Does lying matter? Governor Whitmer interview, Justice Bolden interview

The panel discusses America’s culture of lying, as Republican Rep. George Santos takes office despite being caught lying about his college, work, being Jewish, and his own mother’s death. Plus, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer talks with co-host Kaitlin Collins about the double standard in the Brett Kavanaugh kidnap plot, and urges both parties to “Stand up” to violent Rhetoric. Co-host Poppy Harlow interviews Justice Kyra Harris Bolden, the first black woman justice to be sworn in on the Michigan State Supreme Court, about her career journey so far.

Also this morning: the suspect in the Idaho college killings is to appear in court; the suspect in the New York Times Square attack wrote about his desire to join the Taliban in his diary; Brazil’s Bolsonero flees to Florida as a new president takes over; kids are going viral after filming their parents reacting to fake celebrity deaths, and and Rolling Stone sparks debate with a “200 Best Singers” list.

Hosted by Don Lemon and Poppy Harlow.

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