January 6th: A Public Defender’s Story

For the ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In this episode, Ron talks to longtime Washington D.C. public defender Heather Shaner about her work representing dozens of January 6th defendants. They’re joined by Liz Gilbert Cohen who worked as a consulting producer on the documentary about Heather’s work with January 6 defendents—Public Defender.  Segments to look forward to: (02:41) The personal impact of January 6th (05:43) The role of public defenders (10:39) Understanding Heather’s clients’ perspectives  (18:04) Media representation and public perception  (30:53) The legal and ethical considerations (43:42) The Trump factor  (48:41) American society and the way forward Watch the documentary Public Defender: https://bit.ly/4gJCRgp RSVP to the screening event at MLK Memorial library on Jan 9: https://bit.ly/424oDCw Follow Ron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RonSteslow Email your questions to podcast@politicology.com or leave us a voicemail at ‪(202) 455-4558‬  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices