Jeff Flake Talks Impeachment and More

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🗓️ 30 September 2019

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In a week that saw the talks of impeachment boil over into Congressional action, a former Republican Senator says Speaker Nancy Pelosi was right to hold off on an impeachment inquiry until now. Once a reliable critic of the Trump administration, Jeff Flake joins Mary Harris to discuss a week that could change the presidency, how he’s reflecting on the Kavanaugh hearings one year later, and why there’s no room for him in today’s Republican party. This conversation was recorded live at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, TX. Guest: Former Senator of Arizona, Jeff Flake Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.7	Last week, while Washington was barreling forward with an impeachment inquiry, I flew to Texas.
0:43.0	It seemed like a pretty awful time to be off the show, but I wanted to go anyway because I
0:47.1	had this interview to do. A live show at the Texas Tribune Festival.
0:51.5	Hey everyone. Uh, hey, I'm Mary Harris. I host Slate's Daily News
0:58.0	podcast, What Dexed. And when I say it's daily, I mean, five days a week.
1:03.6	Although, right now, I feel like I could use an hourly podcast.
1:08.0	Giving me updates. I don't know if he feels the same way.
1:10.7	I was there to speak to former Senator Jeff Flake. You remember him, the Republican who held
1:15.6	up the Kavanaugh hearings. He retired last year. But before doing that, he'd made a name for
1:21.1	himself as a reliable critic of President Trump. He even skipped the Republican convention
1:27.2	in 2016. He told the Washington Post, I've got to mow my lawn.
1:35.4	What Jeff Flake, come on out. Come join me.
1:42.2	I did mow my lawn. Today on the show, my full conversation with Jeff Flake about impeachment,
1:51.1	about Brett Kavanaugh, and about why he didn't stay in Washington and keep fighting.
1:56.8	I'm Mary Harris. You're listening to One Next. Stick with us.
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