We are back at Politicon in Nashville, Tennessee, and we are still live. Welcome back to

Talking Feds, a prosecutor's round table that brings together prominent former federal

officials for a dynamic discussion of the most important legal topics of the day.

I'm Harry Litman. I'm a former United States Attorney and Deputy Assistant Attorney General

and a current Washington Post columnist. Today, we're back at Politicon for the second

part of a discussion around one question. Is the damn finally breaking? These are days

that are going to be in the history books. One way or another, we'll be talking about

comparing and contrasting these days for our lives and the lives of our grandchildren.

Our panel yesterday focused on the political and strategic considerations in Congress and

White House and the White House around the impeachment effort. Today, we turn to two other

aspects of the accelerating snowball downhill that is the Trump impeachment. And to discuss

we have a fantastic panel with two brilliant commentators seriously. And both first time

visitors to Talking Feds and one charter member, well known, I think to everyone here. Talking

Feds, a regular Barb McQuade. Hi, everyone. Thanks, Harry. Barb, as you know, is the former

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. She served as vice chair of the

Attorney General's Advisory Committee, co-chaired the Terrorism and National Security Subcommittee

and is currently a professor from practice at the University of Michigan Law School.

Next, author and political commentator David from joins us for the first time. A former

speechwriter for President George W. Bush. He is to my mind as thoughtful and as moral

a voice within the Republican Party that exists today. And his strong identification with

the party co-exist with exceptionally trenchant criticism of what ails it and where it needs

to go. David's the author of many books. Trumpocracy, the corruption of the American Republic to

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