It’s basically a full time job to keep up with what’s going on with the impeachment that isn’t an impeachment yet. I’ve spent a good two hours updating my website and collecting links, and there’s a good possibility this post is already out of date. But we do what we can, and here, what I can do is give you a whole bunch of links that help explain what the heck is going on.
Get Your Context Here- How Impeachment Works:
Pure Explainers:
In text- How Impeachment Works– NY Times
In video- How does impeachment work?
In podcast- Civics 101 Episode 10, impeachment
Want some historical Content? Try CSPAN videos (use the username students, password C-SPANCLASSROOM); Impeach Clinton? Impeach Trump? What lawmakers said then, what they say now (LA Times); or the front pages of the New York Times the day Johnson was impeached and the day Clinton was.
Alexander Hamilton on impeachment: Federalist 65
Political Science takes: Why Impeachment is Happening Now by Dr. Victor; Dr. Emily Farris on What Barbara Jordan can teach us about impeachment; and finally, Dr. Julia Azari’s take on impeachments: Presidential impeachments are about politics, not law .
Opinion Articles on Impeachment Inquiry
Dems that want to impeach with the Washington Post Op-ed credited with getting the ball rolling: Seven freshman Democrats: These allegations are a threat to all we have sworn to protect (pdf)
Republicans that want to impeach (one of whom is Kelly Conway’s husband; no I don’t get what’s happening there either) Trump has done plenty to warrant impeachment. But the Ukraine allegations are over the top.
Conservative Pundit on why impeachment is a bad idea: Yes, Trump Is Guilty, but Impeachment Is a Mistake
Lindsey Graham’s remarks against Impeachment
Tulsi Gabbard (D) arguing against impeachment on Sept 24 (she changed her mind on Sept 27)
Information and Primary Documents:
Full Timeline from the Washington Post (pdf)
Mueller Report (annotated copy from the Washington Post)
Washington Post Fact Check on Biden role
WSJ Explainer on Bidens in Ukraine (pdf)
Trump in Call Pressed for Biden Probe (WSJ, pdf)
Memo of Telephone Conversation released by White House (pdf)
White house talking points on the memo (image 1, image 2)
Trump’s comments on the whistleblower Audio and Transcript from LA Times
Nancy Pelosi’s remarks calling for an impeachment inquiry (AP)
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s Response to Pelosi (video)
House Intelligence Committee Hearing on Whistleblower Complaint (video)
Who supports impeachment and who does not (NYTimes)
Another addition (9/28) Heard about Giuliani and his interviews and text messages? Here’s a link to his tweet teasing the text messages, and here’s a transcript and video of his interview with Laura Ingraham on 9/26. This is probably what lead to Volker stepping down (see below).
ETA- but wait, there’s more!
White House says lawyers directed moving Ukraine transcript to highly secure system (CNN)- This statement confirms part of the whistleblower’s account, but the White House claims the decision was approved by its lawyers. (I can’t find a copy of the actual statement yet, but will post it if I do).
It appears that “some memos of the president’s communications were kept from people who might ordinarily have access to them” – is that a problem? Link goes to a WashPo story on Trump’s 2017 meeting with representatives of the Russian Government.
Did the first Republican come out in support of the probe? Maybe, but then again, maybe not?
And it looks like we have our first retirement due to the Ukrainian call- Kurt Volker resigned from his position as the U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Friday. Scoop by the ASU student newspaper.
Finally, the NYTimes broke this story about the NRA offering support for the President if he stopped the “games on gun control”. The NRA called this account an inaccurate description of the meeting and their statement is described in the article, but I cannot find a direct copy of it at this time.