Aftermath of a Blue Tsunami

In this episode:

• Mary and Andrew welcome you to the “new world.” In a post-midterms America, President Trump and the DOJ find themselves facing significant oversight from a soon-to-be Democratic Congress. The co-hosts break down a potential impeachment, early resignations and firings and the potential impacts to the judiciary moving forward — in Andrew’s words, Congress potentially “reigning in the worst impulses of a president who clearly has no one around him doing that.” 
• Down at the state level, the DOJ attempts to build a criminal case regarding the Alaska Senate election, but... “it’s not unlawful,” says Mary, paraphrasing the Alaska Supreme Court.  
• Plus, Trump’s “vanity projects” get humbled: a Temporary Restraining Order on the Monumental Arch in Washington and a new appointment of a special master to investigate the East Potomac Golf Course case.

Further Reading: The proposed articles of impeachment for Pete Hegseth.

UPDATE: After recording this episode, the House defeated Rep. Thomas Massie’s impeachment resolution against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. In a 211-204 vote, House Republicans were able to effectively kill the resolution by referring it to the Judiciary Committee. Rep. Massie was the sole Republican to vote with Democrats against the procedural move.

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