DEMOCRATS MOVE 'ACROSS THE RUBICON' TOWARD IMPEACHMENT IN NEW EPISODE OF 'THE CIRCUS'

DEMOCRATS MOVE 'ACROSS THE RUBICON' TOWARD IMPEACHMENT IN NEW EPISODE OF 'THE CIRCUS'

 

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NEW YORK – September 27, 2019 – As Democrats take an historic step toward the impeachment of President Trump, THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH goes behind the scenes of the tumult that is consuming the nation. In a new episode titled “Across the Rubicon,” airing on Sunday, September 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, co-hosts John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, and Alex Wagner spend time with key players on both sides of this political firestorm, including the House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff (D-California). For a preview of this week’s episode, go to https://youtu.be/hnl5MdLHYec.

THE CIRCUS tracks the president’s time on the ground in New York City at the United Nations, as well as the fallout in Washington, D.C. from a whistleblower's complaint regarding Trump's call with the leader of Ukraine. Interviews feature Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Virginia), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Michigan) and many others. 

THE CIRCUS is produced by Left/Right for SHOWTIME. John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, Alex Wagner, Banks Tarver, Ken Druckerman, Ted Bourne and Tom Johnson serve as executive producers. To learn more about THE CIRCUS, go to: SHO.com and follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and join the conversation using #TheCircus.

John Heilemann is a co-founder of Recount Media and editor-in-chief of The Recount, a new video platform for short-form political news, analysis, and commentary. Heilemann is national affairs analyst for NBC News and MSNBC — where he appears regularly on Morning Joe, Deadline: White House, The Last Word, and The 11th Hour — and co-author of the runaway New York Times bestsellers Game Change and Double Down, widely regarded as the definitive chronicles of the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, respectively. Game Change was adapted into a movie of the same name, which went on to win five Emmy Awards, three Golden Globes, and a Peabody Award.

Mark McKinnon is a CNN political analyst, political advisor, reform advocate, media columnist and television producer. He was the chief media adviser to five successful presidential primary and general election campaigns and is co-founder of No Labels, an organization dedicated to bipartisanship, civil dialogue and political problem solving. McKinnon has worked for many causes, companies and candidates, including former President George W. Bush, the late Senator John McCain, late Governor Ann Richards and Bono.

Alex Wagner is a special correspondent for CBS News and a contributing editor at The Atlantic. She is also the author of the book Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest and the Secret To Belonging, which examines questions about American identity and immigration in the 21st century. Previously, Wagner hosted the Emmy^® nominated MSNBC political affairs program NOW with Alex Wagner. Before joining MSNBC, she was a reporter with the Huffington Post, investigating the intersection of business, politics and new technology. Prior to this, she served as the White House correspondent for Politics Daily and was the Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning FADER magazine. 

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