Laura Coates Live
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Laura Coates sparks unique conversations and covers the most interesting stories of the day through a news, legal and pop culture lens.
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Nov 25, 2025 • 47min
Bondi Vows Legal Action Over Dismissal Of Comey & James Cases
A major black eye for Trump’s DOJ after a judge tosses the cases against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James over an embarrassing mistake. Plus, the Pentagon singles out Sen. Mark Kelly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 22, 2025 • 46min
MAGA Rep. Greene Resigning After Trump Called Her A “Traitor”
In a shock resignation, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling it quits just days after President Trump called her a traitor. Plus, in a stunning meeting at the White House, President Trump praises Zohran Mamdani. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 21, 2025 • 48min
Trump Accuses Dems Of “Seditious Behavior, Punishable By Death”
President Donald Trump has yet again suggested that his political opponents deserve to be executed. And yet again, he’s basing this argument on a rather novel legal theory and a dubious interpretation of the facts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 20, 2025 • 47min
Bondi On Releasing The Epstein Files: “We Will Follow The Law”
President Donald Trump said on social media tonight that he has signed the bill that directs the Department of Justice to publicly release all its Jeffrey Epstein-related files. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 19, 2025 • 47min
Congress Greenlights Bill Forcing Trump To Release Epstein Files
The Senate has unanimously agreed to pass the House-backed bill forcing the Justice Department to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files as soon as it’s received from the chamber. Majority leader John Thune said that would happen tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 18, 2025 • 47min
Trump Now Backs Epstein Vote
Speaker Mike Johnson signaled he could support a bill on releasing the files if changes were made to some provisions in the Senate. GOP Senate leader John Thune is still mulling whether to schedule a vote, a source said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 15, 2025 • 45min
Trump Orders DOJ To Investigate Epstein Ties To Democrats
President Donald Trump said Friday he will ask Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to many other high-profile figures, in an extraordinary step that comes just days after Democrats released emails from the late Epstein that mention him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 14, 2025 • 48min
DOJ’s No. 2 Says “Epstein’s Estate Hid” Emails For Years
House Speaker Mike Johnson decided to quickly schedule a House vote on an effort to force the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein case files once the calculation was made that it couldn’t be stopped. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 13, 2025 • 46min
WH: New Epstein Emails Prove Trump Did Nothing Wrong
The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released an additional 20,000 pages of documents the GOP-led panel received from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender whose death by suicide spawned intense scrutiny of the high-profile people he knew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 12, 2025 • 46min
Trump Rejects Worries Over Rising Costs
Congress is moving quickly to pass a funding package that would end the longest federal shutdown in the nation’s history. Plus, Trump was discussing the issue of “affordability” after Democrats won state and local elections Tuesday in part by campaigning on the cost of living. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
