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Dreading talking impeachment at the dinner table? Well so is BuzzFeed News reporter Ryan Broderick, but he’s here to explain all the conspiracy theories spreading in right-wing media – and help you prepare what to say when Uncle Steve brings up CrowdStrike over the stuffing. Also read more of Ryan's reporting on impeachment conspiracy theories: http://bit.ly/BroderickConspiracy

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While the US is caught up in the impeachment madness, in Ukraine the military aid that Trump suspended is not just a thing of political intrigue — there were serious consequences to it not arriving as expected. We asked Chris Miller to give us the lay of the land.

Read more from Chris about the ongoing war in Ukraine: http://bit.ly/2DjXgHM

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From Mick Mulvaney asking around to find justifications for withholding aid from Ukraine, to Rep. Jim Jordan, Trump’s biggest defender, we get into the people who say things so the president doesn’t have to.

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Look at that. We made it. We made it through the impeachment hearings. Now there’s only the whole rest of the impeachment process to go. Gather ‘round, let’s take a look at where we are and how we got here with Fiona Hill and David Holmes testifying. And here’s the link to the TinyHands font as promised: http://bit.ly/2pIp5qe

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Gordon Sondland said it and said it again: yes, there was a Trump quid pro quo. Except this time, he said in front of the world. He directly implicated the president, too, saying he pressed Ukraine “at the express direction” of Trump. We get into the aftermath of this explosive testimony.

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If you weren’t able to catch all bajillion hours of testimony on Tuesday, we’ve got you covered. Four key witnesses were up today: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, Jennifer Williams, Kurt Volker, and Tim Morrison. We take you through the bits you need to know — and there were many.

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More testimony is underway as the third round of impeachment hearings kick-off and Democrats keep adding new witnesses to the list for this week’s marathon of testimony. And we talk to Politico’s Natasha Bertrand about Dr. Fiona Hill, the Russia expert turned Trump White House survivor who now has a tale to tell to Congress.

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This week: three hearings on deck, so it's gonna get busy. Also, we get the full story on the 2017 Politico article Republicans keep referencing to help shape their defense of Donald Trump. Spoiler alert: it's not quite as straightforward as they say it is.

Read the Politico story discussed in this episode: https://politi.co/2KKkvz9

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Friday hearings mean you get a bonus drop to keep you up to speed! And Marie Yovanovitch has quite the story to tell, so come hear what she told the House Intelligence Committee. Oh also: the White House released another Trump call transcript and it totally exonerated him. (jk, it actually undercut a Republican talking point.)

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Pundits and politicians alike have been staring at polls about impeachment like they’re a crystal ball with a magic connection to The People’s mood. HuffPost’s Polling Editor Ariel Edwards-Levy tells us why that’s not really how we should think about these things. Meanwhile, Speaker Pelosi basically says “Tired: quid pro quo. Wired: Bribery.”

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