Today on AirTalk, we discuss the steps ahead for impeachment proceedings. Also on the show, we meet with Chief Michel Moore; discuss a pilot program for traffic violations; and more.
Previewing The House Vote To Send Impeachment Articles To Senate, Plus The Next Steps Ahead Of Trial
The U.S. House is set to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate, and pressure was mounting Tuesday on senators to call fresh witnesses for the historic trial.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the next steps after meeting privately with House Democrats at the Capitol, ending her blockade Tuesday a month after they voted to impeach Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The action will launch the Senate proceeding, only the third presidential impeachment trial in American history, coming amid the backdrop of a politically divided nation and an election year. The Senate is expected to transform into an impeachment court as early as Thursday. The Constitution calls for the chief justice to preside over senators, who serve as jurors, to swear an oath to deliver "impartial justice.'' Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the chief justice would open the trial this week, but the significant proceedings would launch next Tuesday after the holiday break. He said all 53 GOP senators are on board with his plan to start the session and consider the issue of witnesses later. Democrats have been pushing Republicans, who have a slim Senate majority, to consider new testimony, arguing that fresh information has emerged during Pelosi's month long delay in transmitting the charges.
With files from the Associated Press
Guests:
Tory Gavito, president of Way to Win, a national donor and organizer network that works for progressive causes; she tweets
Jens David Ohlin, vice dean and law professor at Cornell University where he focuses on criminal and international law; he tweets
John Malcolm, vice president of the Institute for Constitutional Government and director of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C.
Democratic Presidential Debate Recap: Foreign Policy, Global Trade, Gender & More
Electability questions persist. Anxieties about gender and sexism are resurgent. And three leading candidates are about to get yanked off the campaign trail for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.
Those deep uncertainties shadowed Tuesday’s Democratic debate, the last national stage for candidates running out of time to generate momentum ahead of the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses. Months of campaigning and millions of dollars in advertising have left Democrats with a crowded top tier, and it’s unclear if the debate helped any of the candidates break out of that pack. The six Democrats on stage - the smallest debate field yet - strained to keep the two-hour face-off civil and substantive. They drew policy contrasts with each other on national security, health care and trade, but repeatedly shifted the focus back to their common opponent: Trump.
The last four winners of the Iowa Democratic caucus have gone on to secure their party’s nomination. Yet that winner often emerges late, in the phase that Democrats are now entering - one where candidates typically begin drawing sharper contrasts with each other. Biden and Sanders, two candidates in their 70s who have surprised many in the party with their durability, were frequently at odds. Sanders sharply criticized Biden’s vote 17 years ago to authorize the Iraq war, saying that while he tried to stop the Bush administration, “Joe saw it differently.” Yet none of the candidates appeared eager to play the role of intra-party aggressor, preferring instead to use their national television time to tout their own readiness for office and make the case for why they are best suited to defeat Trump. Even a jarring rift that emerged this week between Sanders and Warren, a pair of progressive allies, passed within minutes. Sanders denied he had told Warren in a private meeting that a woman can’t beat Trump; Warren stood by her assertion and made a vigorous case for nominating a female candidate.
With files from the Associated Press
Guests:
Tory Gavito, president of Way to Win, a national donor and organizer network that works for progressive causes; she tweets
LAPD Chief Moore: LA Safety After Iran, 2019 Crime Rates, Indigenous Languages And More
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore joins Larry Mantle for his monthly check-in on AirTalk. Topics discussed include:
Ability to sweep homeless encampments -- tied to Carson letter to Garcetti
LA safety in light of Iran news
Officers suspended for falsifying traffic-stop data
‘Bay Area’ car burglars targeting LA area
Airbnb cracks down on party houses identified by LAPD
LA crime rates drop in 2019
Traffic related fatalities increase in 2019
Effort to understanding indigenous languages
LAPD testing new detaining devices
Earl Paysinger, former LAPD Assistant Chief, dies at 64
Guest:
Michel Moore, Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department; he tweets