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This Week in Impeachment: A Senate Trial in Limbo

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Slate Podcasts

News, News Commentary, Daily News

4.32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

President Donald Trump was impeached in the House of Representatives just over two weeks ago. There’s just one hitch: The articles of impeachment that were passed haven’t made it to the Senate … yet. It’s part of a tactical hold by the Democrats seeking to ensure that the majority-Republican Senate holds a fair trial. What does that mean? And is Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ready to do that? Guest: Jim Newell, senior politics writer for Slate. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:25.0

Previously in impeachment.

0:30.0

All in favor say aye.

0:32.0

Oppose no.

0:35.0

The House voted to charge the president with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

0:41.0

No one is above the law, and the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

0:48.0

But as the president really been held accountable,

0:51.0

if Nancy Pelosi refuses to send the articles of impeachment over to the Senate.

0:55.0

Meanwhile, other House Democrats seem to be suggesting they'd prefer never.

0:59.0

Never to transmit the articles.

1:04.0

I will make.

1:08.0

So Jim Newell, Slates, Man in Washington,

1:12.0

I want you to answer one question for me.

1:15.0

Is the president impeached or not?

1:18.0

Let's go with Sure.

1:20.0

Let's go with Shri Mosey.

1:23.0

He was impeached in the House.

1:25.0

He knows there's a technical argument about which there's going to be law review articles written about whether he's actually impeached if the articles haven't been transmitted to the Senate.

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