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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller
Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

What to expect as Trump’s second impeachment begins

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., raps her gavel
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., raps her gavel after the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time in little over a year in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021 in Washington, D.C. The House voted 232-197 to impeach Trump on the charge of "incitement of insurrection" after a mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins today, just over a year after he was acquitted of two charges — obstructing Congress and abuse of power — in his first impeachment trial. 

The new trial asks senators to consider whether President Trump is responsible for inciting the violent insurrection on Jan. 6  where his supporters stormed the Capitol to stop Congress from affirming then President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the Electoral College. 

MPR News host Kerri Miller, a political science professor and two legal experts answered listener questions about how this trial will be different from the first.

Guests:

Andra Gillespie is an associate professor of political science at Emory University.

Randall Eliason is a former federal prosecutor and professorial lecturer in law at George Washington University.

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is a professor at Stetson University’s College of Law and a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice.

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