Democrats Bring New Video to Trump's Impeachment Trial | Pod Save America
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- House Democrats use video footage of the Capitol attack to make a powerful case against Donald Trump, Republican Senators look for excuses to acquit, and the Republican Party has been losing voters since January. Jon Favreau and Dan Pfeiffer discuss the latest on the impeachment trial in the Senate, including the new footage from January 6th, Bill Cassidy's defection, and what the trial means about our politics. Then, they break down the future of the GOP and the MAGA movement.
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It’s been almost twenty years since Sep. 11, 2001. On that day, 44 Americans made the ultimate sacrifice: the passengers on United Flight 93 gave their lives to bring down that plane and prevent it from reaching its intended target, the US Capitol. 44 patriots died defending that building, the people in it, and all that it represents. Twenty years later, 44 cowards in the US Senate sacrificed nothing - except their dignity, their legacy and any right to call themselves patriots. Rather than defend the Capitol, they voted to defend the people who attacked the Capitol, and to prevent a trial of the man who incited that attack. How far we have fallen in twenty years.
A personal note: I had to fly to NYC for work, and my secretary booked me on Flight 93, but it left at 6:30 am, and I didn’t want to get up that early. So I had her switch me to a later flight that left at 10:00 am. That’s the only reason I didn’t die that day.
Watching the case presented by the impeachment managers has helped bring some healing for me. The record they've established through their obvious effort feels like someone is standing up for what I believe is true about the country I served and love.
It is the right thing to do. It matters. We are Europeans and watching the proceedings and observing the trial closely. Thank you for your comment!
@@susanne5803 Thank you both for your thoughts and positive and insightful comments.
@@IMSiegfried Thank you! Stay safe!
They have also documented the factual historical record for January 6. A great gift to our country.
I can relate. I didn’t want to watch the trial because I know he’ll be acquitted, but listening to Raskin ask if they’re willing to bet their lives, their family’s lives, and the lives of all the governors of each state, on betting that the former president won’t repeat this awful behavior. Powerful stuff.
They’ve done a great job presenting the evidence.
“KILL HIM WITH HIS OWN GUN!” Screamed the law and order blue lives matter trumptards 👮♀️🚔🚓👮👮♂️
“KILL HIM WITH HIS OtWN GuyUN!” Screamed the Jesus GOP party ✝️
“KILL HIM WITH HIS OWN GUN!” They yelled at the Capitol police officer lying terrified on his back.
“KILL HIM WITH HIS OWN GUN!” Is the new GOP slogan
“KILL HIM WITH HIS OWN GUN!” Is the new Republican brand
No tweet no twat no chump 👋😊
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The Republicans are irrelevant at this point - The House Managers are documenting history, and including the whole T**** presidency in that awful history. The Republicans must never be allowed to re-shape this story and re-tell it with their lies.
@@TheTeamDavey excellent point!
Jamie Raskin was definitely the right man for the job; he drills right down into your marrow. He breaks my heart.
And reminds us we have a soul...
@@thaisoneon and empathy
Mitch wants his party to "vote the conscience", my question is where is this conscience he is asking them to vote with?
Touché
They keep it locked in a closet so no one uses it needlessly!
OTL
Ric stole my touchè 😭
No kidding. Sadly.
Same here, I felt like not watching but the managers are doing such a great job everyone should watch. It's a lesson in how to try a case and a lesson in our own history. I am still going to be sick if they do nothing. Thanks for helping me feel better..
How has President of the United States become the ONLY job in the country that is immune to scrutiny and accountability?
ONLY if they're republican presidents!
The Republicans have made the impeachment process void of any consequences. They're establishing the office of the presidency as a tyranny.
Congress has the power to provide a check on the Executive.
@@Tommyoda They've been trying now, through two Impeachments.
Because America wanted a King. Isn't that what the constitution is about, the absolute power of individual 1?
I knew this was pretty open and shut, but dang, did these managers really send it home. Damn shame the GOP likely won't care about facts, reason, right/wrong, or democracy, and will acquit.
Why would anyone take Mitch seriously. Come on! He told you who he is and he's proved it.
Everything you guys say is correct but... don’t forget who the jury is
That GOP Senators, whose lives were also in danger (not to mention VP Pence), could acquit him shows just how dead they are politically. This is their chance to rid themselves of the albatross, Trump, yet they seem to want to give him a pass. I no longer think they are afraid of him. They ARE him. This is who they are.
You got it right. It is really hard for people to see because it is too terrifying and tragic.
It's like the Nazi party and Hitler. They are revealing who they are more and more. No more dog whistles. Their policies are founded in racism, sexism, and homophobia.
