al franken and, michael steele so with.l steele, we have witnessed a web of trump lies does to people. i want to share some of professor jason johnson's reaction, how he thought about what some of these poll workers are experiencing. >> you know what happens to people in the supreme court when they get that sent? they get the credit paid for by the senate. but not regular black people who were just doing their job. not people who have lost their name. the ability to go to the grocery store, the ability to just live the regular lives, or having the audacity to stand against the white nationalist coup that masquerades as a republican party. >> michael, politics and policy aside. should it common human decency be a core principle that all of us should follow? >> damn, stephanie. you are asking way too much, girl. come on now. stop it. it's just not what our politics is about today. i mean, you know, we know, we have watched it eight people alive. we have watched it eat out men and women who try to serve the public good. we hav

he's the host of the al franken podcast.ichael steele joins us, former chairman of the republican national committee, and former lieutenant governor of the state of maryland. al, you were an elected official. the preservation of our democracy is everything. that is the whole ball game. but do you think voters realize that? >> unfortunately, i think a lower percentage of voters realize that, it used to be when i was even -- ten years ago, twenty years ago, i think the polling shows that. and that is, of course, tragic. this president, this former president, attacked our democracy. when he tried to do, he led the conspiracy to try to overturn a legitimate democratic election. i don't understand why everyone is having such a problem saying there is nothing prosecutable been proven. i think, you know, i remember jerry mcguire, you had me at hello, trump had me at 11,780 -- that is a conspiracy. i mean, that is -- he was threatening raffensperger. we heard that today. he was threatening an election official. they're prosecuting i

kasie hunt, al franken, and david urban are back with me.e people remember fondly where you decided through the is this the new normal? >> these people are mentally ill, i would think. we have to -- i think this means you have to protect supreme court justices and judges. i don't know where you draw that line, but certainly if this kind of thing is happening and you wonder where this guy is getting his information. there's a lot of -- you know that the buffalo shooter got his -- this race theory. >> replacement theory. >> gets that. there's way, way too much disinformation going around that's radicalizing people, but i don't know what the case is with those other two. obviously, someone had a grudge. >> you were a member of the se senate. mitch mcconnell is angry that he wants to see bill passed that protects supreme court justices. we want to protect employees of the justices. i'm thinking clerks and whatnot. who has it right? do you wait until everything is buttoned up or do you have incremental legislation? >> first, i'd like the see the

. >> i'm joined now by former democratic senator from minnesota and host of the al franken podcast, al franken. senator, thanks so much for being with us. we appreciate it as always. >> thank you, jim, for having me. >> absolutely. how do you think the committee did in that first prime time hearing? what was your assessment? >> i was very impressed, especially impressed with cheney. she gave -- i thought she did a devastating job. she laid out the case and not just the case, but the stakes of it. i think she showed that it wasn't just that one day, that this was a multiweek expeconspi. i think the conspiracy actually goes back to the election. you remember trump said before the election if i win, it's legitimate. if i don't, then it's fraudulent. so it's, heads i win. tails i lose and, and i think that was his intention all along. this has never been done as liz cheney pointed out. no president has ever tried to not let at peaceful transition of power happen, and this was not a spontaneous riot. it was a long-term plot. there were 60 plus cases they took to court, his lawyers like giul

kasie hunt, al franken, and david urban are back with me.s has been, the notion there was a time people remember fondly where you decided through the ballot and you aired your grievances that way. is this the new normal? >> these people are mentally ill, i would think. and we have to, i think this means you have to protect supreme court justices and judges, i don't know where you draw that line. but certainly this kind of thing is happening, also you wonder where this guy is getting his information. and there is a lot of disinformation -- you know that the buffalo shooter got his -- was this race theory. >> replacement theory. >> gets that online. there's way too much disinformation going around radicalizing people. but i don't know what the case is with other two, obviously someone had a grudge. >> you were a member of the senate and senator mitch mcconnell has been angry there's a bill he wants the house to pass protecting supreme court justices, their push back is protecting the employees of the justice, clerks and whatnot. who has it rig

