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Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

Is It Time to Impeach Trump?

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

New York Times Opinion

New York Times, Journalism, News, Society & Culture, Ross Douthat

4.07.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Robert Mueller's (redacted) report is out, but now what? Can the Democrats use it to impeach President Donald Trump? Ross Douthat, David Leonhardt and special guest Michelle Cottle of The Times's editorial board disagree about what comes next for the president and the country. Then David and Ross revisit one of their sharpest recurring disagreements: What can be done about climate change? For background reading on this episode, visit nytimes.com/theargument. For tickets to our live show in Boston, visit https://timesevents.nytimes.com/theargumentboston.

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0:00.0

I'm Ross Douthod.

0:01.1

I'm Michelle Coddle.

0:02.4

I'm David Leonhart, and this is the argument.

0:06.0

This week, now that the Mueller report is out, what's next?

0:09.9

Democrats have a responsibility to do that whole checks and balances thing.

0:15.3

Then Ross and I have it out on climate change.

0:18.6

Well, I'm just trying to marginally reduce my unpopularity in the Leonhart Household.

0:24.0

And finally, a recommendation.

0:26.0

I figured that I should recommend an ultra violent action movie.

0:36.8

Last week, we finally got to see the Mueller report.

0:38.8

Mueller report, the Mueller report, the Mueller report, the Mueller report.

0:42.0

It's Mueller.

0:43.6

Or at least a redacted version.

0:45.2

It portrays a president who lies constantly, shows little respect for the

0:48.8

Constitution, and was happy to work with a hostile foreign power.

0:53.0

But the report also didn't tell us much that was new.

0:56.0

It found no new conspiracy and punted on the question of whether Trump obstructed justice.

1:02.0

So what is Congress supposed to do now?

1:05.1

Michelle Goldberg is off this week, and we are fortunate to have Michelle Coddle of the

1:08.9

Times editorial board here to help us understand it.

1:12.0

Welcome back to the argument, Michelle.

1:14.1

Thank you, David.

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