I believe they are afraid of MAGA but also afraid of looking in the mirror. As long as they keep moving they can still feel alive despite the fact there's no reflection in the mirror
Everyone with a conscience & a modicum of humanity felt the same listening to the impeachment trial & know what needs to be done. The Senators who vote to acquit this monster need to never serve in public office again.
I agree.
It should be a secret ballot.Senators # 1 priority is to get reelected.
Work to publicly shame all republican doners, pressure & boycott them all to choke off their $$$, work to see they wear their party over country seditous stain forever, & start work now to see they are NEVER elected to ANY public office ever again! Coup attempts & sedition must have consequences or they are only dress rehearsals!
I’m more moved by the heartlessness that anyone has to have not to be moved to tears by what happened to these people and our country. Do we deserve our democracy? An acquittal will tell us a lot and shame our country & democracy.
Judy. U capture my feelings snd my thoughts. I fear I am “going to retreat in disgust”
Film was so powerful, so well edited, that as fantastic as Raskin and team have performed, that video alone was enough to convict.
For some of those jurors if they convict trump they are also convicting themselves. Ted Cruz for one.
Right?!!
Very true. If I'm not mistaken I believe they avoided the comments of the person who named one or two of them as wanting to get info from the papers they rummaged through. I know Ted Cruz's name was one of them. They would literally be admitting their own guilt in inciting the insurrection.
I'm glad that I found this show.
So are we! :)
If he wasn't responsible for the riot... why did the senators or house members, like Gallagher, think he was the only one who could stop it?
A thought I have had as well.
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excellent5 question.
Exactly pick a lane 🧐
by that logic, swat is RESPONSIBLE for every riot they are called in to stop
@@aaronjjacques nobody brings in the SWAT team because they think the bad guys will listen to them.
Thank you for your honesty about your feelings about the riot and impeachment. The anger and terror are something more people need to remember.
And actually SEE FROM INSIDE THE EVENT!!!
Tell your senators how you want them to vote.
Unfortunately that won't sway them. Especially my dumbshit senator ron johnson
Lindsey Graham - sigh!! I call and write regularly to vent but that’s all I get done. Talking to fool won’t work.
@@Stretch81 he is such a sketchy weasel!!!! Such an embarrassment to Wisconsin. I read somewhere he is contemplating a run for governor. I hope that was one of those; “don’t believe everything you see on the internet “ situations.
@@kellerayra7363 running for governor is kind of a downgrade from senator tho. I dont get why he would
“I don’t fight facists because I think that I will win, I fight facists because they are facists” Chris Hedges
There were some reports that my state senators Rubio and Scott didn’t look up or pay attention during day 1 and rand Paul doodled the whole time. These guys should be severely reprimanded imo. They may not have to vote the way I want but I pay them to pay fucking attention!!!!! I’m livid about their lack of respect for the jobs they were elected to do. If I doodled and didn’t pay attention at work, I’d be fired!!!!
Me too, I’m a nurse & if I don’t do my job right & people die, I am responsible & would be fired AND lose my license. Same should hold true for Politicians, Police or anyone who has power over life & death.
We need pics and video on social media to shame them.
Someone said Hawley sat in the coatroom.
@@rneumeye Do they feel shame? I wouldn't take a bet.
@@pakde8002 shameful -- he was probably hiding out of fear that he would be mentioned since he certainly didn't help matters.
The IMs have done a great job, clear display of much indisputable evidence and why this case matters.
The Republicans set a horrendous precedent if they fail to hold DJT accountable. A conviction is necessary to stand against tyranny and to cut out further domestic terrorism (political violence) to amend inconvenient results.
The country needs a blow against corruption, cronyism and cynicism.
continue setting a horrendous precedent as they lower the bar all the way down to "almost murdered me by a matter of feet".
I just don't think the Senate should oversee conviction. Perhaps the judicial branch or Americans vote IDK but the senators don't care about justice to any degree. If this were a normal court of law he's be convicted but you have Republicans who don't do their job, they don't care about an oath, and the constitution means nothing. It needs to be changed.
I was thinking the same thing...that maybe it should be another popular vote of the people, rather than these ghouls!
HA the filibuster.... do Americans even know the etymology of this word?? it comes from the Dutch "vrijbuiter" which is another word for pirate. So, to filibuster is to steal, to take away. In case of these arguments they steal time... (or worse)
That's why the first use of the word in America was for these guys: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster_(military)
Thanks guys! Good job!
I didn't watch the first impeachment but this one I couldn't turn off.
Thank you Georgia DA for keeping up the fight !!!! And thank you again. From Texas!!!
