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b'We know how the story went: Trump was impeached for a second time. There is a trial. He is found not guilty because there not enough votes needed to make it happen, despite the majority of the Senate voting against the former president. Lots of people have questions in regards to this process. Namely, what the hell? But also, why didn\\u2019t the Democrats forgo their right to call witnesses? Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CA) told co-host Molly Jong-Fast his perspective on things in this member-only bonus episode of The New Abnormal. \\u201cWhether it\'s five witnesses or 5,000 witnesses, it would not have changed the ultimate outcome,\\u201d he says, echoing Rep. Jamie Raskin has said on the issue. They did consider witnesses nonetheless, says Neguse, but to him, it came down to timing. \\u201cIt was clear that other witnesses whom had been speculated about in the media in terms of potential witnesses that we could have heard from were unlikely to voluntarily comply and voluntarily appear, which meant we would have to issue subpoenas. And they could very well contest those subpoenas in court,\\u201d he says. Ultimately, he feels the point was made, and everyone knows Trump was responsible: \\u201cThat is something that obviously was crystal clear by virtue of the evidence that we showed during the course of the trial, which of course the American public had a chance to see as well.\\u201d He shares his own experience during the Capitol insurrection, including the moment he realized things had gotten bad. \\u201cI texted my wife and told her that, uh, I loved her and our daughter,\\u201d he says. Plus! He and Molly discuss what plans the House has to make sure this doesn\\u2019t happen again and that people in power are held responsible. And is Medicare for All and federal legalization of marijuana on the horizon?

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