NonProphets
Ep. 30: The Brief Wondrous Tenure of Jim Comey
Episode 30 of the NonProphets podcast, in which Atief, Robert, and Scott—recorded the day after it happened—discuss the surprise firing of FBI Director James Comey (1:11), whether Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will appoint Special Counsel to investigate the Trump campaign's ties to Russia (11:12), why firing the FBI Director is problematic even though the president has the legal authority to fire him (13:42), what President Trump could do with the pardon power (17:05), whether we should expect widespread voter suppression in 2018 (22:00), what motivates the Republican Party (32:51), where we will be a year from now (40:09), who the next FBI director will be (43:45), whether Trump could actually be removed from office (48:41), and how Trump is like the Mule from Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series (1:03:34). We end the podcast by learning about Scott's alter ego "Nigel Shakespear" (1:06:24). As always, you may contact them at nonprophetspod.wordpress.com, or nonprophetspod@gmail.com. (recorded 5/10/2017)