People on the right keep on saying, there is no way he could have known he was going to incite violence. Well maybe they should ask Gabriel Sterling
Indeed. I tweeted that very thing saying, Gabrial Sterling was right.
Trump already called his supporters to riot and violence on smaller scale as the evidence showed. Even if... IF he didn't know what they would do they proved he did NOTHING to stop or condemn them during and after it happened.
He doesn't have a leg to stand on.
However if evidence or truth mattered Trump would have been impeached last year, or never elected.
Or Biden Staffers, or Gretchen Whitmer, and the prosecution went on and on listing other people and examples, but the right was too busy calling democrats communists, seditionists, and traitors to understand.
Garland's confirmation hearing (and probably Monaco, Gupta and Clarke's too) is just gonna be a parade of every single GOP member demanding he promise not to prosecute Trump. It's gonna be so irritating.
Gee, what did McConnell say when we asked for delaying Barrett's confirmation? Two word phrase, begins with F and ends with U.
Convict Donald
This is right to the point. Reading this is like a vaccine of truth. Fast, straightforward, and fricking works.
1. I saw this meme today: "My brother just texted me: I love the fact that the entire moral fate of the country depends on finding just 17 honest Republicans. It's like some impossible task from a fairy tale."- Jennifer Mendelsohn. 2. Cheekbones. lol! I lost a decent amt of weight years ago (suprisingly due to leaving a toxic relationshop) and found cheekbones I didn't even know I had. Lol!
I have that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. I missed the performance today but you know the GOP will die defending their cult leader.
Yes it will die because of this and everything that led up to it. No sane, informed American can justify support for the current Republican Party.
I love me an episode where Dan uses the word "yahoos", it fills me with joy.
An insult to Cousin Vinny who I understand is actually a good lawyer.
lol after defense lawyers spoke #MyCousinVinny going viral was not a good look for Vinny 😁
Bruce Castor sounds like I do after hitting the bong
"This is your brain on Republicanism... GOP, not even once!"
If they don't convict, I'd like to see boycotts of any corporate donors that start or resume giving to anyone who voted against impeachment/conviction. That would be a swell thing for Crooked to organize around in this non-election year.
Thanks, guys!
At least if these guys don't get him, someone will, arent there like 6 trials with his name on it?
Maybe they will get him on his tax evasions just like Al Capone in the 1930s ^^
Good point. Is it not true a person guilty of a fenally can not serve as well? I mean that person can not vote
No one is going to get him. He’ll get away with it because weaselling out of things is what he does.
It's totally the right thing to do - the rest of the world is watching. Trump is a monster. End of.
My heart is so full. A dear friend introduced me to Crooked media before the election. I have watched ever since. The two of you have become “friends” since then. I am a pastor and I need to be fed with reality and freedom. You do this.
Today especially I needed to hear your passion and your wisdom.
Keep doing your work. We need you. And I will support you from the moon and back.
We must overcome this Trump hatred.
You are loved.
Thank you so much, Michael! And thank you to your friend who introduced you to us :)
Sad that a very few Americans have the time or will to really watch what is happening.
I feel how any mother would, horrified and deeply sorrowful for the injured family's pain.
Yep. People died and hundreds injured for what? 🤦♀️
Thank you for distinguishing between political motives and moral motives. So many of other media members treat them as the same (and drive me crazy). You do such a good job of this.
House managers laid out an amazing case!
However... I wish they had done more to inoculate their case against all the what-about-ism and false equivalencies Trump's lawyers are going to crap out next.
There literally nothing they could do to make a difference. All Republicans do is bad faith, false equivalence and whataboutism
By saying "Go home, we love you, you're very special", isn't he confirming he was leading the movement by calling it off? In his video, he doesn't say a word to the rest of America, he only speaks to the rioters. It is in plain sight.
Dan, it's important to document this. The historical record matters!
Yes because Justice Matters.
I couldn’t watch the impeachment, almost like I have PTSD from 1/6.
Similar to what you describe, Jon, my anger and sadness and outrage and shock also began to fade after January 6. Experiencing the videos during the trial helped me understand and process more fully what happened that day and how I feel about it - it was cathartic. I totally agree that we ALL need to be reminded of this event on a regular basis. We need to recognize how vital it is to stand against the evil that came dangerously close to destroying our country.
Anger pure flippen anger ! Only because he will never be held accountable ! The Republicans and the Qs and people like them must pay in the long run somehow someway they must !! Omg please !
I want S1 to pass immediately to prevent something like this from ever happening again.
Dan, my main man! call it like it is.
what is the difference between getting convicted in impeachment, and being censured?
