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Trump’s lawyers attack articles of impeachment on eve of Senate trial

Presindent Trump’s legal team issued a brief attacking the impeachment charges as “flimsy” a day before the Senate trial is set to begin. Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason, CBSN political contributor Molly Hooper, and CBS News legal analyst Kim Wehle spoke to CBSN’s “Red & Blue” about what to expect when the trial gets underway. Source

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How Jessie & John Frémont reshaped America and helped lead to Civil War

In 1864, one of the most famous people in the United States became the Republican presidential nominee, but his name has since been largely forgotten. Steve Inskeep, host of NPR’s Morning Edition, spoke to CBSN’s Tanya Rivero about his new book, “Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War.” Source

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South Carolina reverend fights racism with empathy

Reverend David Kennedy has been fighting for civil rights in South Carolina for decades. On this MLK Day, CBSN political contributor and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright commemorates his work, inspired by the empathy of the late Dr. King. Source

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Trump under fire as campaign finance laws go unenforced

According to a report from the Center for Public Integrity, President Trump’s reelection committee has more than $841,000 worth of unpaid bills linked to the cost of securing campaign rallies. The Center for Public Integrity’s editor-at-large David Levinthal joins CBSN’s “Red and Blue” to discuss why the Federal Election Commission is unable to enforce campaign finance law. Source

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