This is the John Fugel-Sang Podcast.

It's a pleasure to be with you, Chris Houseelts, our executive producer in South Carolina,

Thea Harper, our associate producer in Brooklyn. Let's dive into it. I was all set to begin this one with a rant.

I had a very simple idea. It was a very simple title. I already had it and

it was going to be called John Roberts resign. That was it. It was very simple. I knew all day what I wanted to begin the show

ranting about. But it turns out Merrick Garland read all your tweets.

For everyone listening on the John Fuekelshank podcast the Serious XM app

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when we're live at night at 866-997 grit for everyone listening

live will be wanting your thoughts on this and by the way we do read everything

you write to the Facebook page and on my website so thank you for that. But Merrick Garland has been

listening to this show every night and has heard your frustration. Turns out

Donald Trump is officially under criminal investigation by your Justice Department.

This confirmed tonight in the Washington Post.

And the timing's fascinating.

Considering this is coming the same, let me check,

yes, the same day Merrick Garland's sit-down interview with Lester Holt is airing on NBC.

Let me quote the Washington Post because their

prose on this one is elegant. Federal criminal investigations are by

design opaque and probes involving political figures are among the most

closely held secrets at the Justice

Department. Many end without criminal charges. The lack of observable

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