Censure is an option after conviction rather than removal if I remember correctly. Censure within a party for a party member is possible without the impeachment process, otherwise I suppose a two thirds vote in either respective body could also do the job if it's a member of Congress.
Watching my Congressional Representative Jamie Raskin speak so eloquently and advisedly about this threat to our democracy, knowing it would fall on deaf ears, was heartbreaking. My ears, on the other hand, were wide open.
What Caster said about the hearsay exception is technically true. However it is completely irrelevant, because rules of evidence don't apply here. Virtually everything said at this 'trial' would be considered hearsay in an actual court. Which is fine, because this is not a trial court. I'm just really not sure why he's talking about the present-sense impression exception to hearsay when they aren't using the rules of evidence in the first place. It's a senate impeachment trial, not an evidence course in law school.
It's typical of the Republicans to try to apply rules of a judiciary hearing to the impeachment process. They did the same in the first impeachment. It's disingenuous but sounds good to the uninformed people who make up their constituents.
Someday we will be in Day 1000 of "Donald who?"
thanks guys. it was horiffic to watch ! They brought the case I think. We shall see
The world is watching America! Do the right thing. Impeach!
CONVICT PLEASE SHOW SOME BSCKBONE ..YOUR OWN LIVES WERE IN DANGER
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Thank you Jon and Dan for your commentary. Keep it coming. And where is Tommy and Lovett. Love for all of you fellas. Please keep your thoughts coming for the rest of Us.
If they try to say Trump did the right thing by saying go home, we love you. That is laughable.
Thanks. Keeping me sane and home with managed rage.
I'm so appreciative for all the PodSave America/Pod Save the World hosts. I've learned a ton from all of you and you keep me sane.
Thanks for watching, Debbie!
28:00 People who are "safe" are still afraid of getting death threats from the base.
Saying they are only doing this because they're afraid for their lives let's them off the hook. Election workers were threatened all over the country and still did their job, if Senate Republicans can't do their job and honor their oaths then they should resign.
@@kelseywaterman9779 I ultimately agree with you. What I was getting at is that there isn't a "safe" vote here and we shouldn't hold our breath for Republican who are retiring or not facing a primary.
Bill Cassidy is worried about Louisiana flipping like Georgia...and he should be.
There are remarks that Graham, Cruze and 1 other met behind closed doors for 70 minutes with Trump's Atty's and We are asking the question can they be restricted from voting. Because when they emerged from the meeting their concern or remarks was that The President and some of the staff may have known about the insurgent before hand. Wasn't their concern supposed to be presented at the Q&A time before the Panel?
We need an "Insurrection Day" every 6 January where we remind everyone what happened when our Capitol was sacked.
I am sorry. What I need to remember is that for both of you is that this was your workplace. I text from my safe home and am angry at Trumplethinskin. I am humbled to hear your words.
Thank you for what you did in these hallowed halls to forward the causes of the Democratic Party. I stand in awe of your effort and cherish that I benefit from your work.
I hear and see your pain in this horrible impeachment case. I also will support you, pray for your work, and LOUDLY support your effort.
America will be great because of people like you.
I simply love you.
I don't think it's strange at all that he's remained quiet. He's no longer protected by the presidency. Remember, all the time he was president, he believed he was above the law. That gave him freedom to say anything he wanted to say without consequence. Turns out, he was right.
"Cool, cool, cool". I have entered a matrix where Dan and Fav are quoting Abed.
Makes Rudy Guliani sound like Atticus Finch.
There is a chance that we can convict Trump if the 15 GOP who skipped out on today's Senate hearing don't vote. The Dems can hold a vote that they don't get to vote. If we can get one more GOP to vote to convict, we will have 57/85 = 67, as it stands 56/85 =65.8 so it's not a clean 66%.
He said many times that Jan 6th was going to be something. He knew. He encouraged participation. He never understood he lost. Waited 2 hours to even try. Calm the waters - and that was weak at best n more praise than anything.
Now if 25 Republicans would stay home the day of the impeachment vote...
Jan 6th was an abomination. The events of that day shock the conscience.
Hello my friends ,
just listened to Noam Chomsky on TYT i know he has some good hits in his interviews the past few years but this was amazing lots of love to you all xx
Why is the vote to impeach not anonymous again?
His whole presidency made me feel, the way you guys are dumbfounded at the gaslighting happening in current politics. I literally had to get off all social media for his remaining term, election years are the worst. Love the podcast guys, we appreciate your knowledge and humor!
Could Republicans tell us what crime by a president is an impeachable offense?
To the GOP, the only impeachable offense is having a “D” in parentheses after your name.
I agree with the points you guys made.
