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On April 18th 2019, the Justice Department released the redacted Mueller Report to the public. The 448 page document details a story that has captured America's attention. From Russian plots to interfere in our election to constitutional questions of executive power, the Mueller Report is potentially one of the most important and consequential documents of our time. But there's a problem. Very few people have read it.
There is still so much confusion about the Report. What it says, who it implicates, and what it means for our country. At Lawfare, we are distilling the report into a multi part audio narrative series, telling you the story of what is in this document, the story Mueller wants you to understand.
We are grateful to the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Democracy Fund for their support for this project.

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On April 18th 2019, the Justice Department released the redacted Mueller Report to the public. The 448 page document details a story that has captured America's attention. From Russian plots to interfere in our election to constitutional questions of executive power, the Mueller Report is potentially one of the most important and consequential documents of our time. But there's a problem. Very few people have read it.
There is still so much confusion about the Report. What it says, who it implicates, and what it means for our country. At Lawfare, we are distilling the report into a multi part audio narrative series, telling you the story of what is in this document, the story Mueller wants you to understand.
We are grateful to the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Democracy Fund for their support for this project.

Produced by Goat Rodeo.
www.goatrodeodc.com

Lawfare
www.lawfareblog.com

    the Impeachment: Day 10

    the Impeachment: Day 10

    It’s January 31, 2020.  It’s the 10th day of the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump. I’m Margaret Taylor, Senior Editor at Lawfare. Today, Senators listened to the arguments of the parties, and then voted 49-51 not to call new witnesses or subpoena new documents. Republican Senators Susan Collins and Mitt Romney voted with Democrats, but the vote was nonetheless unsuccessful. 
    Senate leadership then offered a new procedural resolution to govern how the trial would conclude over the coming days. Closing statements from the parties will occur at 11am on Monday, and a final vote on the articles of impeachment will occur at 4pm on Wednesday.  
    Democrats offered 4 amendments to the resolution. The first was an amendment to subpoena acting white house chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, former National Security Adviser John Bolton, Michael Duffey, and David Blair, as well as documents from the White House, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State. The second was to subpoena just John Bolton. The third was to subpoena Bolton and allow for one day for a deposition and one day for live testimony. The fourth and final  amendment was to require the Chief Justice to rule on motions to subpoena witnesses and documents, and to rule on any assertions of privilege. On all four amendments, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell moved to table--or defeat--them, and all were defeated. Thereater, the resolution setting out the path for resolution of the trial passed on a 53-47 party line vote.
    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell then asked for unanimous consent to include statements of Senators explaining their votes in the Congressional record next week, along with a full record of the Senate’s proceedings and handling of the impeachment proceedings. The Senate then agreed, by unanimous consent, to allow Senators to speak for up to 10 minutes each on Monday. 
    This is The Impeachment, Episode 10.  The Senate votes not to subpoena witnesses or documents, and charts a path forward to end the impeachment trial.

    • 1 hr 12 min
    The Impeachment: Day 9

    The Impeachment: Day 9

    On the 9th day of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Senators have a second day to ask questions through the Chief Justice to house managers and white house counsel. As Senators pass their questions on small cards in 5 min rounds, the question of the testimony of witnesses and documents looms large over Friday’s proceedings. This is the Impeachment, Day 9.

    • 1 hr 40 min
    The Impeachment: Day 8

    The Impeachment: Day 8

    The Impeachment Trial continues, as questions from Senators are asked of House Managers and Counsel.

    • 1 hr 47 min
    The Impeachment: Day 7

    The Impeachment: Day 7

    It's January 28th, 2020. It’s the seventh day of the impeachment trial of president Donald J. Trump. The president's team of lawyers wrap up their arguments in defense of the president. Over the last two days of the trial, senators heard about 10 hours of presentations from White House Counsel, Pat Cipollone, and his team, along with the president's personal attorney, Jay Sekulow, former independent counsels, Robert Ray and Kenneth Starr, as well as professor Alan Dershowitz. Today, they wrap up their arguments, before the senators’ questioning begins. 
    This is the Impeachment: Day Seven.

    • 47 min
    The Impeachment: Day 6

    The Impeachment: Day 6

    It’s January 27, 2020. On the sixth day of the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump, the President’s team of lawyers resume their arguments in defense of the President. On Saturday, White House counsel Pat Cipollone and his team began their presentation, spending two hours summarizing their arguments. They continue today, just as press reports indicate that former National Security Adviser John Bolton wrote in his not-yet-published book manuscript that President Trump told Bolton in August that he wanted to continue freezing $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats. including the Bidens. This is The Impeachment, Day 6.

    • 1 hr 29 min
    The Impeachment: Day 5

    The Impeachment: Day 5

    This is Day 5 of the Impeachment. In this short session, White House Counsel Pat Cipollone opened the case for the president’s defense, laying out what the defense believed are the stakes of impeachment. He noted that the defense would focus on facts that, he asserts, the House Managers ignored in their presentation.

    • 1 hr 14 min

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Excellent!

For anyone who wants to really understand the critical legal issues of the day, this podcast is essential listening. It is also fun.

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The Best podcast on the Mueller investigation

This podcast combines readings from the Mueller Report with a Narrator’s guide and contemporaneous news articles and brief interviews. It brings the information in the report to life and into context with events as they unfolded and continue to unfold. Very relevant to current news too. Worth a listen. Not boring !

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I waited until The President counsel started before made my review of this podcast. I believe it’s well done and without bias. It takes out political noise and analysis from people Who are trying deliver their own opinions instead stead of facts allowing allowing the delivery of the facts for them selves. Yet, once the Q&A session started, some reason the Managers were played in full where the Presidents Council were cut short

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