Ep. 1 - Trump On Trial
Verdict with Ted Cruz
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4.6 • 43.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2020
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The first full day of President Trump’s impeachment trial comes to a close. Senator Cruz breaks down what the trial means for the White House, the Congress, and the country.
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| 0:00.0 | The first day of President Trump's impeachment trial has just come to a close, and we are |
| 0:06.1 | joined here by one of the jurors to help us break it all down. |
| 0:10.0 | This is verdict with Ted Cruz. |
| 0:21.7 | You may have noticed that I am not Ted Cruz. |
| 0:24.0 | I am Michael Knowles. |
| 0:25.4 | I am joined here by the man himself, Senator Cruz, Senator. |
| 0:29.2 | Busy day? |
| 0:30.2 | Pretty much, business is usual. |
| 0:32.2 | It was a nice business as usual, 13-hour day during the first full day of the impeachment |
| 0:38.1 | trial. |
| 0:39.1 | You know, we all know the arguments. |
| 0:41.1 | We've been hearing about impeachment now since about five seconds after Trump got |
| 0:44.6 | elected. |
| 0:46.3 | Did anything change today during these debates? |
| 0:50.2 | You know, I don't think anyone's mind was changed. |
| 0:52.2 | I think anyone who came in as a yes is still a yes. |
| 0:55.2 | Anyone who came in as a no is still a no. |
| 0:56.9 | I think that's true for the 100 senators, but I think that's also true for the people |
| 1:00.3 | at home. |
| 1:01.3 | We're sitting here right now. |
| 1:02.9 | It is 242 in the morning. |
| 1:06.1 | You've come here straight from the hill to this studio to do a podcast. |
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