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CQ on Congress, Ep. 184

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, talks with reporters in the Senate subway before the continuation of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, talks with reporters in the Senate subway before the continuation of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Shawn Zeller and Evan Campbell
Posted February 5, 2020 at 4:39pm

CQ on Congress host Shawn Zeller builds a case of how the acquittal of President Donald Trump is yet another notch in this administration’s move toward an imperial presidency leaving a sagging Congress and judiciary that will have implications for 21st century policies and policy making.

 

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