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⚖️ On this day in 2019, Donald Trump became the third commander in chief to be impeached by the House of Representatives, which charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Fun fact: the only US president to be arrested while in office was Ulysses S. Grant for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage.
Good morning! Peter here, utterly bewildered by what I watched take place in the White House last night. Donald Trump, speaking in a cadence that could only be matched by a coke-addled Charli XCX concert-goer, delivered perhaps the single most incoherent primetime address I’ve ever seen. It was really quite something, even by the Bad Orange Man’s standards. I have some good news! Because this edition of ‘First Draft’ is sponsored by Ground News, there is no paywall! Enjoy, my friends!
In today’s ‘First Draft,’ Donald Trump’s clown car admin loses its top podcaster-sorry, law enforcement guy, the president delivers a speech that rivals Joe Biden’s 2024 debate performance, House Republicans choose to skyrocket Americans’ healthcare premiums, former Jeffrey Epstein lawyer Alan Dershowitz rears his ugly head, and Fox News has a… good take for once?
Cheerio, Bongino!
At 12:55pm ET yesterday, when asked by MS NOW reporter Carol Leonnig if he was planning to resign in the coming weeks, former podcaster and current Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino responded: “print whatever you’d like. No one believes you anyway.”
Some four hours later, at 5:16pm, Bongino announced on social media, “I will be leaving my position with the FBI in January. I want to thank President Trump, AG Bondi, and Director Patel for the opportunity to serve with purpose. Most importantly, I want to thank you, my fellow Americans, for the privilege to serve you. God bless America, and all those who defend Her. 🇺🇸”
To crib language from Succession’s Logan Roy, it must be said of Bongino, and frankly, the entirety of this administration, “you are not serious people.”
Indeed, the deputy FBI director lasted a mere 27 Scaramuccis on the job. His tenure featured highlights including getting humiliated by a jujitsu instructor at Quantico, taking at least one ‘mental health day’ à la a theater major at Oberlin college, and pathetically
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