The grave question the Constitution tasks senators to answer is whether the President committed an act so extreme and egregious that it rises to the level of a high crime and misdemeanor.

Yes, he did.

There are FBI agents who took the law in their own hands. There are CIA agents who took the law in their own hands.

They're Department of Justice lawyers who lied to the court. There's been a movement since President Trump was elected by people in our government.

We're putting out a plan today that over a period of not that long a period of time brings our budget and our deficit down to what it should be, which is close to zero.

We're going to have a very good budget with a very powerful military budget because we have no choice.

So, Jared, I am struggling under the weight of an unknown, unseen stress weight of the world on my shoulders.

This whole thing has just been pulling me down inch by inch, and I don't know if I have the strength to keep myself upright.

Hey, welcome to the McCrack Political Podcast, everybody.

I am Jared D. Sexton, and I'm here with my co-host, Nick Alciam.

Yeah, you know, let's go ahead and start here.

There was no way that this was going to be a happy go lucky beginning to this podcast.

I think it's important that, you know, we come here every week

and we talk about what's going on in politics and we try and be as honest and as open as we can.

This one is a tough one. It really is a tough one. And America right now is in a weird time.

And it's not just because of the Senate acquittal of Donald Trump, which was a travity of justice.

And it's not just because the 2020 presidential election is off to less than ideal

beginnings.

And it's not just because

Donald Trump has been emboldened by his

acquittal and is actively and

openly dismantling

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