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What Next | Daily News and Analysis

The Case for Impeachment

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

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News, Daily News, News Commentary, Politics

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

You’ve heard the legal argument for starting impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. Maybe you’ve heard the moral argument supporting impeachment. But what is the political case for impeachment? What could House impeachment proceedings possibly achieve, given that the Senate is controlled by the President’s party? Guest: Jamelle Bouie, New York Times opinion columnist. Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

There's this video of how Speaker Nancy Pelosi, that you can find if you search around

0:08.2

enough.

0:09.7

Reporters are chasing her through the halls of the Capitol.

0:12.3

Speaker Pelosi is mostly ignoring them.

0:15.0

And then she gets this question that it seems like she can't help but answer.

0:20.7

She turns on her heels and tells the camera exactly how she feels about the idea of impeachment.

0:26.3

I just don't believe in it.

0:28.2

They want me to impeach President Bush for the Iraq War.

0:30.9

I didn't believe in it then.

0:32.0

I don't believe in it now.

0:33.0

It divides the country unless there's some conclusive evidence that takes us to that

0:37.9

place.

0:38.9

Thank you.

0:39.9

Then she flashes a smile, steps into an elevator, and she's gone.

0:48.1

Over the last few months, many congressional Democrats, when they've been asked about impeaching

0:52.4

Donald Trump, they've adopted this mantra.

0:56.0

She's been a leader for the Mueller report.

0:58.2

Not Nancy Pelosi.

0:59.5

She's been super clear.

1:01.5

She said impeaching Trump wouldn't be worth it.

1:04.4

She said it would be a distraction.

1:06.8

There's this idea that impeachment is only worthwhile if you can convict and remove the

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