Podcasts by Article II: Inside Impeachment

Party Lines from 2022-04-21T15:00:44.638672

After another momentous week in the impeachment inquiry, Kristen Welker, White House Correspondent for NBC News, recaps events in Washington. Witnesses from the White House and State Department ...

The First Transcripts from 2022-04-21T15:00:44.635812

The House of Representatives released transcripts from two witness depositions on Monday officially moving the impeachment inquiry into a public phase. The transcripts, which are hundreds of pag...

The Best Defense from 2022-04-21T15:00:44.592797

President Trump maintains that he did nothing wrong even as more detailed evidence against him emerges. Without a unified defense to rally around, Republican lawmakers are arguing a few differen...

What About Pence? from 2022-04-21T15:00:44.589906

As President Trump’s second-in-command, Vice President Mike Pence could become a key figure in the impeachment inquiry. The first staffer from his office, special advisor Jennifer Williams, test...

A Report, A Hearing and Trump’s Response from 2022-04-21T15:00:44.561608

There are three big developments to watch this week as the impeachment inquiry moves into a new phase. Alex Moe, NBC News Capitol Hill Producer and Reporter, explains what you need to know.

Bonus: The Report from 2022-04-21T15:00:44.558778

The House Intelligence Committee released a 300-page report on Tuesday summarizing the evidence gathered so far in the impeachment inquiry. Host Steve Kornacki explains the conclusions the repor...

Impeachment 101 from 2022-04-21T15:00:44.555561

Four constitutional law experts testified in the House Judiciary Committee’s first hearing in the inquiry on Wednesday, treating lawmakers and the public to a lesson on impeachment.

Guest...

The Drafting Board from 2022-04-21T15:00:44.544374

The House Judiciary Committee is drafting articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. The Constitution limits grounds of impeachment to treason, bribery, or other high crimes and mis...

The President’s Oath from 2022-04-21T15:00:44.486950

Every President of the United States must swear to a 35-word oath, promising to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. Special guest and MSNBC Contributor Chuck Rosenberg joins Steve Kor...

Impeachment and War from 2022-04-21T15:00:44.476354

The House of Representatives still hasn’t sent the articles of impeachment to the Senate. Now, Congress faces another major decision. After President Trump authorized a strike to kill Iranian Ge...

Like It’s 1999 from 2022-04-21T15:00:44.473247

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he has the votes to proceed with a Senate trial, but the House has yet to transmit the articles. So today, while our current impeachment process is on...

No Witnesses, New Timeline from 2022-04-21T15:00:44.447544

Following four hours of debate, the Senate rejected a motion to consider more witnesses and documents by a vote of 49 to 51. Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah were the only...

Iowa vs Impeachment from 2022-04-21T15:00:44.444799

Impeachment and the race for 2020 are colliding.

On Monday, House Managers and President Trump’s defense team made their final arguments for and against convicting the President. Meanwhil...

Not Guilty from 2022-04-21T15:00:44.397957

Senators voted to acquit President Trump, finding him not guilty on two articles of impeachment. Senator Mitt Romney, a Republican from Utah, surprised the public by voting to convict President ...

Behind the Scenes from 2022-04-21T15:00:44.395050

In this final episode, Steve Kornacki sits down with NBC News journalists to reflect on what it was like to cover the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

NBC News Correspondent Leigh A...

Impeachment 2.0 from 2021-01-15T16:25:08

One week after a violent mob attacked the US Capitol building, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump for “incitement of insurrection.” Donald Trump is the first president...

Can I Get A Witness? from 2020-01-31T17:32:09

The end of the Senate impeachment trial is drawing near with an unpredictable day ahead. First, the Senate will debate for four hours on whether to call new witnesses to trial. Then, they will t...

Q&A from 2020-01-30T04:41:31

On Wednesday, the Senate trial moved into a two-day question and answer period. Senators have 16 hours to ask questions of the impeachment managers and President Trump’s defense team.

De...

