r/politics • u/RB_Reich Robert Reich • Sep 26 '19

Let’s talk about impeachment! I'm Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor, author, professor, and co-founder of Inequality Media. AMA. AMA-Finished

I'm Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor for President Clinton and Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. I also co-founded Inequality Media in 2014.

Earlier this year, we made a video on the impeachment process: The Impeachment Process Explained

Please have a look and subscribe to our channel for weekly videos. (My colleagues are telling me I should say, “Smash that subscribe button,” but that sounds rather violent to me.)

Let’s talk about impeachment, the primaries, or anything else you want to discuss.

Proof: https://i.imgur.com/tiGP0tL.jpg

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u/N0Tapastor Sep 26 '19

Hi, Secretary Reich! I audited one of your classes at Cal back in 200 when I was a student at the Graduate Theological Union. It was great!

There's been a lot of talk about how the impeachment process will hurt the Dems in 2020 once Trump is ultimately "vindicated" by a lack of conviction in the Senate. However, if the process plays out quickly I think our collective attention is so short these days that some other news will likely overshadow impeachment by next November. Is there any way that Dems can speed up the process so it is resolved well before the election?

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u/RB_Reich Robert Reich Sep 26 '19

The Dems need the federal courts to enforce the subpoenas they've issued. That's the only thing that will slow down the process.