This morning, the House of Representatives begins public hearings in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Before those hearings get underway, we sat down with someone who\u2019s unafraid to ask all the questions we\u2019ve been too embarrassed to say out loud.\xa0\xa0\n\nGuests: Michael S. Schmidt, who covers national security and federal investigations for The New York Times, spoke with Bianca Giaever, a producer for \u201cThe Daily,\u201d and Leo, a third grader, to answer his questions about the impeachment inquiry. For more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.\xa0\n\nBackground reading:\xa0In the first nationally televised hearings of the impeachment inquiry, Democrats will look to make the case that Mr. Trump\u2019s dealings with Ukraine constitute high crimes and misdemeanors.These will be the first presidential impeachment hearings in more than two decades. Here\u2019s how this inquiry is likely to be different than the last.Meet the public officials likely to be most prominent in the inquiry.