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Hey there.
It's the NPR Politics podcast.
I'm Susan Davis.
I cover politics.
And we're back with the second and final episode of A Good Guy.
If you missed the first one, it's yesterday's episode of this podcast.
In our previous episode, a Marine ended up in federal court for what he did on January 6.
The judge in this case told him he had made her a better judge.
She could have given him six months in prison, but she decided on community service instead.
And now in this episode, we're going to talk about the Marines.
They have to figure out if this Marine is worth keeping.
And let me just say that process is going to be a little different than what he got in court.
Here's Tom Bowman and Lauren Hodges.
This administrative discharge board will come to order.
The reporter will note the time and date.
For the record, it's December 2023.