This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Monday, October 15. I'm Rob Bluey,

editor-in-chief. And I'm Jenny Maltobano, contributor to The Daily Signal.

On today's show we'll feature an interview with David Harzanii, author of the new book, First Freedom,

a ride through America's enduring history with the gun.

We'll also share some of our listeners letters

and a good news story about two famous quarterbacks.

But first we'll hear from former independent counsel, Ken Starr.

Impeachment is a hot topic in Washington and who better to talk about it than Ken Starr.

He served as a federal Court of Appeals judge and Solicitor General for President George

H.W. Bush, but the role that you probably know him for is

independent counsel during Bill Clinton's presidency. He recently visited

the Heritage Foundation and the Daily Signal had an opportunity to talk to him

about impeachment, the Mueller investigation, and Brett Kavanaugh.

Mr. Starr, why did you choose now to tell this story and what do you think are the most important parts of

people to understand, especially young people who might not remember or have

been alive during that investigation?

We were coming up on the 20th anniversary of the events that rocked the nation, the first

impeachment of a president and a generation, and the lessons that I wanted young people in particular to know are

rule of law and integrity in the operations of government. We know that truth is the best policy and the President of the

United States got himself into such hot water simply because he would not tell

the truth under oath.

It's also a book ultimately about government, about separation of powers, and the checks

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