Scenes from an Impeachment (with Dan Goldman)

This week’s episode of Stay Tuned, “Scenes from an Impeachment,” features an exclusive interview with Dan Goldman, the House Intelligence Committee’s Director of Investigations and Senior Adviser who was charged with leading the public questioning of impeachment witnesses. Goldman, a former federal prosecutor who served as SDNY’s Deputy Chief of Organized Crime, takes us behind the scenes of impeachment.

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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

SUBPOENA POWER

CRS Report: Congress’s Contempt Power and the Enforcement of Congressional Subpoenas: Law, History, Practice, and Procedure, May 2017

THE WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT

Inspector General of the Intelligence Community Michael Atkinson’s first letter notifying the House Intel Committee of the withheld whistleblower complaint, 9/9/19Chairman Adam Schiff’s letter to Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire requesting the withheld whistleblower complaint, 9/10/19Chairman Schiff’s subpoena and accompanying letter issued to Acting DNI Maguire regarding the withheld whistleblower complaint, 9/13/19The Whistleblower complaint regarding President Trump’s actions, filed August 2019Acting DNI Maguire’s testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, 9/26/19

MUELLER REPORT

Attorney General Bill Barr’s letter on Special Counsel Bob Mueller’s report’s principal conclusions, March 2019Special Counsel Bob Mueller’s Report on The Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election, March 2019

UKRAINE

Memorandum of Trump’s July 25, 2019 conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZelenskyFormer special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker’s text messagesThree House Committees Launch Wide-Ranging Investigation into Trump-Giuliani Ukraine Scheme, 9/9/19“Rudy Giuliani Plans Ukraine Trip to Push for Inquiries That Could Help Trump, New York Times, 5/9/19

HOUSE IMPEACHMENT WITNESSES

Ambassador Bill Taylor’s deposition transcript and testimonyGeorge Kent’s deposition transcript and testimonyDr. Fiona Hill’s deposition transcript and testimony  David Holmes’ deposition transcript and testimonyUndersecretary David Hale’s deposition transcript and testimonyTim Morrison’s deposition transcript and testimonyLt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s deposition transcript and testimonyAmbassador Gordon Sondland’s deposition transcript and testimonyFormer Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch’s deposition transcript and testimonyLaura Cooper’s deposition transcript and testimony  Jennifer Williams’ deposition transcript and testimonyAmbassador Kurt Volker’s deposition transcript and testimonyDan Goldman’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, 12/9/19

ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT

The House Resolution Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors, December 2019Clip: Pelosi’s full impeachment inquiry announcement, 9/24/19“Seven freshman Democrats: These allegations are a threat to all we have sworn to protect,” Washington Post, 9/23/19“How senators voted on Trump’s impeachment,” Politico, 2/5/20

SENATE TRIAL

Clip: Rep. Adam Schiff Closing Argument in Senate Trial, 1/23/20Clip: Rep. Adam Schiff Closing Argument in Senate Trial, 2/3/20  

ROGER STONE

Roger Stone initial sentencing memo, 2/10/20Roger Stone updated sentencing memo, 2/11/20Trump tweet congratulating AG Barr on Stone case intervention, 2/12/20“Prosecutors quit Roger Stone case after Justice Dept. intervenes on sentencing,” The New York Times, 2/11/20“Trump pulls nomination of former U.S. for Treasury post,” Axios, 2/11/12