Divided States

The beginning of the beginning

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This week on Divided States, it’s the end of the impeachment investigations, and the start of what might be the endgame for House Democrats.

Amanda Walker, Cordelia Lynch and Emily Purser Brown talk you through another dizzying week of impeachment developments in Washington, as politicians hurtle towards Christmas – and Donald Trump makes a splash in London.

In part 1, we discuss our highlights from this week, which saw the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee hand the baton to their colleagues in Congress. President Trump has been in at the NATO summit in London, and Nancy Pelosi has come out fighting.

In part 2, Cordelia takes a deep dive in Rudy Giuliani, the president’s lawyer and the man at the heart of this investigation. How did he go from being America’s mayor, beloved for his role in New York following 9/11 – to the President’s problematic fixer?

And in part 3, Amanda talks to Washington grande dame, journalist and writer Elizabeth Drew. She lived through and covered Watergate, and has plenty to say about this impeachment too.

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