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The events of the past week have revealed a terrifying disconnect between the constitutional remedies available to us and the gravity of the threats posed by an utterly unfit President with his finger on the nuclear button. On this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick turns to an expert on impeachment and the 25th Amendment: Rep. Jamie Raskin. He explains the urgent update needed to bolster the 25th amendment.

Podcast production by Sara Burningham and Sophie Summergrad // Video production by Micah Phillips