The "I Expect Loyalty" Edition Live From Denver

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

Politics, News, Government

4.6 • 242 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2017

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Live from Denver Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and the Washington Post's Ruth Marcus discuss the Comey testimony, the legal debate about cell phone data privacy and welcome Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper to the mic to weigh in about the state of the Democratic Party. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:03.4	Hello dear Gabfest fans.
0:05.5	James Comey has come between us.
0:07.6	He's testifying and I have to cover it.
0:10.0	I couldn't do that and be with you tonight.
0:12.9	Whether you think the former FBI director helped or hurt your candidate
0:16.2	in the last election, we can all agree that this is an outrage.
0:19.6	That harms our nation and that tramples cherished norms.
0:23.6	These live shows and getting to meet you at them
0:25.8	are one of the great thrills of this little experiment we started so long ago.
0:30.0	So I'm sorry that I can't be with you.
0:32.2	I'll get to feel what it's like to be at the dinner party without being able to chime in.
0:36.6	I was tempted to live tweet the show,
0:38.8	but I think we've all learned the lesson of restraint when it comes to Twitter.
0:43.4	You're very lucky though to have Ruth in the house.
0:46.5	So you're in good hands.
0:48.3	Have fun and be good to each other.
0:51.4	Now with no more foolishness, here are Emily Bazelon, David Plott's, and Ruth Marcus.
0:59.9	Hello and welcome to the Slate political gap best for June 8th, 2017.
1:06.9	I expect loyalty edition.
1:09.9	We're...
1:16.9	See if James Pomey had just given that response to Donald Trump.
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