In my view, there is nothing more dangerous than an unethical present who believes there

are above the law. And I would just say to people watching here at home and around the world.

In the words of my great colleague, we are better than that adjourned.

Welcome to Talking Feds, prosecutors 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 Littman, I'm a former United States Attorney and Deputy Assistant Attorney General

and a current Washington Post columnist. We come to the close of the most dramatic and

consequential week in the Trump presidency with only the possible exception of the delivery of

the Mueller report. And to unpack it and look ahead, we have a group of returning feds who need no

introduction for anyone who uses Twitter or watches cable TV. But I will give quick ones anyway.

First, Matt Miller, partner at Villanovo and former director of the Office of Public Affairs

for the Department of Justice. Thanks for being here, Matt. Thank you.

Next, Frank Figley-Uzi, former Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the FBI. Frank, thank you.

My pleasure. And finally, returning to Talking Feds, Natasha Bertrand, aka the Scoop Machine,

National Security Correspondent at Politico. Natasha, thanks so much for joining us.

Thanks for having me. Okay, with all that happened this week, I just want to get right to it. A week

ago, impeachment was barely more than a concept and now it seems like an inevitability. It was a

week that saw a parade of witnesses establish beyond nearly any doubt, reasonable doubt, all doubt.

A course of bribery and breathtakingly corrupt conduct by the president that in peril,

US national security interests for the most petty political gain. And a week in which

health intelligence chair Adam Schiff executed a fairly flawless marshalling of evidence that left

the Republicans flailing for an effective response. But, and let me just start with the $64,000

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