With obstruction of justice for all

Impeachment, Explained

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Politics, News, Daily News, News Commentary

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

This week kicked off the public phase of the impeachment inquiry. On Wednesday, we heard the testimonies of State Department officials Bill Taylor and George Kent and on Friday the testimony of former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. Vox’s Andrew Prokop helps us break them down. Then, Brianne Gorod, the chief counsel for the Constitutional Accountability Center, helps us understand the term “obstruction of justice.” What does it mean? When does it apply? And has the president committed it? Plus: How Republicans are normalizing obstruction of justice in all of its forms -- and the precedent that sets for the future. References: Andrew Prokop's 4 takeaways from the first public impeachment hearing Want to contact the show? Reach out at [email protected] Credits: Guest host - Sean Illing Producer, engineer, and editor - Jeff Geld Researcher - Roge Karma Theme music composed by Jon Natchez Special thanks to Liz Nelson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.3	Congressional subpoenas for documents.
0:38.8	He has instructed witnesses to defy subpoenas and refuse to appear. These actions will force Congress to
0:44.9	consider as it did with President Nixon whether Trump's obstruction of the
0:49.0	constitutional duties of Congress constituted additional grounds for
0:52.0	impeachment.
0:53.0	I'm Ezra Klein and this is impeachment explained.
1:07.0	Hello I am Sean Illing Vox Vox's interviews writer, sitting in for Ezra this week.
1:16.4	This week kicked off the public phase of the impeachment inquiry.
1:18.9	We heard the testimonies of State Department officials Bill Taylor and George Kent, and on Friday the testimony of
1:24.2	former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yavanovich.
1:27.4	These hearings were long and full of information, but they were important nonetheless.
1:31.2	So I'm joined today by my colleague Andrew Procop who has been
1:34.2	following these hearings more closely than anyone and who can help us understand what
1:37.9	happened this week and what insights it gives us into how this investigation will
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