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The Conversation with Dasha Burns

Trump on trial: Senate factions

The Conversation with Dasha Burns

POLITICO

News, Government, Politics

4.01.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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The Nerdcast goes daily with short episodes providing the most crucial Senate impeachment trial updates with a stable of POLITICO reporters. Today: Burgess Everett guides Scott through the Senate factions and Nancy Cook takes the 30 second challenge. Join us for a daily look at impeachment in under 10 minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I do think those addressing the Senate should remember where they are.

0:04.0

Where are we, nerd-casters?

0:06.0

We're in the second full day of the Senate impeachment trial.

0:09.0

I'm Scott Bland, your host.

0:10.0

People are in a pretty, I wouldn't say bad mood, but everybody's a little shell shock.

0:15.3

Talking for this episode with Congressional reporter Burgess Everett.

0:18.1

Things wound down at about two in the morning.

0:21.0

Our first episode of impeachment after dark last night got a little bit afraid.

0:26.0

You had Congressman Jerry Nadler on the floor.

0:29.0

Absolutely indefensible vote, a vote against the United States.

0:32.0

And White House Council, Pat Zipplone,

0:34.0

the only one who should be embarrassed, Mr. Nadler, is you.

0:38.0

Prompting Chief Justice Roberts to enter the fray to try and calm things down, or pick everyone up by the back collar and

0:45.0

bash their heads together. It depends how you view this next line.

0:49.3

I think it is appropriate at this point for me to admonish both the House managers and

0:56.7

the President's Council in equal terms.

0:59.5

So on Wednesday we're watching to see if they'll play nice.

1:02.2

Today is the opportunity for the House managers

1:04.8

to present their case on impeachment in the Senate.

1:07.6

It's still going on as we record right now.

1:10.1

Betting a lot of people aren't tuning in for the full thing.

1:12.3

We're taping this at about 4 p.m

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