An Impeachment Manager on Trumps Acquittal

Published: Feb. 16, 2021, 10:45 a.m.

There was a sense of fatalism going into former President Donald Trump\u2019s second impeachment trial. Many felt that it would almost certainly end in acquittal.\nNot the Democratic impeachment managers. \u201cYou cannot go into a battle thinking you\u2019re going to lose,\u201d said Stacey Plaskett, the congressional representative from the U.S. Virgin Islands who was one of the managers.\nToday, we sit down with Ms. Plaskett for a conversation with Ms. Plaskett about the impeachment and acquittal and what happens next.