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'BradCast' 12/18/2019 (TRUMP IS IMPEACHED. Special coverage with Heather Digby Parton)
12-18-2019 (54.09 MB)
On today's 'BradCast': The President of the United States has now been impeached for only the third time in our nation's history. After nearly 11 hours of debate on the U.S. House floor on Wednesday, a furious Donald John Trump was impeached on Articles of Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress. We air extended remarks both in favor and against the Articles of Impeachment from the House floor debate, from Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representatives James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Justin Amash (I-MI), G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), and Clay Higgins (R-LA). Award-winning journalist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON of Salon and Digby's Hullabaloo joins us for analysis on this historic day. We discuss the arguments (or lack thereof) offered on the House floor on Wednesday from Democrats and Republicans. We debunk a number of the false arguments offered by Republicans in lieu of any actual defense of the charges of wrongdoing against the President. And we look forward to what happens next when (and if!) the Articles are conveyed to the U.S. Senate for a trial, and a vote, on removal from office of Donald J. Trump...
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