"The good news for Democrats is that six Republicans voted to say that this was constitutional," @johncfortier says of today’s Trump impeachment proceedings in the Senate. "The bad news is that's probably the high water mark."
History is happening as Donald Trump becomes the first former president to face an impeachment trial post-presidency. @JillWineBanks joins @mehdirhasan to explain how this trial will be different from ones before. Watch live on @peacockTV and YouTube: youtube.com/4B-ObENd8G8
The Hague ruled that it has jurisdiction to investigate alleged war crimes by Israeli (and Palestinian) forces in the occupied territories. Is it an advance for human rights? @4noura and the Wiesenthal Center’s Rabbi Abraham Cooper offer their very different opening arguments:
The $15 minimum wage “may not make it in this [Covid relief] package,” says @HBoushey, “but it certainly is an important part of the president's economic agenda, and an important thing for working families.” Translation: It may come as a standalone bill.
WATCH: Have you heard any good arguments against impeaching Donald Trump? Neither has @mehdirhasan. But he’s heard all the bad-faith ones, and has an answer for each:
Trump biographer @TimOBrien can’t believe Democrats won’t call the ex-POTUS to testify in his impeachment: “He would terrify his lawyers because he is a pathological liar. He is not a very sophisticated person under pressure… He's used to being able to lie unchecked.”
Both parties just want the impeachment trial to be over as soon as possible. Wait, WHAT?! Yep, reporter @swin24 details why even congressional Democrats seem ready to move on from, you know, the deadly insurrection that almost killed some of them.
WATCH: Not even congressional Democrats seem to be keen on giving the second Trump impeachment trial their all. @mehdirhasan lays out why that’s a mistake, and why witnesses have to be called -- no matter the outcome of the trial:
Democrats are calling for a $3,600 per-child tax credit to the Covid relief bill to help families get by. @hboushey46 joins @mehdirhasan tonight to discuss the Biden administration’s strategy. Tune in at 7 p.m. ET on @peacockTV
"Because the odds of a conviction are long, a sweeping hearing that fully airs everything known about Trump’s role in the insurrection is crucial." @TimOBrien joins @mehdirhasan tonight. Catch the interview at 7 p.m. ET on @peacockTV