The Bolton Factor from 2020-01-28T03:19:06

President Trump’s legal team continued its defense in a second day of arguments, but new allegations are overshadowing the case. In the manuscript for his upcoming book, Former National Security...

Making History from 2020-01-25T03:19:34

On Friday, Democratic House managers concluded their opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial. Three of the seven House managers are women, and two are women of color, a first in US pol...

Making the Case from 2020-01-23T03:10:07

It’s day one of opening arguments in the impeachment trial of President Trump. Over the course of many hours, House Managers argued their case for the removal of the President and the need for w...

Bonus: Rewriting the Rules from 2020-01-22T00:15:47

On Tuesday, the Senate impeachment trial began in earnest, with hours of debate over how it should be run. Steve Kornacki explains the last-minute changes made by Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc...

Lev Parnas Speaks from 2020-01-17T23:57:48

The Senate trial is officially underway, with the Chief Justice and members of the Senate sworn in this week.

But in a last-minute addition to the evidence, an associate of Rudy Giuliani g...

Special Delivery from 2020-01-16T00:31:19

It’s official. Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named the seven house managers and transmitted two articles of impeachment, abuse of power and obstruction of justice, to the Senate. It is still...

End of an Impasse from 2020-01-14T00:44:33

After a weeks-long standoff, the House of Representatives appears ready to move forward on impeachment. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is reportedly preparing to appoint impeachment managers and sen...

The Chief Justice Shall Preside from 2020-01-10T22:25:35

After a weeks-long standoff with Republicans, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her Democratic colleagues she plans on holding a vote on the house managers next week before sending the articles of...

Awaiting a Senate Trial from 2019-12-31T00:21:14

The impeachment process is in limbo as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to delay sending the articles to the Senate. Demcratic leaders say they want to ensure a fair process in the Senate. S...

Rudy's Helpers from 2019-12-23T23:45:17

President Trump's impeachment hasn’t stopped his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, from trying to defend his client. While impeachment proceedings were underway, Giuliani travelled to Hungary and ...

Standoff from 2019-12-20T22:45:21

Lawmakers are home for the holidays, but the House of Representatives has some unfinished business. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is delaying next steps in the impeachment process. Pelosi sa...

Trump is Impeached from 2019-12-19T05:22:22

It was a historic day for Washington and for the country. The House of Representatives voted along party lines to impeach President Donald Trump on two articles, abuse of power and obstruction o...

Facing the Voters from 2019-12-17T01:28:29

Just days before the full House vote on impeachment, Representative Elissa Slotkin held a difficult town hall back home in Michigan’s 8th district. Along with thirty other Democrats, Slotkin rep...

The 7-Minute Vote from 2019-12-13T23:37:23

The House Judiciary Committee passed two articles of impeachment against President Trump Friday morning. The panel met for just seven minutes to cast their votes, after debating late into the ev...

Bonus: Debating the Articles from 2019-12-12T21:52:43

The House Judiciary Committee met Thursday to consider changes to the two articles of impeachment: abuse of power and contempt of Congress. Steve Kornacki explains how this markup process works ...

The View from the White House from 2019-12-11T23:01:41

President Trump is facing two articles of impeachment and he’s mounted a strong defense in response.

At a rally last night in Pennsylvania, President Trump’s tactics were on full display ...

Bonus: The Articles from 2019-12-10T22:49:58

The House Judiciary Committee officially charged President Donald Trump with high crimes and misdemeanors on Tuesday. Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler announced two articles of impeachment: abuse...

Grilling the Lawyers from 2019-12-10T01:03:43

Lawyers for the Democratic and Republican sides of the Intelligence and Judiciary Committees presented the evidence gathered so far in front of the House Judiciary Committee.

NBC News Cor...

We've Got Mail from 2019-11-27T17:35:27

Host Steve Kornacki opens up the mailbag to answer your questions about the impeachment inquiry. Julia Ainsley, NBC News Correspondent covering the Department of Justice and the Department of Ho...

