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What to watch as the impeachment trial concludes

Kerri Miller, Kelly Gordon and Breann Schossow
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., gives the thumbs up as he leaves the Senate chamber after adjourning for the night during the impeachment trial of President Trump at the Capitol on Friday in Washington.
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The U.S. Senate voted against calling witnesses on Friday in the impeachment trial of President Trump. That set into motion final arguments in the trial and an all-but-guaranteed acquittal later this week.

Monday, on MPR News with Kerri Miller, we look at how this impeachment compares to others and consider the lasting effects for the future.

Guests:

  • Andra Gillespie is an associate professor of political science at Emory University.

  • Jeffrey Engel is the director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and the co-author of the book “Impeachment: An American History.”

To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above.

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