Amanpour: Scott Walker, Mark Landler, Susan Glasser, Rich Lowry, Alfre Woodard and Chinonye Chukwu

Amanpour

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🗓️ 19 December 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Scott Walker, former Republican Governor for the battleground state of Wisconsin, gives his take on the historic vote to impeach President Donald Trump; only the third President ever to be impeached. He reflects on whether the President did indeed commit high crimes and misdemeanors. He also defends his record on voter suppression. Mark Landler, the London bureau chief of The New York Times, Susan Glasser, staff writer at the The New Yorker, and Rich Lowry, editor of the National Review, all weigh in on the impeachment debate. They each give their perspective on this momentous day and how it will impact American politics and society for years to come. Our Michel Martin sits down with Alfre Woodard, actor in "Clemency", and Chinonye Chukwu, the director of the film, to unpack the moral questions surrounding death row and more specifically, the complex role of the executioner.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur. Here's what's coming up.
0:07.0	As Speaker of the House, I solemnly and sadly opened the debate on the impeachment of the President of the United States.
0:16.2	A dark day in Washington that's Congress votes on impeaching an American President,
0:20.9	analysis with our panel of experts.
0:23.6	Plus, Wisconsin's former Republican governor, Scott Walker.
0:27.4	We talk politics and voter purges.
0:30.4	Then, I am going to fight for him right up until the very moment you stick that needle in his arm
0:35.5	The story of a death row prison warden star Alfrey Woodard and director Chino Yay Chuku join us to talk about clemency. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Manpur in London. Today is a day that will live on in American history as the House votes
1:05.3	on the impeachment of President Trump. That would make him the third president in the
1:09.6	history of the Republic to be impeached and it's a story that's also reverberating around the world.
1:15.2	From our perch here in London we watch as Washington deals with the charges of abuse of power
1:20.5	and obstruction of Congress. A Senate trial would take place in the new year.
1:25.0	In a six-page letter to the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi,
1:29.0	President Trump accused Democrats of, quote, declaring open war on American democracy.
1:34.3	Joining me now to talk about all of this is Scott Walker. He is the former
1:38.4	Republican governor of the key battleground state of Wisconsin. He was also a Republican candidate for the
1:44.7	presidency in 2016 and we welcome the governor from Milwaukee. Welcome to the
1:50.2	program.
1:52.8	Thanks for having me on.
1:53.4	I'm glad to be with you.
1:54.3	So as this happens, as this unfolds, and as we go to press,
1:59.3	it hasn't yet happened.
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