Episode 137: Impeachment Substance vs. Process

This week marked the end of the public impeachment inquiry hearings. Now, things move to the House Judiciary Committee and then, potentially, formal Articles of Impeachment. But the debate on the Sunday morning political shows was still very much bifurcated: there was the argument between the substance of the case, which Democrats wanted to focus on—and the process, which the Republicans leaned on. This week, we explore each in turn. And, we introduce a new segment called: Why It Matters—where we try to fill in the gap and suggest some reasons why the week’s topics of discussion matter outside of Washington. ChaptersIntroductionHighlight/LowlightThe Substance ArgumentThe Process ArgumentWhy It MattersShow RankingsClosingShows discussed Face the Nation on CBSState of the Union on CNNFox News Sunday on FOXThis Week on ABCMeet the Press on NBCAt least 13 Ukrainian soldiers were killed while President Donald Trump's administration was withholding military aid from the country from mid-July to mid-September.  https://www.newsweek.com/thriteen-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-trump-aid-withheld-1463128 The Comey letter cost Hillary the election—according to an extensive analysis by FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver.  https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-comey-letter-probably-cost-clinton-the-election/ Email us at [email protected] or you can send us your feedback @PolilogueCast. You can also follow us at @sotonaomi_ and @bsteidle.Love our show and want to support us directly? You can support us on our Patreon. Check out some of our other work: Brendan’s website: www.armisticedesigns.com   Naomi's website: www.startwithaquestion.org