Welcome to the Jungle

About this episode

The episode discusses Adam Schiff's impeachment trial arguments and their relevance to current political events, including the conflict with Iran and California's jungle primary.

On Jan. 23, 2020, then-Rep. Adam Schiff delivered his closing arguments in the first impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.“No constitution can protect us if right doesn’t matter any more. And you know you can’t trust this President to do what’s right for this country," Schiff said at the time.We discuss the relevance of those words when applied to Trump 2.0, how the conflict with Iran compares to the intelligence he received during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and his concerns about the end game. Plus, what’s next for California’s jungle primary to elect the next governor now that Eric Swalwell has withdrawn from the race amid sexual assault allegations.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jon Tester, Maritsa Georgiou

Topics covered

• impeachment
• politics
• Trump administration
• Iran conflict
• California jungle primary
• Eric Swalwell

Keywords

• impeachment
• Adam Schiff
• Donald Trump
• Iran
• California
• Eric Swalwell
• politics
• jungle primary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: California

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