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The Standoff

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4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

When Donald Trump’s impeachment trial begins—whenever it begins—the Senate will be divided between Democrats, who will demand to hear from all the first-hand witnesses who defied the impeachment inquiry, and Republicans who will want to acquit Trump without letting any new incriminating information come to light. Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Sarah Binder joins host Brian Beutler to walk us through all the arcane rules and requirements senators will have to navigate if they hope to hold a fair trial—or a coverup.

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0:00.0

I wanted to make sure you understood that we have the votes. The issue of the

0:08.8

appropriateness of calling witnesses obviously that is the most contentious part of one of these proceedings and that'll be addressed at that time and

0:19.5

not before the trial began.

0:23.0

Now in terms of impeachment you will keep asking me the same question.

0:27.6

I keep giving you the same answer.

0:30.0

We need to see the arena.

0:32.5

When Donald Trump's impeachment trial begins,

0:35.3

whenever it begins, the Senate will be divided

0:38.1

between Democrats who will demand to hear

0:40.1

from all the first 10 witnesses who defied the impeachment inquiry and

0:44.0

Republicans who will want to acquit Trump without letting any new incriminating

0:48.2

information come to light. Would you vote to subpoena John Bolton?

0:52.8

I wouldn't because I think in my view the our inquiry should be based on the testimony

0:59.2

that they took that we are acting on articles of impeachment and I believe we should be constrained by the

1:03.7

information that those articles were based on.

1:06.4

There are words to describe the process of concealing evidence in order to help others get

1:10.2

away with their crimes.

1:12.2

Complicity, conspiracy, cover-up.

1:16.0

And while you were enjoying the holidays and the new year,

1:18.0

a bunch of new information about the Ukraine scheme came to light

1:22.0

which helps explain why Republicans are so

1:24.1

scared of a fair trial. An email from a top budget official described

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