Pressure Points: Venezuela Sanctions, Gun Laws, and "Impeachment"

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🗓️ 7 August 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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The Trump admin still has issues with Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro -- and it’s using new sanctions to try to squeeze him out of office. Venezuela calls it “economic terrorism.” We’ll look at whether these sanctions could have their intended effect. Also: today President Trump visited survivors and first responders of the mass shootings in Dayton, OH and El Paso, TX. We’ll look at gun laws in both states. And finally: Monica Lewinsky is producing a TV show about a certain presidential impeachment, and how toilet paper is going eco-friendly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, August 7th.
0:03.2	Welcome to Schimn this.
0:04.6	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.6	they matter.
0:09.6	Today, we're diving into why the U.S. is imposing more sanctions on Venezuela.
0:14.3	We'll connect the dots on why Venezuela is calling this economic terrorism and what it
0:18.6	could mean for the people who are struggling there.
0:21.0	Then, President Trump visited with survivors of the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.
0:25.1	We'll tell you what the gun laws in those states look like.
0:29.3	And finally, timing is everything.
0:31.8	Just ask the next season of American Crime Story.
0:34.6	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:36.6	Let's skim this.
0:39.2	Today's episode is brought to you by LinkedIn.
0:44.2	The most complicated story of the day is about new U.S. sanctions on Venezuela.
0:49.0	This week, the Trump administration took its latest step to isolate Venezuela's government.
0:53.7	It's going after President Nicolas Maduro by imposing new sanctions aimed at causing
0:57.5	his government to fall apart.
1:00.0	Venezuela representatives called this a total economic embargo and even economic terrorism.
1:06.1	Whoa there.
1:07.1	We're going to get into what the U.S. actually did to deny money to the Venezuelan government,
1:13.0	whether the U.S. actions really amount to quote economic terrorism and what we should
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