You know the story about a lie getting halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on? Today, a look at two key parts of the impeachment battle that have been the subject of a lot of inaccurate commentary but which we're finally learning more about. First is the now-infamous Mick Mulvaney […]

E27. Impeachment: What Mulvaney Really Said, How Schiff Really Operates

Byron York is chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner, a Fox News contributor, and host of The Byron York Show podcast. He has covered the Bush, Obama, Trump, and now Biden administrations, as well as Congress and each presidential campaign since 2000. He is the author of two books -- The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy, an account of liberal activism in the 2004 election, and Obsession, an account of Democratic efforts to remove President Donald Trump from office. Formerly White House correspondent for National Review, his work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Atlantic Monthly, Foreign Affairs, and the New Republic. A graduate of the University of Alabama and the University of Chicago, he lives in Washington, DCSubscribe to the newsletter here: https://newsletters.washingtonexaminer.com/newsletters/daily-memo/

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E27. Impeachment: What Mulvaney Really Said, How Schiff Really Operates

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