The House prepares for the public phase of impeachment, Republicans move towards a defense of foreign interference, and the Democratic candidates make their best case to Iowa voters as the race gets incredibly close. Then Brian Beutler talks to Jon F. about Crooked Media’s new podcast on the impeachment process, Rubicon.

Show notes

Impeachment update

FiveThirtyEight : Do Americans Support Impeaching Trump?

NBC News : NBC/WSJ poll: 49 percent now back Trump’s impeachment and removal

WaPo : Americans sharply divided over whether to impeach and remove Trump from office, Post-ABC poll finds

Vox : Trump claims the impeachment inquiry will “backfire.” Polling indicates he’s wrong.

AP : AP-NORC poll: More support than oppose impeachment probe

The Hill : Polls show support for impeachment weaker in key battleground states

The Hill : Engel promises public impeachment hearings ‘very soon’

Politico : Top Democrats vow to release details from closed-door impeachment probe

NBC News : Dem Rep. says impeachment transcripts likely coming ‘within the next five days’

NYT : Adam Schiff, a Trump Punching Bag, Takes His Case to a Bigger Ring

Bloomberg : Pelosi Expects Public Impeachment Hearings to Begin This Month

Politico : Rick Perry won’t testify at impeachment inquiry hearing

WaPo : Adam Schiff once wanted to be a screenwriter. Can he give the Trump presidency a Hollywood ending?

Politico : ‘We think we’re ready’: Democrats near end of closed-door impeachment testimony

WaPo : Democrats pivot from private inquiry of Trump to public case for impeachment

Reuters : Democrats’ decision to televise Trump impeachment hearings could prove politically perilous

FiveThirtyEight : GOP Voters Are More Split On The Substance Of The Ukraine Scandal Than On Penalizing Trump For It

CNN : Vulnerable Democrats face new challenge following impeachment vote

The New Yorker : What Can We Expect from Televised Impeachment Hearings?

The Nation : Impeachment Polls Show Democrats Are Wooing the Wrong White People

CNN : Democrats consider what articles of impeachment actually look like

The Atlantic : Democrats Are Already Arguing Over Trump’s Impeachment Articles

NBC News : House Democrats zero in on ‘abuse of power’ in Trump impeachment inquiry

NBC News : Trump impeachment inquiry: Live updates and the latest news

Politico : ‘There’s no model for this’: Impeachment timeline crashes into Democratic primary

Politico : House could act on impeachment before suit over former Trump aide’s subpoena is resolved

NY Mag : The Impeachment Process Explained: What Happens to Trump Now?

FiveThirtyEight : Why Democrats Are Moving Quickly With Impeachment

The Hill : Dem senator on impeachment proceedings: ‘The sooner the better’

WaPo : It’s looking as if the impeachment inquiry could extend into 2020

NYT : Democrats Slow Impeachment Timeline to Sharpen Their Public Case

CNN : Democrats see impeachment proceedings taking longer than some initially expected

CNN : Kellyanne Conway says ‘I don’t know’ if Trump held up Ukraine military aid

WaPo : Growing number of GOP senators consider acknowledging Trump’s quid pro quo on Ukraine

Axios : Senate Republicans prepared to acknowledge Trump’s Ukraine quid pro quo

Daily Beast : Inside the Republican Plan to Deep-Six the Trump Impeachment Hearings

NBC News : GOP Rep. defends Trump: ‘If there was a quid pro quo, it certainly wasn’t a very effective one’

Politico : ‘Slings and arrows’: Impeachment bears down on Susan Collins

Politico : Trump to Mississippi rally crowd: Impeachment is an affront to you

Politico : Trump lures GOP senators on impeachment with cold cash

Politico : After McConnell advice, Trump lays off GOP senators on impeachment

Politico : Republicans eye shift in impeachment strategy as Trump demands new attacks

NYT : Vulnerable Senate Republicans Shrink From Defending Trump

Politico : Vow of impeachment silence spreads in Senate

Axios : Former acting AG Matt Whitaker: “Abuse of power is not a crime”

Slate : Democratic Rep. Himes Says Watergate is “Child’s Play” Next to Trump’s Abuses of Power

Quartz : Why Trump’s “state of mind” will be key in impeachment

USA Today : More than 80% of Republicans say seeking foreign help in elections is not OK, poll finds