Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Highlights from day 3 of Trump’s impeachment trial
Democrats continued making their arguments in the impeachment trial of President Trump. Florida Congresswoman Val Demings said, “A violation of public trust. A failure to take care that the laws be faithfully executed.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readDemocrats continued making their arguments in the impeachment trial of President Trump. Florida Congresswoman Val Demings said, “A violation of public trust. A failure to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. When it came down to choosing between the national interest of the country and his own personal interests -- his re-election -- President Trump chose himself.
The impeachment managers focused on the president’s alleged abuse of power. New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffires said, “The scheme to pressure Ukraine into opening investigations was not a rogue operation, but one blessed by senior administration officials at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. As Ambassador Sondland testified, everyone was in the loop.”
We recap another monumental day on Capitol Hill.
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir
Associate producer
Alayna Treene
Axios reporter covering the White House and Congress Till Von Wachter, director of the UCLA California Policy Lab, UCLA economics professor
Philip Bump
national political columnist, Washington Post