Welcome to another episode of the Oath and the Office.

I'm John Fugles saying the government is shut down.

We've got staffing shortages at the airports.

There is chaos throughout the CDC.

The house is on recess.

The poor are losing healthcare and the only people still getting paid are the ones causing it.

So with that in mind, let's welcome the star of the show, Professor Corey Brett Schneider,

the man with the PhD in politics from Princeton and the law degree from Stanford, who classes up the Polly-Side Department at Brown University.

Of course, the professor is the author of the oath in the office, a guide to the Constitution for future presidents.

Corey, it's so good to see you. Welcome back.

Thanks, John. There's so much to talk about. We've been covering, of course, the president's obligation to uphold the law and the fact

that President Trump has been doing anything but shutting it down. And with the prosecutions that are

going on, the attack on political opponents, and we're going to get in depth on them today,

the use of the military and the possible justification of the Insurrection Act, this idea that we've been

working on talking about, of a self-coup is just getting worse. And so we'll cover it. And yet,

as every week, we'll try to find the hope. Absolutely. So let's dive into it. I mean, we're really

looking at a tale of three prosecutions right now, Corey. I mean, looking at the

prosecution of Letitia James, James Comey, and soon, John Bolton. Now, I got to be honest, professor.

I have waited 20 years to see John Bolton punished for lies. It appears he's being punished

for telling the truth about Donald Trump. But these prosecutions all fit into his broader project

to weaponize the justice system for deeply personal authoritarian ends.

So when you say self-cook, let's remind the listeners, what do you mean by that?

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