Senator Patrick Leahy presides over the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump.
The Democratic House impeachment managers closed their case for convicting Donald Trump of inciting an insurrection. With video and audio clips, they recreated the events of January 6 – and used the former president’s own words to explain how the mob came to be at the capitol that day.
Republican senators continue to signal they plan to acquit. But even if Trump avoids conviction in the Senate, he could face accountability in a court of law.
Harry Litman is legal affairs columnist for the Los Angeles Times and host of the podcast Talking Feds. He joined Diane to discuss what we’ve seen in the impeachment trial so far — and the criminal investigations underway into Trump’s efforts to overturn the election.
A look at what we have learned so far from the public hearings of the January 6 Committee. Diane talks to Ryan Goodman, professor at New York University's School of Law. He explains what is next in the investigation, including whether we might see criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.
To mark Juneteenth, a conversation with three contributors to "The 1619 Project" about what happens when we place slavery and its legacy at the center of the American story. Diane talks to New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie, history professor Martha S. Jones and Jake Silverstein, editor-in-chief of The New York Times Magazine.
Author Jennifer Haigh discusses her latest novel, "Mercy Street." Set at an abortion clinic in Boston, it tells the stories of the patients, employees, and protesters whose lives intersect there.
The New Yorker's Susan Glasser looks at the history of Washington's reactions to mass shootings -- and the politics of passing new gun laws today.
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