Sep 21, 2026 · 51 min · 13 segments
Samantha and guest Keira Havens talk Thomas Massie's recent attempt to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. They discuss the mechanics and politics of impeachment, the role of accountability…
Keira HavensGuest
Samantha Hancox-LiHostIt always seemed like it was possible to tie together these questions about cost of living and accountability and corruption, right? The level, I mean, really just an astounding level of corruption and bribery and malfeasance that we're seeing from our elected officials today.
The elected appointed the Trump administration that whole That whole clown car of...
So I guess, so my question here about impeachment, what do you think the effects are? You've talked about how we have to do this, right? That like, it's kind of our obligation that like, it's true, right? They've committed high crimes and misdemeanors.
How do you how do you think it's going to affect potentially one way or another the national conversation?
And they did a poll that said, voters, what are you concerned about, right? And number one was threats to democracy.
Number three was like, where are my benefits going? And if you walk down this list, every single one of these things is connected to an impeachable offense.
Are you mad that gas is high? Well, great, let's get a president that doesn't just go ahead and bomb random countries for the fun of it, right? Are you mad about like your SNAP benefits disappearing? great let's find a president that doesn't just absolutely destroy the congressional appropriations process and like ruin institutional uh programs that are supposed to help you with no consequences and no warning and use uses those programs as hostage taking for for blue blue states in colorado you know there's a there's a big old water project that just got axed because Lauren Boebert crossed sides to release the Epstein files.
And Boebert is not like a weepy liberal or anything like that, right? This is one thing that she took a stand on and this administration came down on them.
All of this is connected to accountability and the corruption, I mean, we could talk all day about where all of this money is being siphoned to and why we seem to think that it is okay to just allow it to continue unchecked.
There is You can draw this line if you have any, any concept of reality and how things connect.
I walked into offices and handed them a little sheet of paper that said, here's how this thing voters are concerned about, this kitchen table issue, maps onto your impeachable offense.
It always seemed like it was possible to tie together these questions about cost of living and accountability and corruption, right? The level, I mean, really just an astounding level of corruption and bribery and malfeasance that we're seeing from our elected officials today.
The elected appointed the Trump administration that whole That whole clown car of...
So I guess, so my question here about impeachment, what do you think the effects are? You've talked about how we have to do this, right? That like, it's kind of our obligation that like, it's true, right? They've committed high crimes and misdemeanors.
How do you how do you think it's going to affect potentially one way or another the national conversation?
And they did a poll that said, voters, what are you concerned about, right? And number one was threats to democracy.
Number three was like, where are my benefits going? And if you walk down this list, every single one of these things is connected to an impeachable offense.
Are you mad that gas is high? Well, great, let's get a president that doesn't just go ahead and bomb random countries for the fun of it, right? Are you mad about like your SNAP benefits disappearing? great let's find a president that doesn't just absolutely destroy the congressional appropriations process and like ruin institutional uh programs that are supposed to help you with no consequences and no warning and use uses those programs as hostage taking for for blue blue states in colorado you know there's a there's a big old water project that just got axed because Lauren Boebert crossed sides to release the Epstein files.
And Boebert is not like a weepy liberal or anything like that, right? This is one thing that she took a stand on and this administration came down on them.
All of this is connected to accountability and the corruption, I mean, we could talk all day about where all of this money is being siphoned to and why we seem to think that it is okay to just allow it to continue unchecked.
There is You can draw this line if you have any, any concept of reality and how things connect.
I walked into offices and handed them a little sheet of paper that said, here's how this thing voters are concerned about, this kitchen table issue, maps onto your impeachable offense.
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