Air Date: 12–13-2019

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Today we take a look at the impeachment story through the lens of the last six years of history between Russia and Ukraine from the annexation of Crimea to election tampering and all that followed.

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SHOW NOTES

Bonus Clip: Does the GOP have Putin envy? - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date: 03-04-14

Ch. 1: The Ukraine story is a Russia story Part 1 - Impeachment, Explained - Air Date 10-26-19

Evelyn Farkas, the Pentagon’s former point person on Russia and Ukraine, talks about the Russia-Ukraine crisis Trump exploited.

Ch. 2: The Backstory - Rubicon: The Impeachment of Donald Trump - Air Date 11-29-19

Brian Beutler and The Atlantic’s Frank Foer discuss the true origins of the Ukraine scandal, and how they fit into a much larger story of global corruption.

Ch. 3: The Ukraine story is a Russia story Part 2 - Impeachment, Explained - Air Date 10-26-19

Evelyn Farkas, the Pentagon’s former point person on Russia and Ukraine, talks about the Russia-Ukraine crisis Trump exploited.

Ch. 4: The Origins of The Ukraine Corruption Conspiracy Theory - On the Media - Air Date 11-8-19

How John Solomon from The Hill helped catapult completely fabricated conspiracy theories all the way to the White House.

Ch. 5: Impeachment Inquiry - The Washington Post - Air Date 12-3-19

Rosalind S. Helderman traces the origin of Rudolph W. Giuliani’s involvement in Ukraine.

Ch. 6: The Prehistory of the Ukraine Scandal - Impeachment A Daily Podcast - Air Date 11-11-19

Our guest, Philip Bump, Washington Post national correspondent takes us through Paul Manafort, the Russian annexation of Crimea, and a few Ukraine's problematic prosecutors that led up to the events we're still learning about.

Ch. 7: The impeachment inquiry is America's Rorschach test - The Daily DC Impeachment Watch - Air Date 12-3-19

Why won't Republicans stop talking about the debunked theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election?

FINAL COMMENTS

Ch. 8: Final comments on our end-of-year membership drive

Bonus Clip: The articles of impeachment have arrived - The Daily DC Impeachment Watch - Air Date 12-10-19

Democrats claim President Trump committed two 'high crimes and misdemeanors' - abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

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Curated by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman 

MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions):

• Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr 
• Castillo - The Nocturne
• Cloud Line - K4
• Eventual Victory - Codebreaker
• Rapids - Grey River
• Entrap - Darby
• Lord Weasel - Molerider
• Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
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