This week as we conclude the unprecedented year that has been 2020, we look at issues surrounding the White House as the arrival of the new administration in January approaches.

Happy Holidays, Season's Greetings, and a Merry Christmas to you all... as we lead off this week, we begin by looking at the new coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress, as well as the news about a new, more contagious strain of the virus currently spreading across the UK and other areas. We also look at the strange position Vice President Mike Pence finds himself in, where he plans to leave the country for several days just after announcing Joe Biden's electoral college win.

Later in the program, we also check in with a press conference featuring soon-departing Attorney General William Barr, and see what he, as well as conservatives like Chris Christie and commentator Geraldo Rivera have had to say in recent days about Trump's refusal to concede the election, as well as the bad influence of individuals like Michael Flynn and Sidney Powell on the administration. Do some conservatives have an ideological "blind spot" when it comes to Donald Trump? Finally, we travel back in time to 1988 and recall the reason Joe Biden's initial presidential bid that year failed, all in our year-end wrap-up here on Middle Theory. 

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SHOW NOTES

• CORONA RELIEF 2.0: Congress just passed the new coronavirus relief bill
• LEAVING ON A JET PLANE: Mike Pence to head overseas hours after formally declaring Joe Biden the presidential victor over Donald Trump 
• NEW STRAIN: New strain found in Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Australia and Gibraltar
• ‘Out of control’ Covid strain makes UK a global pariah as countries impose travel bans
• SHOOT DOWN: Barr Shoots Down Proposal for Trump to Seize Voting Machines, Refuses to Appoint Special Counsel to Investigate Election Fraud
• SILENT NIGHT: Lawmakers dismayed, experts baffled at Trump brushing off suspected Russian hack
• ROMNEY: Could cut off food and water supply in next attack
• How cyber-spies compromised America
• China Used Stolen Data To Expose CIA Operatives
• ELECTION FRAUDING: Chris Christie: Keep Michael Flynn Out of the Oval Office 
• Geraldo fires back at “lunatic fringe” over baseless election fraud claims

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