The mob that Trump built?

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🗓️ 10 February 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

House managers make the case that Donald Trump spent months laying the groundwork for January’s riot at the Capitol. Plus, how the states that are pulling ahead in vaccinations are getting it done.

On Wednesday, arguments began in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Politics reporter Aaron Blake unpacks House Democrats’ strategies.

This week, the United States passed an encouraging milestone: 10 percent of the population has received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. And a somewhat surprising collection of states has been leading the pack. National correspondent Griff Witte explains what they’re getting right. Then, Post Reports producer Jordan-Marie Smith speaks with Anne Zink, the chief medical officer of Alaska, about why that state is leading the pack, despite a sprawling and challenging landscape.

As the impeachment trial continues this week, consider going back to listen to our deep-dive into the events at the Capitol on Jan. 6. That episode gives a moment-by-moment breakdown of the riot, with voices you may not have heard before, and insight into the events at the center of the impeachment trial. That episode of Post Reports is called “Four Hours of Insurrection,” and you can find it here or wherever you get your podcasts.

For the latest impeachment news, check out The Washington Post’s live blog, or The Daily 202’s Big Idea, a morning news briefing from The Washington Post.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post, it's Robert Samuels from the Washington Post.
0:09.4	Post, this is Sarah Kaplan.
0:11.2	Hi, this is Elias Adi with the Washington Post.
0:14.2	This is Post Reports.
0:15.7	I'm Martin Powers.
0:20.0	It's Wednesday, February 10th.
0:24.5	Today, House managers present a heroine case for convicting Trump and the states that
0:30.5	are pulling ahead on vaccinations.
0:37.1	Today began the formal opening arguments in President Trump's second impeachment trial.
0:46.5	That is Senior Political Reporter Aaron Blake.
0:50.0	When pursuant to the provisions of Senate Resolution 47, the managers for the House representatives
0:57.0	have 16 hours to make the presentation of the case.
1:03.2	We have 16 hours over two days for the Democratic House impeachment managers to effectively
1:10.1	make their case before the president's lawyers get their own 16 hours.
1:14.8	We recognize Mr. Manager Raskin to begin the presentation of the case for the House representatives.
1:21.2	Thank you very much, Mr. President, members of the Senate.
1:24.5	Good morning.
1:25.5	Good day.
1:26.5	Today, some of the people that we heard from were lead impeachment manager Jamie Raskin
1:30.8	of Maryland, followed by Congressman Joe Naguze of Colorado.
1:35.8	Congressman Eric Swallow from California and Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro kind of
1:41.2	laid out the timeline of events, and then we also heard from Congresswoman Madeline Dean
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