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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

Evan Osnos Talks to a Former Clinton Attorney About Impeachment

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The New Yorker

Washington, News, Politics, President, Wickenden, Wnyc, Barack, Obama, Lizza

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2017

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Staff writer Evan Osnos gets the straight talk from a lawyer who defended Bill Clinton.

 

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I'm Dorothy Wickendon. On today's Politics and More podcast, Evan Osnose talks to Gregory Craig,

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an attorney who served on Bill Clinton's defense team when he was impeached about the likelihood that Trump won't finish his term.

1:04.3

Now, we know that some in the Democratic Party have been talking about impeaching Donald Trump, well, since before he even took office. But since the firing

1:12.6

of James Comey and Trump's own self-defeating acts and remarks, the talk of impeachment has grown

1:18.2

more intense, more serious. The New Yorkers Evanosnos recently took a look at what impeachment is

1:24.5

and how it happens. He talked with a real expert on the subject. Gregory Craig

1:30.3

was the special counsel to Bill Clinton when Congress last brought impeachment proceedings

1:34.6

almost 20 years ago. Here's Evan. We have about 1,300 days left in the first term of the

1:42.6

Trump administration. You and I are speaking here in the middle of May.

1:46.9

And at this moment, the White House is, to put it mildly, besieged.

1:51.7

It is under a range of investigations.

1:55.5

It is by most descriptions.

1:58.4

It is in a state of disarray.

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