The House of Representatives has impeached President Trump, charging him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. We traveled to Michigan to understand how a fractious Democratic Party ultimately united around impeachment, having started the year divided over the issue. Guests: Representative Elissa Slotkin and Representative Rashida Tlaib, Democrats of Michigan. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.
Background reading:
• Mr. Trump became only the third president in American history to be impeached • , as the House charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The votes were largely along party lines • . Moderate Democrats encouraged their party • to begin the impeachment inquiry. Now, those representatives face a reckoning with that decision • . • Are you confused by the impeachment process? Here’s how it works • .
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