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Reliable Sources

February 2, 2020: Sam Donaldson reacts to fast-tracked Senate trial; how impeachment reinforced two competing info-universes; news media's quick pivot to Iowa caucus coverage; how fear of Trump is hurting government agencies

Reliable Sources

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3.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Plus, why CNN nixed its plan for a final pre-Iowa poll; the State Department versus NPR; and David Zurawik on the 'mud wrestling pit' that is social media. Sam Donaldson, Julian Zelizer, Jill Filipovic, Alexi McCammond, Astead Herndon, Art Cullen and David Zurawik join Brian Stelter.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Brian Stelter. This is Reliable Sources, our weekly look at the story behind the story.

0:06.5

On the Super Bowl Sunday, we have a sneak peek of Sean Hannity's big Super Bowl interview

0:10.8

with Donald Trump, plus the pivot to Iowa, how impeachment has taken the limelight away

0:15.4

from the Democratic race.

0:16.7

We're going to go live to Des Moines with three reporters

0:18.9

who are there on the beat.

0:20.7

And later, how the news coverage of Kobe Bryant's death is sparking a necessary conversation about

0:26.0

journalistic ethics and also about Twitter etiquette.

0:29.9

Lots of news coming up, but first, the eyes have it. Impeachment and Iowa are

0:33.9

competing for attention. Trump's trial in the Senate is expected to end in the

0:37.4

coming days. It's going to end in a whimper, not a bang, with GOP senators

0:40.9

saying the proper remedy is at the ballot box not in the form of

0:44.5

removal from office. The news coverage reminds me of this guy. Yeah this guy.

0:49.8

Because today is aptly Groundhog Day, perfect timing.

0:54.0

Just as Bill Murray relives the same day over and over and over again

0:58.0

in the classic 1993 film,

1:00.0

it seems like we are going to be reliving this political dynamic every single day until the general election

1:05.8

So what have we learned from the Senate trial? Well for one thing

1:10.2

Stonewelling works for another thing those leaks coming from John Bolton's forthcoming book,

1:16.0

well, they did stoke pre-order sales, but they didn't change many senator's minds.

1:21.0

We learned a lot of things.

1:22.0

We learned the lot of things.

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