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Brad Moss, a partner at Mark Zaid Plc., discusses the latest updates in the bank and tax fraud trial of Paul Manafort, where the accountant for President Trump’s former campaign chairman contradicted claims that Manafort’s former right-hand man went behind his back to hide his foreign assets. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Peter Barnes. Plus, Jennifer Dlouhy, Bloomberg News energy and environmental regulation reporter, discusses efforts by the Trump administration to undo President Obama’s auto-mileage rules by suspending required increases in vehicle fuel economy after 2020.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Whitelaw, Bloomberg News deputy managing editor, discusses reports that President Trump’s legal team is nearing an agreement with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team over an interview between Trump and Mueller. Plus, Zachary Tracer, Bloomberg News healthcare reporter, discusses why the Trump administration is embracing shot-term health plans, as the White House tries to expand alternatives to the Affordable Care Act. The plans have a history of consumer complaints and were originally indented for people who are in between jobs. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Peter Barnes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former federal prosecutor and Lowenstein Sandler special counsel Elie Honig discusses the second day of the Paul Manafort trial, which has been overshadowed by tweets from President Trump, comparing Paul Manafort’s legal situation to that of notorious gangster Al Capone. Plus, Jennifer Dlouhy, Bloomberg News energy and environmental regulation reporter, discusses acting EPA chief Andrew Wheeler’s first congressional testimony, where he showed lawmakers that he was continuing former director Scott Pruitt’s agenda, but without his headline-grabbing methods. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Peter Barnes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Benjamin Bain, Bloomberg News financial regulation reporter, discusses Valerie Szczepanik’s new role at the SEC, where she is now the top official overseeing the cryptocurrency industry. Plus, Robert Hockett, a professor at Cornell Law School, discusses why prosecutors have decided not to try former Jeffries Group managing director Jesse Litvak again after an appeals court freed him from a prison sentence. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Peter Barnes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter and English, discusses what to expect from former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort’s financial crimes trial, which is set to begin on Tuesday. Plus, Debra Katz, founding partner at Katz, Marshall & Banks, discusses sexual harassment accusations against CBS CEO Leslie Moonves, and what the company’s board will decide about Moonves’ future when they meet on Monday. She speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Greg Stohr. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elie Honig, special counsel at Lowenstein Sandler and a former federal prosecutor, discusses President Trump’s repeated denials that he knew about Donald Trump Jr’s 2016 meeting with Russians who were offering damaging information about Hillary Clinton. Andrew Harris and Jared Hopkins from Bloomberg News discuss how lawyers are set to benefit from a massive windfall if their suits against opioid producers are successful. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeffrey Cramer, managing director of the Berkley Research Group, discusses Republican efforts to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, a move that is opposed by House Speaker Paul Ryan. Plus, Bloomberg News contributor Nick Leiber discusses the thousands of lawyers, interpreters, and other professionals who are offering their expertise to fight Trump administration policies at no charge. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Peter Barnes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Appleby, Senior Director of International Migration Policy at the Center for Migration Studies, discusses the Thursday deadline facing the Trump administration to reunify families and children under five. Plus, Jennifer Daskal, professor at the American University Washington College of Law and senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses a new report out on Wednesday, which she co-authored, which details the rise in digital evidence requests from the federal government to technology companies. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter and English, discusses the delay in the start of Paul Manafort’s bank and tax fraud trial after defense lawyers for President Trump’s former campaign chairman said they didn’t have enough time to review documents that they had received from prosecutors. Plus, Thomas Russell, a professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, discusses why MGM is suing the victims of last year’s mass shooting in Las Vegas in an effort to block any potential compensation claims against the hotel chain.  They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Evan Weinberger, a reporter for Bloomberg Law, discusses President Trump’s nominee to run the CFPB, Kathy Kraninger, who faced a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday as an almost completely unknown public servant. Plus, Lawrence Zelenak, a tax professor at Duke Law School, discusses why four states in the Northeastern United States are suing the Trump administration for unfair bias in the state and local tax deductions laid out in the GOP tax plan, which went into law in late 2017. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Peter Barnes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.