with me tonight, al franken. abbie cornish, and alyssa farrah griffin. you have all sat through my sarcasm but i do want to hear you your thoughts today. when you heard about the pressure campaign against and for vice president mike pence, it was not like it was a one time or a one off. it was relentless all the way to january 5 and six. what do you think? >> i think the 40 feet that the rioters got within the range of the vice president. this mob would have killed him if they were able to and knowing what danger the former vice president was in, trump did not care and he even poured gasoline on the fire as my former colleagues said. the committee broke down the pressure campaign and they were smart to have conservative attorneys and a conservative judge walk through this undemocratic effort that we had seen by people like eastman and the other advisors around trump. this really helped showed just how far they were willing to go to stay in power. it is just devastating and undemocratic. >> so i can't help but wonder, did that translate the same way? i'm

i'm joined by a pair of former lawmakers, senator al franken, and congresswoman and a former white house lawyer for the trump administration, jim schultz. thank you all for being here. i know that the person to my right, senator franken, has a lot to say because she has been making little responses to what's been going on. so i'm going to start with you. how about that? >> yeah, okay. >> ready? okay, how important could this new video they've been talking about, unprecedented access to donald trump and those around him both before and after january 6th that was shot by a british filmmaker who followed him for six weeks and did a lot of interviews during this time? >> well, i'm sure it's bad, but it's already bad. you know, it's -- jerry mcgwire, rene zel wigger said you had me at hello. trump had me at i need you to find me 7,800 votes. we were talking before about he's vulnerable in fundamentalen county. it's the same crime as the federal elections. i don't understand, and maybe, counselor, you can tell me why about there's any question about whether you can prosecute this guy for a cri

with me tonight, former democratic senator, al franken. cnn correspondent ally cornish. and former white house chief of communications, alyssa farah griffin. welcome all here. you've sat through my sarcasm, but i want to hear the truths about these issues. when you heard about the pressure campaign against and for vice president mike pence, it wasn't like it was a one-time, oh, one-off. it was relentless all the way to january 5th and 6th. what's your thoughts? >> i think the starkest thing, if i may jump right in, was the 40 feet that the rioters got within the vice president -- within the range of the vice president's ceremonial office. this is a mob that would have killed him if they were able to. and knowing what danger the former vice president was in, donald trump didn't care. in fact, as my former colleague said, he poured gasoline on the fire. it's -- i mean, today what we saw was the committee masterfully broke down the pressure campaign and was smart to have, in my opinion as a republican, to have conservative attorneys, a conservative judge, walk through the u

al franken represented minnesota in the senate for nearly a decade.n the judiciary committee. he now hosts the l franken podcast and found in the midwest values political action committee. thank you for coming on the show tonight. you've been watching the hearings. >> thank, you mehdi -- >> how big, how serious, how existential was the threat, is the threat, to american democracy, based on what we have learned just in these three hearings. >> yes, i have. i don't think you can overstate it. i think that judge luttig said that it still presents a clear and present danger. but there is no question, i've been very pressed with the hearings and they exceeded my expectations, wonderfully presented. we've only had three. we've seen a lot and heard a lot of shocking stuff that didn't actually shocked me. but there is no question that there was widespread conspiracy to overturn a legitimate election. and i think that's as bad thing as you can possibly do in our democracy. >> when we haven't heard mentioned in the hearing so far, but we know he is of interest

