Trump's Insurrection: A Riot or a Coup? (Ep 4)

The Rest Is Politics: US

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News, Government, Politics

4.4 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In the immediate aftermath of January 6th, it was accepted almost universally across Washington that Donald Trump was to blame. Lawmakers had been in danger because of him. But as time wore on this conviction wavered. So how did Trump manage to maintain his control of the Republican Party? Listen to Katty and Anthony discuss how America tried and failed to hold Trump responsible after January 6th. Become a Founding Member Support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening, gain early access to our mini-series, and get a bonus members-only Q&A episode every week! Just head to https://therestispoliticsus.com to sign up today. The Rest Is Politics US is powered by Fuse Energy, a green electricity supplier powering homes across England, Scotland & Wales. Use referral code USPOLITICS after signing up to win a TRIP merch bundle. Learn more at https://getfuse.com/uspolitics ⚡ EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tripus Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Instagram: @RestPoliticsUS Twitter: @RestPoliticsUS Email: TRIPUS@goalhanger.com Written and Produced by Callum Hill Editor: Evan Green Social Producer: Jess Kidson Producer: Fiona Douglas Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Head of Digital: Sam Oakley Exec Producers: Tony Pastor, Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.3	Hello and welcome to the Rest is politics US and our final episode in this special series on January the 6th, 2021 and the events of that fateful day.
0:48.0	When we left you last week, January the 6th had happened and many Democrats and even Republicans are furious with Donald Trump and the impeachment
0:56.0	talk has already begun. In today's episode, we are going to look at how people try to hold
1:02.0	Donald Trump responsible for January the 6th, how successful they were or were not, and we are
1:09.6	going to discuss whether we think the blame lies firmly at the
1:14.0	door of Donald Trump and whether he intended for January the 6th to happen. And this is also a
1:21.0	masterclass this episode on the Donald Trump squirm. How he manages to get through this process of being impeached again.
1:31.1	How many presidents have been impeached twice in this country yet?
1:34.1	He is the only one.
1:35.2	He's the only one.
1:36.1	And he's not convicted when he lives on.
1:38.1	He's the second to have been reelected after taking a break.
1:40.9	And we can get to that too.
1:42.5	And how he manages to squirm.
1:44.1	As you say, the squirmer
1:45.4	in chief squirms out of this. This is a masterclass in squirm. The squirmer in chief. And I'm going to
1:52.3	enjoy sharing my thoughts on this with you. The erosion and support for President Trump comes
1:58.7	as COVID-19 cases have been surging.
2:01.6	Joe Biden is back in taking aim at the current commander-in-chief.
2:06.6	Under this president, we become weaker, sicker, more divided, and more violent.
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