The Politics of Impeachment, 'Spygate,' Abortion Rights + More

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 25, 2018

New York Magazine national political correspondent Gabriel Debenedetti talks about the latest national political news -- including how the Republicans are framing talk of impeachment, the president calling the investigations into his campaign "Spygate," abortion rights (both here in the U.S. and in Ireland) and more.

@gdebenedetti: "The impeachment question looms over everything the White House does at this point," + there are Republicans who are trying to put the 1998 example front + center...they're not trying to make a legal argument; they're taking it to the public.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 29, 2018

Whether Dems like it or not, impeachment will be a "front-burner issue" in the midterms, says @gdebenedetti. The question is, who does that help? Dem leaders
don't want to discuss - it'll just rile up the GOP base. Others argue for the opposite, to rile up the Dem base.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 29, 2018

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