Donald Trump deflects from his authoritarian impulses by accusing Joe Biden of undermining democracy, while warnings about a second Trump term grow more dire. George Santos gets the boot from Congress while Mike Johnson finds himself in a very similar position to his predecessor Kevin McCarthy. And finally, Strict Scrutiny’s Melissa Murray joins the show to talk about Trump’s flurry of bad legal news. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 0:17 - Trump's new plans 23:01 - Ad break 28:04 - House Republicans 41:28 - Ad break 44:59 - Melissa Murray joins CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS SIMPLISAFE: https://www.simplisafe.com/crooked TOMMY JOHN: https://www.tommyjohn.com/crooked HELIX: https://www.HelixSleep.com/crooked POLICY GENIUS: https://www.policygenius.com BEAM: https://www.shopbeam.com/crooked use code CROOKED SQUARESPACE: https://www.squarespace.com/crooked ROCKET MONEY: https://www.rocketmoney.com/crooked Want Pod Save America ad-free? Subscribe to Friends of the Pod: crooked.com/friends Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/crookedmedia?sub_confirmation=1 Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. At a time when it’s increasingly easy to feel cynical or hopeless, former Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor have created a place where people can have sane conversations that inform, entertain, and inspire action. In 2017 they started Crooked with Pod Save America—a no-bullshit conversation about politics. Since then, we continue to add shows, voices, and opportunities for activism, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world. That’s it. End of mission. Learn more about Crooked at http://www.crooked.com Follow the pod on Twitter https://twitter.com/podsaveamerica Follow Crooked on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CrookedMedia/ Follow Crooked on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ #podsaveamerica #trump #republicans PSA12523