This week, President-elect Donald J. Trump asked the Supreme Court to prevent him from being sentenced in a New York criminal case and implied that he could use military force to seize control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, while President Biden did his best to try to Trump-proof his legacy.

The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Maggie Haberman, David E. Sanger and Zolan Kanno-Youngs discuss the latest in the presidential transition.

Guests: 

• Maggie Haberman, a senior political correspondent for The New York Times.
• David E. Sanger, the White House and National Security Correspondent for The New York Times.
• Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• The Supreme Court denied Trump’s last-ditch effort to avoid sentencing.
• Trump floated using force to take Greenland and the Panama Canal.
• News analysis: Trump is back and chaos ensues.

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