Trump taps Musk, Ramaswamy to lead new 'Department of Government Efficiency'

President-elect Donald Trump continues sketching out what his next presidency will look like. USA TODAY National Correspondent Will Carless discusses Donald Trump's promises about pardoning January 6 insurrectionists, and what such pardons would potentially mean for the far right movement. A New York court suspends all current deadlines in Donald Trump's New York hush money case. USA TODAY Supreme Court Correspondent Maureen Groppe looks at the future of several issues circling the high court. The Pentagon classified document leaker has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Episode Transcript available here Also available at art19.com/shows/5-Things See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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