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It's hard to read the news these days without asking yourself, how did we get here?

Fiasco is a history podcast for the co-creators of Slow Burn.

In our first season, Bush v. Gore, we examined an unmistakable turning point in American

politics, the 2000 election, which resulted in a high-stakes stalemate, ended with one of the most

controversial rulings in Supreme Court history. So if you're trying to make sense at the present

moment, check out Fiasco, Bush v. Gore. Listen on theHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

From Pushkin Industries, this is deep background, the show where we explore the stories behind the stories in the news.

I'm Noah Feldman. If you're joining us for the first time, welcome. If you've missed any of our earlier episodes, which used to be behind a paywall,

you can now get them for free exactly where you found this one. A bit about me. I teach constitutional

law at Harvard. I love a well-tailored suit. And I had a pretty eventful winter break.

You swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that the testimony you're about to give

is true and correct to the best of your knowledge, information, and belief to help you God.

This past December, I was an expert witness called by the Democrats to testify at the impeachment

inquiry in the House of Representatives into President Donald Trump.

To be honest with you, it was extremely nerve-wracking.

My job is to study and to teach the Constitution from its origins until the present.

I'm here today to describe three things.

Why the framers of our Constitution included a provision for the impeachment of the president.

What that provision providing for impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors means.

And last, how it applies to the question before you and before the American people,

whether President Trump has committed impeachable offenses under the Constitution.

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