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Bloomberg News Tax reporter Laura Davison discusses Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's refusal to release President Donald Trump’s personal and business tax returns, setting up what could become one of the biggest legal showdowns between the president and a Congress seeking to investigate him. She speaks to Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli. 

Josh Douglas, a professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law, discusses a federal court ruling overturning Ohio’s congressional map as unconstitutional because Republican state lawmakers gerrymandered the voter map. He speaks with Bloomberg’s June Grasso

Mark Zaid Partner Brad Moss discusses the second deadline missed by Attorney General William Barr who ignored a subpoena issued by a House committee to provide lawmakers with the full text of the Mueller report. What happens when the top law enforcement official in the country ignores legal process? Brad speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso.

Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz discusses the biggest college admissions scandal in our country's history as prosecutors in the case investigate more parents making those who haven't even been charged or notified so worried that they are already hiring attorneys.  He speaks to Bloomberg's June Grasso.

Former federal prosecutor George Newhouse discusses Democratic Congressman Jerry Nadler's comments that he will seek a contempt citation if Attorney General William Barr doesn't appear before his committee to answer questions about the Mueller report. Barr spent five contentious hours before a senate panel Wednesday and decided not to show up for a scheduled judiciary hearing Thursday in a protest over the ground rules for questioning him. He speaks to Bloomberg's June Grasso.

Fordham Law School Professor Andrew Kent discusses Attorney General William Barr’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Barr defended his handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings following the release of a letter dated March 24th from Mueller to Barr objecting to the Attorney General’s misrepresentation of his report. redacted. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

Mark Zaid Partner Brad Moss discusses lawsuits by President Donald Trump to block Deutsche Bank and Capital One Financial from complying with congressional subpoenas targeting his bank records, escalating the president’s showdown with Democratic lawmakers investigating his finances. He speaks to Bloomberg's June Grasso.

Federal Prosecutor Elie Honig discusses the speculation swirling around Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein after Attorney General William Barr told the public that Rosenstein helped him come to the conclusion there was no case for obstruction in the Mueller report and a recent report surfaced that Rosenstein reassured President Trump he could "land the plane" when he was in danger of losing his job. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso.

Wolf Haldenstein Senior Partner Mark Rifkin discusses the ruling by Supreme Court justices ruled that courts shouldn’t allow class arbitration unless an agreement clearly authorizes that type of proceeding, siding with a lighting retailer trying to prevent its employees from pressing group claims stemming from a phishing attack. It’s the latest in a line of Supreme Court decisions that have backed arbitration and helped companies avoid the prospect of costly class actions filed by workers and consumers. He speaks to Bloomberg's June Grasso. 

Robert Hockett, a professor at Cornell Law School discusses the increasing pressure Bayer’s Chief Executive Officer, Werner Baumann, is facing ahead of a key meeting with shareholders on Friday, as the number of lawsuits alleging harm from its Roundup weedkiller continue to mount. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School, discusses the Supreme Court’s decision to consider whether federal law bars employers from discriminating against gay and transgender people and how the justices might rule. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter, discusses how conservative Supreme Court justices seem inclined to let the Trump administration add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census in a clash that will shape the allocation of congressional seats and federal dollars. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst Brandon Barnes discusses California's wage and hours lawsuit being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court and whether it applies to workers on offshore oil rigs. He speaks to Bloomberg's June Grasso.

Kartikay Mehrotra, Bloomberg News legal reporter, discusses California’s track record as the most litigious state against President Trump’s agenda and how California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, will continue the momentum. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

Bloomberg News Legal reporter Greg Farrell discusses former White House Counsel Don McGahn's prominent role in the Mueller report and his refusal to take any steps to remove Robert Mueller as Special Counsel despite directives from the president to do so. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso.

Former federal prosecutor George Newhouse, of Theodora Oringher PC, discusses Robert Mueller’s exhaustive account of President Trump’s efforts to head off or undermine the special counsel’s Russia probe, all but inviting Congress to take action on at least 10 instances of potential obstruction of justice. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

Robert Mintz, Former federal prosecutor and head of the white collar criminal investigations practice at McCarter & English discusses the arsenal of defenses crafted by lawyers for the parents indicted in the college admissions scandal, taking aim at a conspiracy charge at the heart of the case as well as a money-laundering allegation the U.S. added last week. He speaks to Bloomberg's June Grasso.

Bloomberg News Supreme Court reporter, Greg Stohr, discusses a free speech challenge by the owner of a clothing line known as "FUCT," over the federal government’s rejection of his trademark application. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

Brandon Barnes, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Litigation Analyst, discusses New York’s case against Exxon Mobile for misleading its shareholders on the risks of climate change to its business. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

Author Evan Thomas discusses his new Sandra Day O’Connor biography “First" which draws on exclusive interviews and first-time access to Justice O’Connor’s archives.  O'Connor was the most powerful woman to sit on the court as the swing vote for more than a quarter of a century. He speaks with Bloomberg's June Grasso.