As congressional hearings resume today, a look back at some of our coverage of the history and process of impeachment:
@ZephyrTeachout on the anti-corruption provisions built into the US’s founding — and why preventing corruption was so important to our framers. wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/s…
Only 7 months ago, Democrats were still incredibly wary about the political implications of moving forward on impeachment. At the time, @paulwaldman1 teased apart the motivations driving the pro- and anti-impeachment factions of the political left. wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/s…
At that time, we spoke to @jeffreyaengel about the history of impeachment — and why the constitution’s framers were so vigilant about adding in a provision to prevent tyranny wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/s…
Since then, public support for impeachment has grown. But @pastpunditry warned us that hopes that Republican senators will follow public opinion is likely based on a false premise.
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When the current call for impeachment came, @TimNaftali spoke to Bob, advocating for a slow, careful process. wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/s…
...and Brooke spoke with @JohnWDean, star witness of the Watergate hearings, about the lessons he thinks we can draw from the 1970s. wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/s… -
Finally, @drvox analyzed last month’s hearings, exploring how the President’s defenders in Congress, on Fox News and elsewhere keep denying the obvious — and to what end. wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/s…
