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Today's episode breaks down Trump's recent declaration of a state of national emergency as a pretext to build his big, dumb wall.\xa0 What's being done about it?\xa0 What\xa0can be done about it?\xa0 Listen and find out!

We begin, however, with a trip up Yodel Mountain to observe one of its most bizarre members, Roger Stone, who recently posted a "notice of apology" after having uploaded a picture to Instagram of Judge Jackson with a reticule nearby.\xa0 What does this mean for the gag order entered in his case?\xa0 \xa0We tell all -- even before the court ruled!

Next, it's time for our main segment about the wall.\xa0 Andrew breaks down exactly where the funding is going to come from, and details all the lawsuits to try and block it.\xa0 We end the segment, of course, with a (pessimistic) prediction.

Then, it's time for\xa0even more yodeling.\xa0 Is the Mueller investigation really coming to an end? If so, what's next?\xa0 And what about

We end, as always, with a brand new Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Question #115 about offers to compromise.\xa0 As always, remember to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our\xa0Facebook Page\xa0so that you too can play along with #TTTBE!

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Show Notes & Links
1. Stone's notice of apology.
2. Stone's original\xa0partial gag order.
3. 18 U.S. Code \xa7\u202f1512: Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant.
4. The Emergency Declaration.
5. The Presidential Border Security Victory\xa0Proclamation
6. Episode\xa0OA 243: BUILD THAT WALL!! where we first discussed states of emergency.
7. The Landowners lawsuit\xa0filed in DC,\xa0Sierra Club/ACLU\xa0lawsuit, and finally the\xa0California lawsuit\xa0filed by 16 states discussed in the show: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Virginia.
8. 31 U.S.C. \xa7 9703\xa0(TFF).
9. Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.
10. 10 U.S. Code \xa7 284\xa0- Support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime.
11.\xa010 U.S. Code \xa7 2808\xa0- Construction authority in the event of a declaration of war or national emergency - discussed in OA: 243 and\xa0"Military construction" defined in\xa010 U.S.C. \xa7 2801(a).
12. Cummings report on Saudi Arabia.
13. Manafort sentencing\xa0discussed DC in OA 253: Religious Freedom and Domineque Ray
14. The\xa0transcript\xa0of Judge Jackson's findings on Manafort's lies
15. Manafort gets a 38 in the\xa0E.D.Va sentencing memo
16. Cohen to testify publicly before the House Oversight Committee on Feb. 27th.

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