Mike Pompeo’s State Department from 2019-11-25T23:10

Mike Pompeo was tapped to rebuild the State Department after Rex Tillerson’s firing in 2018, but is now being drawn closer to events at the center of the impeachment inquiry.

Last week EU...

The Groundwork from 2019-11-22T23:52:19

After two weeks of public hearings, lawmakers are determining next steps in the impeachment inquiry. Democrats are moving towards formalizing articles of impeachment, which would likely pass, ba...

Bonus: The Witnesses: Hill and Holmes from 2019-11-22T00:10:38

In what is expected to be the final day of open testimony, Fiona Hill, the former top Russia expert for the White House, and David Holmes, senior diplomat at the US Embassy in Ukraine, discussed...

The Witnesses: Gordon Sondland from 2019-11-21T02:16:08

Gordon Sondland, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union and donor to President Trump, confirmed the existence of a quid pro quo on Wednesday. Sondland is the only witness so far who spoke directl...

Bonus: The Witnesses: Williams and Vindman from 2019-11-20T00:04:26

On the third day of public hearings, two witnesses sat side-by-side in one of the most intense House sessions to date. Jennifer Williams, special advisor to Vice President Mike Pence, and Lt. Co...

Dug In from 2019-11-18T23:04:54

Televised hearings will continue this week in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. But as the drama unfolds in Washington, the rest of the country is watching from the sidelin...

Bonus: Tom Brokaw Remembers Watergate from 2019-11-16T12:00

In this special episode, host Steve Kornacki interviews Tom Brokaw, who went to Washington as NBC News White House Correspondent in the summer of 1973, a year before Richard Nixon resigned the p...

The Witnesses: Marie Yovanovitch from 2019-11-16T01:04:08

Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified Friday in the second round of public hearings. Yovanovitch spoke to her career in foreign service, which ended abruptly when President Tr...

The Witnesses: Kent and Taylor from 2019-11-14T02:06:44

The House Intelligence Committee held the first open hearings in the impeachment inquiry on Wednesday. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent and the top diplomat in Ukraine Bill Taylor...

Battle Lines from 2019-11-11T22:12:01

Three witnesses will testify before the House Intelligence Committee this week, in the first nationally televised hearings of the impeachment inquiry. Democratic and Republican lawmakers are app...

With The Gavel Comes The Power from 2019-10-30T21:43

The House of Representatives will vote tomorrow on a resolution proposing next steps in the impeachment process - the first time the House will take a vote on the inquiry so far. The resolution ...

Bonus: Vindman's Testimony from 2019-10-29T20:43

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, testified about two incidents he reported, including what he heard on the July 25 phone call. Rebecca Shabad,...

No Show from 2019-10-28T21:29

On Monday, Charles Kupperman, President Trump's former deputy national security adviser, failed to appear for his deposition in the House impeachment inquiry. After receiving a Congressional sub...

Master Strategist from 2019-10-25T21:32

As evidence mounts against President Donald Trump, Senate Republicans, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, are attempting to undermine proceedings by criticizing the House process. This we...

Star Witness from 2019-10-23T21:54

In testimony on Tuesday, Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine, described what he saw as a high-stakes decision by President Trump to withhold $391 million in aid to Ukraine. Dan De Luce, ...

I Think It's Crazy from 2019-10-21T21:56

Bill Taylor, the current US Ambassador to Ukraine, is set to appear before the House Intelligence, Oversight, and Foreign Affairs Committees on Tuesday. Taylor is likely to be asked about his co...

Behind Closed Doors from 2019-10-18T21:31

Seven witnesses have now appeared before Congressional committees to share what they know about the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine. But why is so much of this process behind closed...

Introducing Article II: Inside Impeachment from 2019-10-17T14:59

The latest developments in the impeachment inquiry: what’s happening now in Washington and why it matters for the rest of the country. Powered by NBC News journalists. Hosted by Steve Kornacki, ...