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The Counsel

Is Impeachment Broken?

The Counsel

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Politics

4.7861 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Third Degree, Elie Honig recaps the whirlwind final day of the Senate impeachment trial: the House Managers’ shocking decision to call witnesses, their subsequent decision to stand down, and the eventual acquittal of former President Donald Trump.  Elie’s analysis doesn’t end with Third Degree.Sign up to receive the CAFE Brief, a weekly newsletter featuring articles by Elie, a weekly roundup of politically charged legal news, and historical lookbacks that help inform our current political challenges. Third Degree is produced by CAFE Studios.  Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio and Music Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Sam Ozer-Staton, Noa Azulai. REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: https://cafe.com/third-degree-podcast/is-impeachment-broken/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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From Cafe, this is third degree.

0:34.5

I'm Ellie Honig.

0:45.0

Thank you. I'm Ellie Honig. Welcome back, everybody. Before we get into it, first I just want to thank everybody.

0:48.6

We've had support for this podcast, really beyond belief.

0:52.1

And now that impeachment is done, don't worry, good news. We are sure as

0:56.5

heck not done. We're going to keep this thing going. We will have much more to discuss beyond

1:00.7

impeachment. So stay with us. And thanks to everybody for the great response so far.

1:07.6

For one moment, just a moment, it looked like we were going to have a trial, a real live trial.

1:14.9

And we had this stunning plot twist. One of those moments almost from the movies or maybe West Wing

1:19.9

where somebody was going to take a stand. Political convenience be damned, conventional wisdom be

1:25.2

damned, this was the right thing to do and we're willing to fight for it.

1:29.0

Until they weren't.

1:31.1

Here's how it went down.

1:34.8

So heading into Saturday, it looked like it was all but over.

1:38.3

It looked like we'd have this quick vote, no witnesses.

1:40.9

Then they'd have closing arguments, then they'd go to the final vote.

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