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In Franklin Forrest started his book about the first two years of the Biden administration.

He says he shared the Washington establishment's skepticism of the man, and thought Biden

dangerously fetishized bipartisanship.

But Forrest goes on to say, with a slight cooling of the political climate, bipartisan-minded

senators passed a raft of legislation confirming Biden's instincts that creaky institutions

could be rendered functional.

Now, coinciding with the publication of the book, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has launched

an impeachment inquiry into whether Biden helped his son Hunter, profit in foreign business

dealings, and if President Biden himself profited from those dealings, too.

Investigations have revealed no evidence that this is true.

The White House called the action extreme politics edit to worst.

We're going to talk about the attempt to impeach Biden, the stories behind his biggest

successes and failures, and the debate over whether he's too old to run for a second

term.

Forrest's new book is called The Last Politician, Inside Joe Biden's White House, and

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