now most knowledgeable people, as you might imagine, hoped it would be me, al franken. >> well, therehasn't been very overly kind. >> yeah, i read that stuff. is "saturday night live" "saturday night dead"? >> oh, man, come on. >> my favorite is "vile from new york." >> please, come on. >> that's funny, that's funny. >> they were having a hard time. and then came the man that saved the show, eddie murphy. there was buzz about him, so you tuned in. and there was this kind of explosion of talent in front of your eyes. ♪ >> it really kind of rejuvenated the show. >> i am gumby, dammit! you don't talk to me that way! >> after awhile, the show regained its status and its clout and became even more of an institution than it had been. >> hey, bob. >> hey, peters. looks great today. >> listen, if you're unhappy with my work, tell me now! >> you're through, you hear me, through! you'll never work in this town again! >> don't leave me hanging by a thread. let me know where i stand! >> we were a little worried at first because we had a new cast. but everyone loves us. >> you guys have been so ni

i don't want to fly with somebody's body on top of me and if i did, i would just sit next to al franken just trying to find another way to gouge us for more money. like as it stands, there's no dignity in flying coach. your flying assisted coach if we are being honest but they've turned commercial air travel into a thinly veiled with going to a dominatrix, they demean you with all of his boarding classes, they call you names, and by the way, after all your money is gone, you still haven't gone anywhere, tucker, because the planes don't take off. there were 800 canceled flights today across the country today. i'm at the point where i'm about to become a climate activist just so i can fly private. >> tucker: they all do fly private, that's the thing. everyone who regulate everything in united state -- why not pass a lot and make it super simple, while serving in the united states congress or an appointed position in the executive branch, you are not allowed to fly anything but a commercial aircraft? i think it fix the problem. >> imagine that. it's like seriously shame on them, because th

al franken. jeff goldblum. chelsea handler. sean hayes. simu liu. rob mcelhenney. lamorne morris.e. guillermo, you're in charge of making sure none of them steals any of my stuff. >> guillermo: all right, yeah, for sure, yes. [ laughter ] whatever you say, yes. >> jimmy: how many of those are you going to eat tonight, you figure? >> guillermo: maybe seven. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: okay, seems reasonable. >> guillermo: yeah. >> jimmy: our first guest tonight is a three-time bad boy, three-time big momma, one-time wild hog, and many-time sheneneh who has reassembled his beloved show's cast for a new special. "martin: the reunion" is on bection ction b.e.t. plus right now. please welcome martin lawrence! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very good to see you. >> i'm glad to be back. it's been three years. >> jimmy: it has been a long time. >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: covid kept us apart, i feel like. >> yes, it has. how y'all doing? [ cheers and applause ] all right, all right. glad to have the audience back. >> jimmy: audience is back. you are back. you are getting a star on the hollyw

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gavin newsom, jim biden called him hunter's friend, then virginia governor terry mcauliffe, senator al franken and florida's rick scott. >> absolutely amazing ventures they were trying to force the infrastructure into. to be honest those deals may or may not have worked. they got money through the communist party through cefc and shell companies but this should be honestly a wake-up call to all of america that the chinese are not only coming for our economy and infrastructure. joe biden's family was willing to let them have a piece. elizabeth: it was china energy and finance company, that is what cefc stands for. they offered to extend bidens five million dollar interest free loans in documents and text messages in the laptop. how is this a national security risk? >> it's a national security risk because the chinese communist party believes if it scan control a rival nation's infrastructure, bridges, roads, dams, they control people on the ground. they're doing this all over africa. they're doing this all over central america. now they have been trying to do this for years in america. most peo

n and if i did, i just sit next to al franken. ny but shame on any airline that's just trying to find anotherto wy us for more money. like as it stands, there's no dignity in flying coach . you're flying assistant coach if we're being honest. but they've turned commercial air travel into a thinlyrn veilh way of going to a dominatrix. they demean you with all of these boring classes. they call you names. a and byll the way, after all your money is gone, you stillau haven't got any wayse a talker because the planes don't take off. man there were 800 canceled flights today across the country today like tucker ,i i'm at the point where'm i'm about to become a climate activist just so i can fly private. we'll do fly private.s that's something everyoneer who regulates everythingyo in te united states why not pass one make it super simple while serving in the united states congress or an appointed position the executive branch, you were not allowed to fly anything but a commercial aircraft. i think i fixed the problem. imagine that it's