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The Bill Press Pod

McConnell's Show Trial w/Neal Katyal

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Fox News, Hillary Clinton, Young Turks, Donald Trump, Jamie Benson, Progressive, News, Bernie Sanders, Progressive Talk, Liberal, Cnn, Msnbc, Stephanie Miller, Bill Press, Thom Hartmann

4.7601 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Bill talks impeachment with Neal Katyal, former acting Solicitor General and author of Impeach. The Case Against Donald J. Trump about Trump, McConnell, Chief Justice John Roberts, James Madison and the other Founders.

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0:00.0

Hello, friends, and welcome. Welcome back to the Bill Press Pod. We live in historic times

0:13.2

for only the third time in our history of President of the United States will most surely be impeached

0:19.5

by the House of Representatives.

0:23.0

Donald J. Trump accused of abusing the powers of his office by inviting a foreign government

0:27.9

to intervene in an American election and for obstruction of Congress for doing everything

0:33.8

he could to prevent the House from exercising its constitutional responsibilities of

0:39.7

impeachment. Next, early in 2020, the Senate will convene as a court with the Chief Justice

0:45.8

presiding to rule based on those articles of impeachment on whether Donald Trump should be thrown

0:51.8

out of office. So how would a Senate trial work and how is it decided?

0:57.3

Nobody knows more about the impeachment process than Neil Ketiao,

1:01.3

former acting Solicitor General of the United States under President Obama,

1:05.6

who's argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court

1:09.4

and who's the author of the powerful new book,

1:12.8

Impeach the case against Donald J. Trump.

1:16.7

I caught up with Neil Katiath in his office in downtown Washington.

1:21.9

Neil, it's good to see you.

1:23.2

Thanks for giving us some time.

1:24.4

Thank you.

1:24.9

It's really a delight to be with you.

1:26.4

Let me ask you first of all, is there any doubt in your mind that President Trump abused the power of the office for his own personal benefit?

1:35.8

And if so, how?

1:37.7

No doubt.

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