Mara Liasson

I'm Susan Davis. I also cover politics. And I'm Mara Liason, senior national political correspondent.

I'm Susan Davis. I also cover politics. And I'm Mara Liason, senior national political correspondent.

I'm Susan Davis. I also cover politics. And I'm Mara Liason, senior national political correspondent.

Well, Sue, explain the role that he played in the Senate and why he was so consequential and also the role he played in Trump's return after 2020.

Well, Sue, explain the role that he played in the Senate and why he was so consequential and also the role he played in Trump's return after 2020.

Well, Sue, explain the role that he played in the Senate and why he was so consequential and also the role he played in Trump's return after 2020.

And of course, it's beware of what you wish for. You just might get it. He got Donald Trump elected. And then there was January 6th. And very famously, Mitch McConnell decided not to vote to convict Trump after he was impeached by the House. for fomenting the January 6th insurrection. And he said at the time, famously, the criminal justice system can take care of Donald Trump.

And of course, it's beware of what you wish for. You just might get it. He got Donald Trump elected. And then there was January 6th. And very famously, Mitch McConnell decided not to vote to convict Trump after he was impeached by the House. for fomenting the January 6th insurrection. And he said at the time, famously, the criminal justice system can take care of Donald Trump.

And of course, it's beware of what you wish for. You just might get it. He got Donald Trump elected. And then there was January 6th. And very famously, Mitch McConnell decided not to vote to convict Trump after he was impeached by the House. for fomenting the January 6th insurrection. And he said at the time, famously, the criminal justice system can take care of Donald Trump.

And I wonder if Mitch McConnell is both responsible for helping Trump get elected so he could reshape the judiciary, but also helping him come back when McConnell clearly did not think he was fit to be president.

And I wonder if Mitch McConnell is both responsible for helping Trump get elected so he could reshape the judiciary, but also helping him come back when McConnell clearly did not think he was fit to be president.

And I wonder if Mitch McConnell is both responsible for helping Trump get elected so he could reshape the judiciary, but also helping him come back when McConnell clearly did not think he was fit to be president.

Well, it certainly fits into his larger governing strategy, which, as expressed by people like Russ Vogt, believes in an all-powerful executive with no checks and balances. They believe in something called the unitary executive. If an agency is in the executive branch, that means it, in effect, belongs to the president and he's in control of it.

Well, it certainly fits into his larger governing strategy, which, as expressed by people like Russ Vogt, believes in an all-powerful executive with no checks and balances. They believe in something called the unitary executive. If an agency is in the executive branch, that means it, in effect, belongs to the president and he's in control of it.

Well, it certainly fits into his larger governing strategy, which, as expressed by people like Russ Vogt, believes in an all-powerful executive with no checks and balances. They believe in something called the unitary executive. If an agency is in the executive branch, that means it, in effect, belongs to the president and he's in control of it.

What the implications are of this, it offers tremendous opportunities for corruption and self-dealing. Because the president has business interests. Elon Musk has tremendous business interests and a lot of government contracts. And this means that they can decide if an investigation is moving forward into Tesla or crypto, they can squash it.

What the implications are of this, it offers tremendous opportunities for corruption and self-dealing. Because the president has business interests. Elon Musk has tremendous business interests and a lot of government contracts. And this means that they can decide if an investigation is moving forward into Tesla or crypto, they can squash it.

What the implications are of this, it offers tremendous opportunities for corruption and self-dealing. Because the president has business interests. Elon Musk has tremendous business interests and a lot of government contracts. And this means that they can decide if an investigation is moving forward into Tesla or crypto, they can squash it.

So this executive order on independent agencies is part and parcel with almost every other thing that Trump is doing. And eventually, it's going to go to the Supreme Court because some of these agencies were set up by Congress. And the Supreme Court will decide.

So this executive order on independent agencies is part and parcel with almost every other thing that Trump is doing. And eventually, it's going to go to the Supreme Court because some of these agencies were set up by Congress. And the Supreme Court will decide.