Impeachment: Updates from The Washington Post Podcast
1) ‘Unshackled and unleashed’: Trump, post-acquittal
On Friday's "Post Reports," White House bureau chief Phil Rucker speaks with guest host Caroline Kitchener about how Trump's acquittal has emboldened him and what it means for the presidency at large.
2) President Trump is determined to make an example out of Alexander Vindman
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council aide who testified during the House impeachment hearings, will be informed by a political appointee at the White House in...Show More
3) How Mitt Romney decided to vote for convicting Trump for abuse of power
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Mitt Romney sealed a place in history yesterday by voting to convict President Trump of abuse of power, becoming a lone voice of dissent in the Republican Party.
4) A president acquitted. The balance of power tested.
The Senate has said yes, the president can do that, regarding his conduct in Ukraine. So what does Trump’s acquittal mean for the powers of the presidency? On “Can He Do That?” editor Marc Fisher talk...Show More
5) President Trump acquitted
President Trump will remain in office after the Senate votes to acquit. On Post Reports, Congressional reporter Mike DeBonis walks us through Sen. Mitt Romney's surprise vote, and why it didn't make a...Show More
6) Joe Manchin's proposal to censure President Trump meets resistance on both sides
In a floor speech, Sen. Joe Manchin declined to announce his decision, but asked his colleagues to consider censuring Trump, a less severe rebuke than removal from office that few senators were willin...Show More
Joe Manchin's proposal to censure President Trump meets resistance on both sides
04:22 | Feb 4th, 2020
7) Can a president be impeached twice?
On Post Reports, Dan Balz explains whether a president can be impeached more than once.
8) Susan Collins finds herself lonely in the middle, as a vote on impeachment looms
From "The Daily 202" podcast: Sen. Susan Collins was the first of two Republicans to break with the president on any aspect of the impeachment trial by voting for witnesses, and she’s getting attacked...Show More
Susan Collins finds herself lonely in the middle, as a vote on impeachment looms
03:03 | Feb 3rd, 2020
9) Witnesses voted down in Senate impeachment trial
On tonight's Post Reports, Aaron Blake explains how Republicans kept witnesses out of the impeachment trial.
10) Senate appears ready to reject witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
From “The Daily 202” podcast: The impeachment trial of President Trump is headed for a critical vote Friday that will determine whether the Senate hears from witnesses.