'BradCast' 4/30/2019 (Lies and Obstruction Work)
On today's 'BradCast': Why tell the truth and follow the rule of law when BS'ing and obstructing justice are a much more successful way to get ahead?\xa0 A fascinating new study finds that wealthy men are more likely to make stuff up than women and folks with lower incomes. Donald Trump has reached a new milestone of telling more than 10,000 lies while in office. CNN catalogs 77 different "lies and falsehoods" by Trump and his associates in the redacted Mueller report, many concerning his own business dealings with Russia, with most going unprosecuted. In March, Trump's 2020 Campaign Manager Brad Parscale delivered a paid speech in Romania to politicians and policy experts, raising questions among legal experts about conflicts of interest \u2013 but Team Trump paid little price for lying about extensive dealings with Russia, so why worry about a Trump Romania Special Counsel investigation? U.S. Sec. of State Mike Pompeo commented on the volatile situation in Venezuela, where the U.S. is supporting a coup to oust the nation's actual President Nicolas Maduro, but Pompeo is a successful liar as well, so there's no particular reason to believe any of his assertions. A federal judge will allow a lawsuit to proceed that alleges Trump is violating the Constitutional Emoluments clause. Trump's private attorneys are suing to block Deutsche Bank and Capital One from responding to lawful subpoenas from Congressional committees seeking documents to conduct oversight. Trump's Attorney General William Barr is in a standoff with the House Judiciary Committee, attempting to dictate the format of his appearance in a committee hearing on Thursday. But if Barr then fails to answer the subpoena, then who would enforce a Contempt of Congress citation against the nation's top law enforcement official? Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report'...