The Sunday Debate: Prosecute Trump

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🗓️ 21 August 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

On January 6 2021 a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S Capitol seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. Rioters overran police and broke through windows chanting ‘stop the steal’ while threatening Vice President Mike Pence with violence. The moment sent shockwaves through America as people tried to understand how this could be happening in the world’s most powerful democracy. There is now growing pressure on the Department of Justice to prosecute Trump for his role in the incident after a set of public hearings revealed damning evidence of his actions. But others argue that while Trump’s conduct after the November 2020 election was reprehensible, not every wrongdoing, even a highly consequential one, is a crime. Who’s right and who’s wrong? To find out, we invited David Blight, Sterling Professor of American History at Yale University, and Rich Lowry, Editor-in-chief of National Review, to debate the issue. Our host for this discussion is journalist, academic and former White House correspondent for the BBC, Philippa Thomas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.9	of the 21st century. Lewis was granted unprecedented access to his subject, allowing him to
0:45.0	witness Bankman Fried's entire tumultuous journey. We'll learn all about this unconventional
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1:28.2	Welcome to Intelligent Squared. I'm Connor Boyle. For the Sunday debate, this week we're
1:33.5	looking at U.S. politics. It's a time to prosecute former president Donald Trump. It's
1:38.6	a highly divisive issue and our expert panel will be discussing the rights and wrongs
1:43.2	of it over the next hour. Our host for this debate is the former BBC News Washington
1:55.0	and White House correspondent and academic Philip Atomas. Let's hear more from Philip
1:59.7	and now.
2:03.1	Now this debate couldn't be more timely. Just last week the FBI searched former president
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