Senator Chris Murphy on how Trump is "getting people killed"

And other recent clips from my show from interviews with playwright Paul Rudnick, author Mary Trump, former FBI counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok and others.

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Hi all. I’m taking a few days off, a longish weekend. But I’ll put up an open thread for discussion over the weekend. And the great Joe Sudbay will be guest-hosting my SiriusXM show today and Monday. I’m back on Tuesday. Here are some recent clips from the show with some of the people who joined me, are making a big difference and are trying to right chaos in their own ways.

Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut spoke to me about Donald Trump’s recklessness amid his coronavirus infection.

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From the @MSignorile Show: Hear Sen. @ChrisMurphyCT on Trump's #COVID diagnosis and how he refuses to take precautions, endangering the country and White House staff.

And we talked about the Senate also threatened with an outbreak and how Republicans are still determined to move forward with an extremist Supreme Court nominee.

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From today's @MSignorile Show: hear Sen. @ChrisMurphyCT talk about the COVID outbreak in the Senate chambers and the GOP's determination to confirm #AmyConeyBarrett at all costs.

The wife of the late legendary civil rights leader and House member, Representative Elijah Cummings, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, helped bring his powerful new book to completion and spoke with me about his life.

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“Elijah was able to over come all odds, and one of the goals of his book was actually to inspire young people who are facing challenges to realize that they can do it too” @MayaRCummings spoke about the life, legacy, & last book of #ElijahCummings The @MSignorile Show

Harry Reid’s former deputy chief of staff Adam Jentleson, a savvy political strategist, talked about slowing down the Amy Cony Barrett nomination, the motives of Mitch McConnell and setting the groundwork for what’s to come.

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“This is such a naked power grab, neither McConnell, nor Lindsey Graham, nor Trump himself are making any attempt to hide the fact that this is purely a power grab” @AJentleson of @DemocracyFwd on The @MSignorile Show

Playwright and screenwriter Paul Rudnick spoke with me about his fabulous HBO film, “Coastal Elites,” which has amazing performances from Bette Midler, Sarah Paulson and others.

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Novelist, playwright, essayist & screenwriter @PaulRudnickNY spoke about making #CoastalElites during the pandemic w/ @HBO on The @MSignorile Show

Adam Belkin laid out the plan he’s been working on for several years on how Democrats can and must expand the Supreme Court.

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Today on The @MSignorile Show: @AaronBelkin of @TakeBacktheCt shutdown the arguments against @TheDemocrats expanding #SCOTUS

Mary Trump offered me more of her insights on her sociopathic uncle.

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“He [Donald Trump] doesn’t care, there is nothing that will make him care” @MaryLTrump discussed her uncle's handling of the coronavirus pandemic on The @MSignorile Show

Some great pushback from Peter Strzok, the former FBI agent who came under relentless attack by Trump and the GOP.

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“These are outrageous misrepresentations by [Mark] Meadows” Former FBI Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence @petestrzok responded to Mark Meadows’ attacks on FBI Director Christopher Wray on The @MSignorile Show

Dan Alexander wrote the book on Trump’s finances, which came out just before The New York Times got his tax returns and adds much to all the new reporting.

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LISTEN: @DanAlexander21 of @Forbes & @MSignorile discussed the news that #DonaldTrump paid his daughter #IvankaTrump hundreds of thousands of dollars in 'consulting fees' on The Michelangelo Signorile Show today. Get Dan's Book "White House, Inc.": bit.ly/2SkzdAh

And Sarah McBride is making history, becoming the first openly transgender state senator — and is a powerful activist who’s taken on Trump’s horrific transphobia.

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“We have to work our hearts out over the next 35 days to make sure that Donald Trump is only spending a few more months in the White House, not 4 more years” Dem Candidate for DE's 1st State Senate District @SarahEMcBride on The @MSignorile Show SUPPORT: sarahmcbride.com