Joe Biden says goodbye to his chief of staff and hello to more FBI agents. Donald Trump plots his Twitter comeback and struggles to get endorsements. Rep. Ruben Gallego enters the 2024 Arizona Senate race. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stops by Crooked HQ to talk about the upcoming year in Congress. And the guys play a new game called Take Take Don’t Tell Me.

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Show Notes

• NBCNews: Donald Trump prepares for his return to Facebook and Twitter
• CBS: Evangelical leaders who supported Trump’s presidency are waiting for other candidates in 2024
• WaPo: Trump team struggles to consolidate support ahead of S.C. event
• WaPo: Final report of Ga. grand jury investigating Trump may be released soon
• Philadelphia Inquirer: Former President Donald Trump posed for picture with former Philly mob boss Joey Merlino at South Florida golf club
• Rolling Stone: Trump Looks to Ditch His Own Social Media Site
• Salon: Trump complains about length of Diamond’s funeral and 2020 election in “narcissistic” eulogy
• WaPo: Final report of Ga. grand jury investigating Trump may be released soon
• The Atlantic: What to Expect When You’re Expecting Indictments
• WaPo: The five ways GOP 2024 hopefuls are approaching the Trump problem
• The Hill: 2024 Republicans search for lane between Trump and DeSantis
• NYT: Biden Lawyers Initially Thought Official Files Went to Think Tank Only
• Bloomberg: Even Democrats Are Now Critical of Biden Over Documents Mess
• WaPo: Ruben Gallego announces run for Arizona Senate seat held by Kyrsten Sinema
• WaPo: 2024 Senate map is a GOP dream. But candidate strength is unsettled
• FiveThirtyEight: Are The Democrats Screwed In The Senate After 2024? (by Nate Silver)
• Semafor: Jeff Zients is the new White House chief of staff. Not everyone is thrilled. 
• The Atlantic: Biden Brings in a Consultant 
• POLITICO Playbook: Klain is out, Zients is in
• Politico: What kind of chief of staff will Zients be? Look at his stint as Covid czar.
• NYT: Ron Klain Expected to Step Down as Biden’s White House Chief of Staff 
• Politico: Ron Klain set to depart as Biden’s chief of staff 

American Prospect: The Corporate Past of Jeffrey Zients