kaine and Corey Stewart  

8am – B/C INTERVIEW – Jack Evans – D.C. councilmember and D.C. Metro board chair – discussed D.C. Metro Union strike threat       

8am – D/E Being 30 then and now (Axios) – In the mid-to-late-20th century, the American economy and culture were ripe for 30-year-old men, who — more than European and Japanese — typically landed well-paid careers, bought homes, and supported large families. But since then, getting ahead has become much harder.