Judiciary Hearing Opens Final Act Of Democrats' Trump Impeachment Saga

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🗓️ 4 December 2019

⏱️ 15 minutes

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A panel of four constitutional law scholars are trying to put the allegations against Trump in a historical and legal context. Three of the professors support impeachment, one is opposed. This episode: political correspondent Scott Detrow, national security editor Phil Ewing, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

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0:00.0	This is Kelly Oldfield, along with my fifth grade class.
0:03.4	Team 2.2!
0:06.0	We are wrapping up our journalism unit by listening to our podcast.
0:10.4	Team 2.2! Totally to Wheeler's talk show!
0:16.1	This podcast was recorded at...
0:18.6	Was that totally tubular talk show?
0:20.7	I love it. It sounds like it.
0:21.8	It's 2.45 Eastern on Wednesday, December 4th.
0:25.0	Things may have changed by the time you hear this.
0:28.0	Hopefully one thing that won't change is my fifth graders understanding how important journalism is in our world.
0:34.4	Okay, here's the show!
0:37.8	Woohoo!
0:41.8	Man, that was awesome.
0:43.1	Hey there, it's the totally tubular NPR politics podcast.
0:46.6	I'm Scott Detero, I cover the campaign.
0:48.2	I'm Phil Ewing, Election Security Editor.
0:50.0	And I'm Mara Liesen, National Political Correspondent.
0:52.7	So the House Judiciary Committee officially took over the impeachment inquiry today...
0:57.2	Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nabler kicked things off with a hearing.
1:01.5	The House Committee on the Judiciary will come to order.
1:04.1	So bye bye bye, Intelligence Committee.
1:06.2	Hello Judiciary Committee.
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