Donald Trump's legal team delivered their defense of the former president Friday. They followed a tightly argued and visceral presentation delivered by House managers that, some say, has made it easy for Republican senators to convict Trump. They likely won't.

We wondered if our show, recorded in part on Thursday, would omit important events that occurred thereafter. Given that many Republican senators have already decided to acquit, why would the defense feel the need to address the 144 constitutional lawyers who debunked their First Amendment argument, the 150 constitutional lawyers who say the impeachment of Trump is constitutional, or the people of this country?

We knew the ending before it even began.

GUESTS:
Dahlia Lithwick - Writes about the courts and the law for Slate and hosts the podcast Amicus
Sascha Paruk - Lead oddsmaker and editor at Sports Betting Dime
Robyn Walsh - Assistant professor of the New Testament and early Christianity at the University of Miami and the author of The Origins of Early Christian Literature: Contextualizing the New Testament within Greco-Roman Literary Culture
Chion Wolf - The host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on Connecticut Public Radio
Bill Yousman - Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University

Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

Pardon Me is a production of The Colin McEnroe Show on Connecticut Public Radio.

Donald Trump's legal team delivered their defense of the former president Friday. They followed a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/balztake-impeachment-gop-trump/2021/02/11/7b910ee8-6cc0-11eb-9f80-3d7646ce1bc0_story.html">tightly argued</a>&nbsp;and visceral presentation delivered by House managers that,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/opinion/trump-impeachment-trial-republicans.html">some say</a>, has made it easy for Republican senators to convict Trump. They&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/politics/trump-impeachment-trial.html">likely won't</a>.
We wondered if our show, recorded in part on Thursday, would omit important events that occurred thereafter. Given that many Republican senators have already&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/politics/trump-impeachment-trial.html">decided to acquit</a>, why would the defense feel the need to address the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/us/politics/trump-impeachment-defense.html">144 constitutional lawyers</a>&nbsp;who debunked their First Amendment argument, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000177-2646-de27-a5f7-3fe714ac0000">150 constitutional lawyers</a>&nbsp;who say the impeachment of Trump is constitutional, or the&nbsp;<a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-impeachment-removal-polls/">people of this country</a>?
We&nbsp;<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/impeachment-stakes-not-conviction-senate.html">knew the ending</a>&nbsp;before it even began.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Dahlia Lithwick&nbsp;- Writes about the courts and the law for&nbsp;Slate&nbsp;and hosts the podcast&nbsp;Amicus</li>
<li>Sascha Paruk&nbsp;- Lead oddsmaker and editor at&nbsp;Sports Betting Dime</li>
<li>Robyn Walsh&nbsp;- Assistant professor of the New Testament and early Christianity at the University of Miami and the author of&nbsp;The Origins of Early Christian Literature: Contextualizing the New Testament within Greco-Roman Literary Culture</li>
<li>Chion Wolf&nbsp;- The host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wnpr.org/programs/audacious-chion-wolf">Audacious with Chion Wolf</a>&nbsp;on Connecticut Public Radio</li>
<li>Bill Yousman&nbsp;- Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University</li>
</ul>
Cat Pastor contributed to this show.
<a href="https://www.wnpr.org/programs/colin-mcenroe-pardon-me-podcast">Pardon Me</a>&nbsp;is a production of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wnpr.org/programs/colin-mcenroe-show">The Colin McEnroe Show</a>&nbsp;on Connecticut Public Radio.

Does the Trump impeachment drama feel like drinking from a fire hose? If so, join host Colin McEnroe, public radio personality and columnist, for an energetic weekly round-up that brings you the latest developments and perspectives from guests like Dave Eggers, Adam Gopnik, Emily Bazelon and Dahlia Lithwick among other journalists, novelists, ethicists, essayists and podiatrists.*

"Pardon Me" also airs on Connecticut Public Radio Saturdays at noon.

Not to be confused with a podcast of a similar name, Colin may do occasional kettlebell workouts, but they won’t be a big part of the show. And make sure you are not actually drinking from a fire hose, because that’s very dangerous.

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Does the Trump impeachment drama feel like drinking from a fire hose? If so, join host Colin McEnroe, public radio personality and columnist, for an energetic weekly round-up that brings you the latest developments and perspectives from guests like Dave Eggers, Adam Gopnik, Emily Bazelon and Dahlia Lithwick among other journalists, novelists, ethicists, essayists and podiatrists.*
"Pardon Me" also airs on Connecticut Public Radio Saturdays at noon.
Not to be confused with a podcast of a similar name, Colin may do occasional kettlebell workouts, but they won&rsquo;t be a big part of the show. And make sure you are not actually drinking from a fire hose, because that&rsquo;s very dangerous.
*Only if Gordon Sondland develops specific foot ailments.

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