The day President Trump was impeached

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🗓️ 18 December 2019

⏱️ 22 minutes

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History will remember today as the day President Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives. CNN political director David Chalian sits down with legendary political consultant Bob Shrum - who was a senior advisor to both Al Gore's and John Kerry's presidential bids - to discuss the political fallout of impeachment and how it impacts the 2020 race. Plus, CNN political analyst Laura Barrón-Lopez explains how voters are reacting to the effort to remove Trump from office.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone. I'm David Chalien, the CNN political director.
0:08.1	This is the Daily D.C. impeachment watch.
0:11.0	Every weeknight, we bring you the very latest reporting and analysis of this historic moment in America.
0:17.8	Today, December 18th, 2019, will go down in history as the day that President
0:24.7	Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives. He is now just the third president
0:30.8	in American history to experience this political black mark joining Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton.
0:37.5	I'm lucky to have two incredible guests tell me contextualize and analyze this historic day.
0:43.0	In a few minutes, I'll be talking with Laura Barone Lopez, who is a CNN political analyst
0:47.5	and a national political reporter for Politico.
0:50.7	But first, it's truly my honor to be joined by the legendary political consultant, Bob Schrum.
0:56.8	He managed the Gore campaign in 2000, the Kerry campaign in 2004, and he's now the director of the USC Center for the political future.
1:06.1	Bob, we're in Los Angeles today, preparing for tomorrow's Democratic presidential debate, but we are so happy to have you on this very big day. Welcome to the podcast. Thanks for being here. I am delighted to be here.
1:17.2	I want you to hear, first and foremost, from Speaker Pelosi, who took the prerogative as Speaker to really open up the debate on the House floor today on articles of impeachment. Here's Nancy Pelosi.
1:29.7	When our founders declared independent and established a new nation, they crafted a system
1:35.5	of government, unlike everyone ever seen before, a republic, starting with the sacred words,
1:43.7	we the people.
1:45.0	For centuries, Americans have fought and died to defend democracy for the people.
1:51.0	But, very sadly now, our founder's vision of a republic is under threat from actions from the White House.
1:59.0	That is why today, as Speaker of the House, I solemnly and sadly
2:03.4	opened the debate on the impeachment of the President of the United States. If we do not act now,
2:10.2	we would be derelict in our duty. It is tragic that the President's reckless actions
2:15.3	make impeachment necessary.
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