Former U.S. Attorney Joe DiGenova joined Brian and Larry on Mornings On The Mall

Mornings on the Mall
Monday, September 28, 2015
Hosts: Brian Wilson and Larry O’Connor

5am – A/B/C John Boehner is stepping down – What should be the priority of the next speaker? We take your calls!

5am – D The Chairman of Metro’s Board of Directors has a conflict of interest:
The District’s inspector general has filed an ethics complaint against the chairman of Metro’s governing board, alleging that he violated conflict-of-interest rules in serving as a paid adviser to a company that has done tens of millions of dollars in contract work for the transit agency, according to a member of the board’s ethics committee. Mortimer L. Downey, who joined the Metro board as a representative of the federal government in 2010 and became chairman this year, has made no secret of his lucrative ties to the engineering company Parsons Brinckerhoff, which has been paid $81 million in recent years to manage Metro’s capital improvements program. The company, which also had a major role in designing and building the troubled Silver Spring Transit Center, has been sued by Metro and Montgomery County over alleged problems with the three-story transit hub.
5am – E – Hillary Clinton discusses her email scandal on Meet The Press
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is defending the use of her private email server while she was Secretary of State. Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Clinton said the server was used previously by her husband. Bill Clinton is blaming Republicans and the media for the controversy.

6am – A/B/C Are Smartphones making your kids stupid? We take your calls!

6am – D – John Boehner is stepping down – WHO should replace him? We take your calls!
6am – E 2016 Update – Jeb Bush faces fundraising challenges, Carly Fiorina takes on Planned Parenthood supporters face-to-face and Ben Carson says the media cares more about his Muslim President crack than Americans do.

7am – A/B – INTERVIEW – Former US Attorney Joe DiGenova – TOPICS – Clinton email and the Benghazi investigation

7am – C – New Daily Show host debuts tonight – Trevor Noah

7am – D INTERVIEW – Former Rep. Mike Rogers – Former Chair, Hou8se Intelligence Committee – TOPICS – Boehner stepping down, Obama/Putin meeting today in NYC
7am – E – GROSS ALERT – A Congressman drank Pope Francis’ leftover water at the Capitol… And Larry tells his story of once drinking Diana Ross’ vodka
8am – A/B/C – Trump teases his new tax plan on 60 Minutes – What do you think? We take your calls!

Donald Trump wants to raise taxes on the “very wealthy” and reduce the number of “unfair deductions” so that the middle class and corporations pay less in federal taxes, he said in an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday evening. The Republican presidential candidate plans to release his tax proposal at a news conference Monday morning in New York. Trump said that he wants to provide “a substantial reduction for the middle-income people” because they are “being absolutely decimated,” and he said he wants to reduce corporate income taxes to encourage companies to grow and create jobs. Meanwhile, he would raise taxes on “some very wealthy” people, and he will eliminate or change “unfair deductions” that favor the wealthy.
8am – D INTERVIEW – STEPHEN DINAN – Washington Times political editor – TOPIC – Boehner steps down
8am = E – Metro Conflict of Interest –
The District’s inspector general has filed an ethics complaint against the chairman of Metro’s governing board, alleging that he violated conflict-of-interest rules in serving as a paid adviser to a company that has done tens of millions of dollars in contract work for the transit agency, according to a member of the board’s ethics committee. Mortimer L. Downey, who joined the Metro board as a representative of the federal government in 2010 and became chairman this year, has made no secret of his lucrative ties to the engineering company Parsons Brinckerhoff, which has been paid $81 million in recent years to manage Metro’s capital improvements program. The company, which also had a major role in designing and building the troubled Silver Spring Transit Center, has been sued by Metro and Montgomery County over alleged problems with the three-story transit hub.