OA332: Your Two New Best Friends, Bill Taylor and George Kent

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Today's episode ran so long that we're going to give you a BONUS episode tomorrow. What <em>did</em> we get through? Well, we break down almost everything about the first day of televised public hearings in the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry. You absolutely, positively do <em>not</em> want to miss this!</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>We begin, however, with a plug for our favorite charity event of the year, <a href= "http://citationpod.com/vulgarity-for-charity/">Vulgarity for Charity</a>! To participate, just donate $50 or more to <a href= "https://www.modestneeds.org/index.asp">Modest Needs</a>, and then send a copy of the receipt to <a href= "mailto:vulgarityforcharity@gmail.com">vulgarityforcharity@gmail.com</a> along with your request for a roast. You can even request that Thomas & Andrew roast the victim of your choice.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>After that, it's time to tackle a wide variety of legal topics related to the Taylor and Kent testimony, including: (a) how their testimony fits into the elements of the crime of bribery; (b) the Republicans' evolving defenses of Donald Trump; (c) the two lawyers picked to handle the bulk of the questioning; and much, much more.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Along the way, we also discuss the significance of the D.C. Circuit's <em>en banc</em> refusal to rehear the subpoena decision in <em>Trump v. Mazars</em> and what comes next, as well as the status of Mick Mulvaney's continuing efforts to defy the Congressional subpoenas.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>After all that, it's time for a milestone #T3BE involving hearsay and expert witness testimony.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Appearances</span></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>None! If you’d like to have either of