An Impeachment Manager on Trump’s Acquittal

<p>There was a sense of fatalism going into former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. Many felt that it would almost certainly end in acquittal.</p><p>Not the Democratic impeachment managers. “You cannot go into a battle thinking you’re going to lose,” said Stacey Plaskett, the congressional representative from the U.S. Virgin Islands who was one of the managers.</p><p>Today, we sit down with Ms. Plaskett for a conversation with Ms. Plaskett about the impeachment and acquittal and what happens next.</p><p>Guest: Delegate Stacey Plaskett of the U.S. Virgin Islands, an impeachment manager in the second trial.</p><p>For an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. You can read the latest edition <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily-newsletter">here</a>.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/us/politics/stacey-plaskett-impeachment-manager.html?smid=pc-thedaily">Who is Stacey Plaskett?</a> She could not vote to impeach President Donald Trump, but she made a case against him in his Senate trial.</li><li>As one of the few Black lawmakers to play a role in the impeachment proceedings, Ms. Plaskett plans to<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/us/politics/joe-neguse-stacey-plaskett-impeachment.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> turn her newfound prominence</a> into gains for her constituents.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily.</a> Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>