Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019
The country is divided on impeachment as the House opens its first public hearings. Will the hearings move the needle one way or the other?
Was President Trump's request for Ukraine's leader to "do us a favor" done with a personal political benefit in mind? Did he abuse his power? Obstruct justice?
Those are the questions guiding the House Intelligence Committee's public hearings, which begin Wednesday. (Listen to live NPR coverage of the hearing beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday on 90.7 WFAE)
What has come out so far from private testimony has been damaging to the White House.
The hearings come as polls show the country split on impeachming and removing Trump.
We get analysis of the road ahead.
GUESTS
Michael Bitzer, Catawba College, chair of the Department of Politics (@BowTiePolitics)
Susan Roberts, Davidson College, professor of political science (@profsuroberts)
Bruce Jentleson, Duke University, professor of public policy and political science (@BWJ777)