CAFE Insider 2/16: Acquittal Aftermath

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🗓️ 17 February 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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In this sample from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Anne weigh in on the House impeachment managers’ decision to call witnesses to testify in the Senate trial, only to stand down and move forward with a vote on conviction. In the full episode, Preet and Anne discuss the arguments made by both sides’ lawyers during the trial, and the implications of former President Trump’s acquittal. To listen to the full episode and get access to all exclusive CAFE Insider content, including audio notes from Preet and Elie Honig, the full United Security and Cyber Space podcast archives, and exclusive bonus content from Stay Tuned, try out the membership free for two weeks: www.cafe.com/insider Sign up to receive the weekly CAFE Brief newsletter, featuring analysis by Elie Honig: www.cafe.com/brief This podcast is produced by CAFE Studios. Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Adam Waller – Senior Editorial Producer; Matthew Billy – Audio Producer; Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producer REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: On the Motion (Shall It Be In Order to Consider and Debate Any Motion to Subpoena Witnesses or Documents?), U.S. Senate vote, 2/13/21 “Herrera Beutler Again Confirms Conversation with McCarthy Regarding January 6 U.S. Capitol Attack,” Rep. Herrera Beutler statement, 2/12/21 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks, well another impeachment trial in the books.
0:05.5	The Senate voted to a quit former President Trump by a margin of 57 to 43, but not before
0:10.1	some last-minute drama on Saturday when the House managers decided to call witnesses
0:14.6	only to stand down and move forward with a vote on conviction.
0:18.2	Before the vote, House managers and Trump's legal team spent the week arguing their respective
0:21.9	cases before the Senate and let's just say some of the arguments were much stronger than
0:26.1	others.
0:27.1	But Trump isn't exactly home free. Despite the Senate's acquittal, he still faces
0:31.1	possible criminal charges, prosecutors around the country have opened investigations into
0:35.1	his efforts to overturn the election results, his involvement in the capital insurrection,
0:39.6	and his personal business dealings.
0:41.6	And Milgram and I discuss all this and more on the Cafe Insider podcast.
0:45.9	Today we're sharing a clip from the episode with listeners of Stay Tuned.
0:49.4	To hear our full conversation and access all other Cafe Insider content, try the membership
0:54.3	free for two weeks. You can do that at cafe.com slash insider. That's cafe.com slash insider.
1:01.6	College students with a valid.edu email can head to cafe.com slash student and sign up
1:06.9	at a lower rate. Again, that's cafe.com slash student. We look forward to having you as
1:12.7	part of the insider community.
1:16.6	So there's a bit of drama on Saturday morning and my view of how the House managers addressed
1:22.3	it has evolved as more information has come out and as I've thought about it.
1:27.3	So I woke up a little bit later than I wanted on Saturday morning to the news that there
1:31.3	had been a vote on witnesses. And remember, there have been no witnesses at this trial.
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