Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessey argue that President Trump has from one of public service to one that serves his personal interests.
The President was impeached for withholding aid to Ukraine in exchange for a political investigation into his political rival and obstructing the House investigation into his behavior.
The President will likely in the Senate. It may be up to voters in November to decide whether to ratify or reject Trump's vision of the presidency.
Colin's interview with Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessey has been lightly edited for sound but not for time or content. You can hear a significantly shorter version in of Pardon Me (Another Damn Impeachment Show?).
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- Benjamin Wittes - Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Editor-in-Chief of Lawfare, analyst for MSNBC, and the coauthor of
- Susan Hennessey - Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute, Executive editor at Lawfare, analyst for CNN, and the coauthor of Unmaking The Presidency: Donald Trump’s War on the World’s Most Powerful Office
Thanks to Catie Talarski and Chion Wolf.
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