Chuck Schumer on Impeachment, Witnesses and the Truth

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🗓️ 29 January 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Today, we sit down with Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, to discuss what it’s like to be the leader of a party out of power at this moment in the impeachment trial of President Trump. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: "Look, is it an uphill fight? Yes.” he said. “Are we making progress? Yes.” Why Mr. Schumer believes he can persuade his Republican colleagues to allow new witnesses in the trial.Here are the latest updates on impeachment, including the Senate’s response to a Times investigation revealing new claims about the president’s conduct from his former national security adviser John Bolton.

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0:00.0	Good morning.
0:05.0	Good morning.
0:07.0	Good morning.
0:08.0	So it's a little before 9 a.m. we're just outside the U.S. Capitol.
0:13.0	We are here to meet with staff of Senate Minor Leader Chuck Schumer and to talk to them
0:18.2	about this moment in impeachment and what it's like to be the leader of the party at a power
0:26.8	in the middle of the Senate trial of Donald Trump.
0:33.8	Hi.
0:34.8	How are you?
0:35.8	I'm good.
0:36.8	Good morning.
0:37.8	Good morning.
0:38.8	Good pleasure.
0:39.8	Thanks for coming down.
0:40.8	How do you want to be?
0:41.8	You might just be just like, whatever you want to do.
0:45.8	That's fine.
0:46.8	Whatever you want.
0:50.8	And if you don't mind, I put my feet up for my old basketball knees.
0:55.8	So Senator, it is Tuesday morning.
0:58.8	Yes.
0:59.8	Over the weekend, as I'm sure you know, my colleagues reported that John Bolton, former
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