former presidents authoritarian impulses, as he threatens to make this network pay if he takes back the white house. all offer some thoughts about just how dangerous that is. also today, is it possible that the greatest scandal facing the house republican conference this week actually had nothing to do with george santos? congresswoman stacey plaskett is here to talk about a house that is still very much on fire. and later, as lawmakers fleet congress at a record pace, the first installment of a new series we re calling the exit interview. congressman why he s leaving, what he s learned, and what comes next. so, many, many years ago, a former president was suspected of breaking the law. though he was long out of office at the time, big questions still loomed over his legacy. they wanted to set the record straight. but in trying to justify his actions, he uttered what might be the most fundamentally incorrect line about the boundaries of presidential power. one the preside