In the "final daze" of Donald Trump's administration, the atmosphere is tense as new calls for his removal from office ensue following the siege on the U.S. Capitol Building. 

It's been a tense last few days in Washington, and throughout the United States, following a demonstration by supporters of President Donald Trump which resulted in a temporary siege on the U.S. Capitol Building last week. In the aftermath of the incident, renewed calls for Trump's removal from office have led to a second impeachment effort, as well as the possibility that the 25th amendment could be invoked.

We analyze what led to this point, the political attitudes that fostered it, and why the problems we are seeing in America right now will not simply go away with a transition of power into future administrations. With America closer than it has been in decades to civil war, we look at how America became so divided, and what the path to restoration of unity may be in the years to come.

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SHOW NOTES

• AFTERMATH: Trump concedes… sort of.
• Mitt Romney responds to Capitol Lockdown
• WSJ Editorial Board asks Donald to resign
• Pence has not ruled out 25th Amendment, source says
• THE RIOTERS: The hunt to identify Hill rioters
• Capitol assault a more sinister attack than first appeared
• Backup was denied, former Capitol Police chief says
• FBI: No evidence 'antifa' involved
• Texas woman took private jet to DC to 'storm the Capitol'
• Feds catch Arkansas man who stole mail from Pelosi office
• Man spotted carrying Speaker's lectern nabbed in Florida
• Tech CEO Arrested: 'Worst Personal Decision of My Life'
• 70-year-old had 11 Molotov cocktails akin to 'homemade napalm'
• UNFOLLOWED: A farewell to @realDonaldTrump, gone after 57,000 tweets
• Trump went ballistic after being tossed off Twitter
• Apple suspends Parler social network from its App Store
• Conservative website Parler forced offline: web trackers
• The strange beginnings of right-wing social
• LAST WORD: Talk-radio owner orders conservative hosts to temper election fraud rhetoric
• IMPEACHMENT 2.0: Pelosi says House will impeach Trump, pushes VP to oust him

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