Roseanne’s racism reveals a reality about life in the Trump Era and the Republican midterm strategy, Trump is caught in a perpetual justice obstruction machine, and Democrats face real danger in the June 5th California primary. Then John Legend talks to Tommy about the work he’s doing to call more attention to elections for local prosecutors around the country.

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Show Notes:

The Nashville rally:

• NPR: Trump Tests Midterm Message On Immigration, MS-13 ‘Animals’ During Tenn. Rally
• New York Magazine: Trump blames Democrats for his immigration policy

Roseanne:

• CNN: The inside story of how ABC fired Roseanne Barr
• New York Times: After Racist Tweet, Roseanne Barr’s Show Is Canceled by ABC
• New York Times: Opinion: ‘Roseanne’ Is Gone, but the Culture That Gave Her a Show Isn’t
• Washington Post: ‘Racism is not a known side effect,’ Ambien maker says after Roseanne Barr blames it for tweets
• The Atlantic: Ambien doesn’t cause racism
• Crooked Media: Roseanne And The Grand Trump Delusion
• The Cut: Roseanne’s Cancellation Is a Lesson in Political Protesting
• Washington Post: Trump and Roseanne are putting on the same show. But Trump’s is hurting lots of people.
• The Atlantic: The Roseanne Fantasy is over
• The New Yorker: Much Like a Trump Rally, the End of “Roseanne” Felt Both Shocking and Inevitable

The right-wing response:

• New York Times: Trump Responds to Fury Over Roseanne, but Not Her Racist Remarks
• Mediaite: Sarah Sanders Rips ‘Double Standard’ of Roseanne Backlash, Cites Keith Olbermann, Jemele Hill, Kathy Griffin
• The Hill: Conservatives see double-standard on Roseanne, cite Olbermann, Joy Reid
• Fox News: ‘Roseanne’ fans call for Bill Maher to be fired after he joked Trump is part orangutan

Mo Obstruction, Mo Problems:

• New York Times: Trump Asked Sessions to Retain Control of Russia Inquiry After His Recusal
• Washington Post: Trump again expresses regret for choosing Jeff Sessions as attorney general
• New York Times: Trump Again Says He Wishes Sessions Were Not Attorney General
• Politico: Giuliani slams Mueller probe as ‘illegitimate’
• Vox: Trump says he wishes he hadn’t picked Jeff Sessions as attorney general
• Washington Post: Opinion: The debate is over: Of course Trump obstructed justice
• Washington Post: The Fix: Robert Mueller’s obstruction of justice probe is bigger than we realized
• CNN: Giuliani says Trump won’t fire Jeff Sessions before Mueller probe ends
• New York Magazine – Giuliani on Yankees Fans: ‘They Boo You When They Love You’
• CBS News: Rep. Trey Gowdy says FBI has “obligation” to run out leads on Russian interference
• Axios: Being Jeff Sessions
• Talking Points Memo: Axios Tweaks Glowing Description Of Jeff Sessions As ‘Honorable Person’
• Paste Magazine: Jeff Sessions is not an honorable person

The Russia stuff:

• New York Times: F.B.I. Official Wrote Secret Memo Fearing Trump Got a Cover Story for Comey Firing
• Lawfare: Adam Schiff: An Open Letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Boston Globe: GOP support for Robert Mueller’s probe is falling
• Daily Beast: Fox News Viewers Overwhelmingly Skeptical of Mueller Probe: Poll
• New York Times: With ‘Spygate,’ Trump Shows How He Uses Conspiracy Theories to Erode Trust
• Politico: Trump’s new midterm strategy: Outrage

John Legend:

• Columbus Dispatch: John Legend: State should remove death sentence for children
• Capital Public Radio: Stephon Clark Police Shooting Shapes Issues In Sacramento District Attorney Race
• CNN: John Legend and Rashad Robinson: End money bail now
• Oregonian: John Legend wades into Oregon politics and a high-profile DA race
• American Prospect: The new reformer DAs
• ABA Journal: With an eye toward reform, new website teaches people about California’s district attorneys
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