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Mike Davis: We Need a Commission to Investigate Trump’s Covid Response

Plus Amy Wilentz on pardons for the Trump kids.

Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

December 10, 2020

This week, as the UK began vaccinating people against Covid 19, we consider proposals here in the US to establish a coronavirus commission, empowered to investigate the many failures in the fight against the virus: Mike Davis says that is something progressives should fight for—and insist on subpoena powers.

Also: Will Donald Trump pardon Ivanka and Jared—and Don Junior and Eric? What exactly are their crimes? It sounds like it’s time for another episode of The Children’s Hour—with Amy Wilentz.

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