The President admits to using the powers of his office to target Joe Biden and his son by pressuring the Ukrainian government to fabricate a scandal, and the Des Moines Register poll shows Elizabeth Warren leading the Democratic field for the first time. Then former UN Ambassador Samantha Power talks to Jon F. and Tommy about her life as a journalist, activist, and public servant.

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Show notes

Impeach the Motherfucker: The Whistleblower Scandal

NYT : Trump Pressed Ukraine’s Leader on Inquiry Into Biden’s Son

WSJ : Trump Repeatedly Pressed Ukraine President to Investigate Biden’s Son

NYT : Trump, Biden and a Whistle-Blower Complaint: Here Are the Basics

NYT : Ukraine Pressured on U.S. Political Investigations

WaPo : Trump’s freeze on Ukraine aid draws new scrutiny amid push for Biden investigation

WaPo : Ukrainian leaders feel trapped between warring Washington factions

WaPo : President Trump and the warping of democratic governance

WaPo : How Trump and Giuliani pressured Ukraine to investigate the president’s rivals

WaPo : Ukraine, if you’re listening . . .: How Trump tries to quell controversies by saying the quiet part out loud

WaPo : Trump has been openly trying to leverage Ukraine to his political benefit for months

WaPo : 9 questions about the Trump whistleblower complaint, answered

Axios : Trump’s defiance on Ukraine

BuzzFeed : Let Us Explain What The Hell Is Going On With Trump, Biden And Ukraine

NY Mag : Trump’s Ukraine Scandal Is Hiding in Plain Sight

Daily Beast : If Whistleblower Is Right, Trump May Have Committed Extortion and Bribery

WaPo : Trump has done plenty to warrant impeachment. But the Ukraine allegations are over the top.

Mediaite : Ex-Federal Prosecutor Spells Out Legal Troubles for Trump: ‘Conspiracy With Respect to Bribery and Extortion’

New Yorker : Did Trump Try to Extort the President of Ukraine Into Investigating Joe Biden?

Vanity Fair : DID TRUMP TRY TO EXTORT UKRAINE INTO SMEARING JOE BIDEN?

HuffPo : Donald Trump Is Asking A Foreign Country To Help Him Win. Again.

WaPo : Rudy Giuliani accused me of exposing Paul Manafort’s Ukraine deals to help U.S. Democrats. That’s a lie.

WaPo : Ukrainian leaders feel trapped between warring Washington factions

The Atlantic : The Problem With the Whistle-Blower System

WaPo : Congress doesn’t have a lot of options to get this whistleblower complaint

Politico : ‘A deficiency in the law’: How Trump accidentally exposed a whistleblower loophole

WaPo : The U.S. has no rules for when the president is a national security threat

Just Security : Handling of Whistleblower Complaint Makes It Impossible for IG To Do His Job

Just Security : Intel Whistleblower Complaint Q&A Part 2: Constitutional Boogaloo

Lawfare : What the Latest Reports Say About the Whistleblower Complaint

The Intercept : WILLIAM BARR HAS LONG TRIED TO LIMIT WHAT A PRESIDENT MUST SHARE WITH CONGRESS. THE WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT IS NO EXCEPTION

Lawfare : The Witness and the Whistleblower: Some thoughts

WaPo : Trump defends call with Ukrainian president, calling it ‘perfectly fine and routine’

Vox : Trump responds to Ukraine whistleblower scandal with contradictions and transparent falsehoods

NYT : Trump Calls Reports That He Pressured Ukraine’s President a ‘Witch Hunt’

Politico : Trump tries to move Ukraine scandal’s focus toward Biden

Politico : Trump allies jolt into action to deflect Ukraine-whistleblower scandal

WaPo : As whistleblower scandal deepens, Trump bets on the coverup working

Bloomberg : Trump, Giuliani Press for Dirt on Biden Despite Ukraine Rebuff

WaPo : Trump’s Ukraine call reveals a president convinced of his own invincibility

Esquire : Rudy Giuliani Is Trump’s Crazed Rodeo Clown, But He Knows What He’s Doing

Vox : Rudy Giuliani’s viral CNN meltdown over Trump and Ukraine, briefly explained

NYT : Behind the Whistle-Blower Case, a Long-Held Trump Grudge Toward Ukraine

Politico : Why Trump’s Ukraine scandal could backfire on Biden

WaPo : Scrutiny over Trump’s Ukraine scandal may also complicate Biden’s campaign

Slate : Trump Claims Media Ignoring Biden-Ukraine, Tweets Video of Journalists Covering the Story

WSJ : Trump, Scrutinized Over Interaction With Ukraine, Still Calls for Biden Probe

WaPo : ‘He knows I’ll beat him like a drum’: Biden accuses Trump of abusing power to smear him

Vox : Biden wants Trump to release a transcript of the call that led to a whistleblower complaint

Politico : Biden goes hard after Trump in Iowa over Ukraine accusations

Mother Jones : Biden Scolds Fox News Reporter: “Ask the Right Question”

Daily Beast : Pelosi Not Budging on Impeachment and Her Colleagues Are Privately Screaming

New Yorker : Can President Trump Be Held Accountable for the Whistle-Blower Complaint?

The Atlantic : We’re Now in the Hot Zone for Impeachment

The Atlantic : If This Isn’t Impeachable, Nothing Is

Vox : A whistleblower alleges Trump requested 2020 election interference. Pelosi still says she won’t pursue impeachment.

WaPo : Americans have a right to know if the GOP actually thinks Trump’s conduct is acceptable

WaPo : Running up the score in House races could deliver White House to Democrats

Daily Beast : Elizabeth Warren: Congress ‘Is Complicit’ for Failing to Impeach Trump

NPR : Pelosi Says Congress Should Pass New Laws So Sitting Presidents Can Be Indicted