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Episode 6: Impeachment 2019 vs. Impeachment 1998

Politics Politics Politics

Justin Robert Young

History, News

4.6870 Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

How will the formalization of the impeachment process affect the Democrats chances of impeaching Trump? What lessons can be learned from 1998? Is Joe Biden a dead man walking at the tides turn on his Iowa and New Hampshire poll numbers?



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0:00.0

impeachment is a political process. It's not a fair trial, it's not a solemn duty.

0:10.0

It's by design a song and dance a razzle-dazzle show to make sure the nation is on

0:18.0

your side when you the representative of your country, make a decision.

0:25.0

It's why each side plays their part so predictably.

0:30.0

Either righteous guardians of accountability or hard-lined defenders of the will of the people.

0:38.0

Donald Trump faces a great test to his presidency in the next few weeks, he will likely see something no president

0:46.4

since Andrew Johnson has seen. Indeed, since 1868, no president has seen an impeachment resolution in his first term.

0:57.0

It's unprecedented in our modern political world, even as we've seen two impeachment pushes since. But hell, it's

1:06.8

2019 baby we're in a hashtag disrupt obsessed culture anyway. Why not?

1:16.1

We will take a look at the latest in front of Nancy Pelosi

1:20.4

including a new formalizing resolution and the latest hearings behind closed doors.

1:27.0

But you would have to wonder for Nance how much of the lessons of Newt Gingrich run through her head?

1:35.0

Back in 1994, Newt was bay to Republicans long starved for conservative action in the House,

1:41.7

and yet his impeachment push costs him his

1:45.0

congressional career before it even reached a conclusion.

1:50.1

We'll look back to those six wild weeks in 1998 as the Republicans pushed their

1:58.2

impeachment debate in the House. Now Trump is famous for rewarding loyalty. He loves people,

2:09.4

specifically people on

2:13.3

television who are sticking up for him.

2:14.5

Well, I got a guess on who he wishes

2:18.5

he might have had on his team right now.

2:28.9

Somebody as articulate and forceful as 1998 edition Joe Biden. In the election of a president is the only nationwide vote the American people will ever cast.

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