Impeachment — From the Federalist Papers to the Whistleblower

By Jenna Spinelle - September 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

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Michael Nelson, Jeffrey L. Hyde and Sharon D. Hyde and Political Science Board of Visitors Early Career Professor in Political Science and affiliate faculty at Penn State Law

We bring you special episode of Democracy Works this week that’s all about impeachment. Democracy Works host Michael Berkman takes the lead on this episode and talks with Michael Nelson, the Jeffrey L. Hyde and Sharon D. Hyde and Political Science Board of Visitors Early Career Professor in Political Science and affiliate faculty at Penn State Law.

Michael and Michael discuss the constitutional framework for impeachment and what the Framers had in mind when they set it up. They also discuss how impeachment is a unique cooperation between the three branches of government, where the inquiry launched last week against President Trump is likely to go, and what it all means for our democracy.

We recorded this episode on Friday, September 27, 2019. Everything we talk about is accurate as of that recording.

Democracy Works is produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State and WPSU Penn State. New episodes are released every week. Subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app.

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About Jenna Spinelle

Jenna Spinelle writes for Democracy Chronicles from Pennsylvania. She is a writer, journalism instructor, and host of the Democracy Works podcast, produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State.

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