The house team did an historic job. Faced with known corruption and, thus, low likelihood of meeting the goal of 67 votes to convict, they proceeded with superb work, not the least bit dispirited, because they knew the immeasurable value of communicating the truth. Their exceptional work is an eternal flower: it will continue to bloom as we collectively continue to seek information, justice, solutions, healing, and eventually solid, lasting progress. Bipartisanship has already begun to revitalize in the hearts and minds of the people, thought not yet evident in the vote numbers and behaviors of certain GOP lawmakers.
It is the people and country that matter, so.... Thanks to every open mind and especially to the GOP of both the House and the Senate who had the courage and integrity to stand by our Constitution, and their oaths.
I don't think the people who write stories like "people close to McConnell say .." care whether what they are writing is accurate. It gets them attention. If it's good for the business model it's worth writing about apparently.
It is quite possible that they are more likely to be primaried if they DON'T convict.
I would like to hear some discussion about what is likely after Biden finishes his four year term, he will be 82 and not seriously electable, I am not sure Americans are ready to accept Karmala as president. Who do see see as the rising stars in the Democratic party.
Not ready to accept? So she’s not qualified to run? In that case the bigger question would be why aren’t they ready to accept her as president? Also it’s Kamala not Karmala. I think you might find your candidate in the newly being formed Center Right party. Good luck.
I love your promo for Presidents Day. 👍🏽
I know this is anecdotal, but I am probably going to vote democrat for now on and I always used to consider myself a republican. That being said I also supported national healthcare and environmental issues. I think I have become way more in favor of increasing immigration lately, but for me Trump was the person that made me leave. I voted for Hillary in 2016, but I also voted for the democrat senators in GA this election cycle when I voted republican in 2016.
The worst of it Trump going unconvicted hurts America’s standing in the world that should be the sole political calculation
do you know what the "Hague Invasion Act" is?
"Getting convicted for war crimes violates my personal freedom!" - a talking bush
Atticus Finch.. Perfectly hilarious literary reference.
The seriously good thing tRump did was get Americans to VOTE....in Australia voting is compulsory
5 people died on the day, but it's 7 now, if you include the 2 suicides in the aftermath.
The 1st episode of The Circus closely overlapped the key events of the first ~7 days of January from Trump’s perfect phone call w/ the Ga election folks, the Ga. run-off, and 1/6. Excellent.
Time to move to red states to vote out these Republican senators.
The Dems should offer some kind of subsidy for business owners to help them pay for the 15 dollar minimum wage. That could attract a lot of moderate Republican business owners and help raise the wages of many Democrats at the same time.
The min wage increase doesn't happen overnight. It would increase yearly till it reaches $15. We've had min wage increases before. It doesn't crash the economy. That's GOP BS that exasperates income inequality and left the economy in recessions after Reagan, and Bush, and Trump.
@@rneumeye I agree... but the COVID stimulus payments and unemployment payments have showed the value of subsiding a living wage for the poor and middle class. It would be foolish to not do everything within reason to make paying everyone a livable amount of money possible.
Without Trump on the ballot, if we can keep up the same enthusiasm and hard work that we brought to the 2020 election, how big of a majority will we be able to get? I think that this is a turning point that will allow Democrats to have a super majority that will enable even more progressive policies if we can get SOME BIG things done. I would like to get to the point that ALL Democrats do not make being "bi-partisan" a goal. It is a worthless goal as it is self-defeating. To Republicans, being bi-partisan means letting them have their way.
I think rump is in the house, heavily medicated. In front of the tv during his waking hours, at a level 8 anger, calling for Mel, who's now in a house large enough for her to move out of range, and eating fast food and passing wind.
It was the Choice of McConnell to Move the case after he left . and then McConnel said We couldn't Convict Him as a Citizen . So Lets Convict Him as a Citizen .
♥ Mitch = Lucy. News folks = Charlie Brown
You guys usually can cheer me up, but this time it's not possible. It's three months after the election and I still have Trump dread.
💙💙💙
Was Twitter an important part of Biden's run for presidency?
Good point
Anyone that supports the insurrection, the domestic terrorist attack on our Capitol, and the clear disregard for the Capitol police and everyone that was inside the Capitol building, has blood on their hands! Every representative that does not hold DT accountable for his reckless, calculated, selfish intent should be held accountable. The way that DT used his supporters is criminal. Karma will find all the enablers and unscrupulous public servants that allowed this man to run wild and attack our Country. Horrific!
Im addicted to the pod now. See what you have done to me @crookedmedia? You created an addict!!!
haha welcome to the party!
@@podsaveamerica hell yeah keep fighting the good fight ✊
Hey thanks guys, love your work. Just caught Caster, what drugs is he on? I look forward to rest of video.