Legal Speak: Terms of Impeachment, Opioid Settlement, and the Dem Debate
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🗓️ 12 September 2019
⏱️ 12 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | It's Thursday, September 12th. |
| 0:03.1 | Welcome to Schim this. |
| 0:04.4 | We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why |
| 0:08.3 | they matter. |
| 0:09.5 | Today, the House Judiciary Committee formalized its process for potentially impeaching President |
| 0:15.6 | Trump. |
| 0:16.6 | We'll connect the dots on what's actually new here and how lawmakers are responding. |
| 0:20.7 | Then, the makers of OxyContin say they've reached a tentative settlement with states and |
| 0:25.3 | local governments across the country amid the opioid epidemic. |
| 0:29.0 | And finally, what to expect when you're expecting the third Democratic primary debate. |
| 0:34.0 | We're here to make your evening smarter. |
| 0:36.1 | Let's Schim this. |
| 0:39.6 | The most complicated story today is about impeachment. |
| 0:42.9 | Chances are you may have heard the I word today. |
| 0:46.2 | After the House Judiciary Committee set some new ground rules for its investigation into |
| 0:49.9 | whether the House should impeach President Trump. |
| 0:53.0 | But there's been a lot of confusion about where things are headed in terms of impeachment. |
| 0:57.3 | What elected officials are confused? |
| 0:59.2 | In part because there are no formal rules about how to even start the process. |
| 1:03.8 | And top Democrats don't seem to agree about whether impeaching the President is even |
| 1:07.5 | a good idea. |
| 1:09.0 | So we're going to get into what the House Judiciary Committee actually did today. |
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