Today we're going to talk about Biden's final days in office and how to prepare for a Trump

presidency.

And I've got three interviews this week.

I'm joined by California Governor Gavin Newsom to discuss the LA wildfires and his response

to Republicans like Trump and Mike Johnson threatening to condition disaster relief.

I interview Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett about her blow up with the most attention-obsessed

member of Congress,

Nancy Mace, and finally North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs joins to discuss Republican efforts to steal her election win away from her and install her Republican opponent

onto the court.

I'm Brian Teller Cohen, and you're listening to No Lie.

So as of this recording, we're just one day away from Trump being sworn into office.

By the time you'd listen to this, he might already have been sworn in, which means that we

are officially closing the book on the Biden era as we move into the Trump era.

But before we go full tilt into this next chapter, I think it's worth discussing Biden's legacy

and what he and his Democratic majority were able to accomplish. And to also offer something of a baseline for what the government should be doing

for its voters as all eyes turned to a Republican majority. So in terms of legacy for Biden,

I would honestly say that it's mixed. And I say that because his whole reason for running

against Trump way back in 2016

is because he wanted to protect our democracy from a budding autocrat. And yet, looking ahead

four years, it was largely a function of Biden's age that he was unable to prosecute the case

against Trump and ultimately gave way to Trump retaking the White House. And look, in terms of

whether the criticism against Biden

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