This is Sarah in Queens, Cityfield to be exact thinking of Domenico Montanero, fellow

Queens native and long-suffering Metz fan. This podcast was recorded at 12.41 p.m. on Wednesday,

August 2nd, 2023. Things may have changed by the time you hear this. Enjoy the show.

The only thing that would have changed is how many players the Metz traded away between the time she

recorded that and the time that we're recording this, because it has been a

fire sale, it is sad, but it is what it is when you're a Metz fan you expect

the worst and we're getting it. Yeah, I'm your resilient. Hey there, it's the

MBR Politics Podcast. I'm Ashley Lopez. I cover politics. I'm Frank Ordonia as I

cover the White House. And I'm senior political editor and correspondent

Domenico Montanero, who also is a suffering Metz fan. So this time next year

former president Donald Trump could be on trial in as many as four separate

criminal cases. He is also, though, who knows what the future holds, on track to be

the Republican presidential nominee. So Domenico, I want to play a game of

imagination here. So like, let's pretend Donald Trump is not the candidate. We

know him to be, you know, someone who has been defying political odds amidst of

like a barrage of scandal and said he's a generic Republican politician. He's

like, you know, any other lawmaker. And in this scenario, I mean, how would

being in the midst of a number at this point of serious legal dramas impact

your chances of actually taking office? I'm going to quote John Boehner, the

former speaker of the house, who would say, if if some butts were candy and

nuts, we'd all have a wonderful Christmas. So it's a ridiculous hypothetical

because Trump is what he is. And he's been able to amass the kind of

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