It's Wednesday February 3rd, I'm Ekkila Hughes.

And I'm Gideon Resneck and this is what the day the official companion podcast to whimsical

snowball fights that actually get pretty heated.

Yeah, you know, you try to maintain your composure and stay cool, but sometimes you just be heated

about the snow. Yeah, I need to pop off occasionally when I'm snowball fighting.

Okay, you gotta let me do it. On today's show, how negotiations over the COVID relief bill

are going, then some headlines. But first, the latest. The second impeachment trial starts next

week in the Senate and we got a preview of the arguments both sides will be making. So it's time

for another impeachment news blast. Yeah, what you all need to know is that we do not hear them in advance.

It is genuine laughter all around. Well, let's get it. Okay, so dual filings, not dual as in two,

although it was two, but dual as in 10 paces, stood at the sky if you're Hamilton, that sort of thing.

So they both dropped yesterday and they lay out the cases we will see from the house managers and

the Trump defense team. House managers are arguing that former president Donald J Trump is quote,

singularly responsible for the January 6th insurrection attempt at the Capitol. Trump's defense

team is arguing the Nanana and a boo boo defense, also known as the he didn't do it. And you can't

try a former president. We hope defense. So yeah, that's the game. Right, that's the best that they

got, I guess. And let's just remind people with Trump already removed from office by the voters.

What exactly are the house managers saying that they're hoping for? It's two things. So the first

of which is accountability. We talked about it at length. It's now a buzz word, but it's really

important that our government send a message that insurrection and political violence isn't

chill or okay. You know, it's not just a Wednesday romp. It's actually illegal. But beyond that,

this trial is important because if the house managers succeed, the Senate could vote to ban

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