Opinion's O'Brien Expects Gridlock in Washington After Democrats Take Back Congress
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[0:00] Well, we've got two great ones out. Ron Brownstein, on how to think about
[0:04] some of the the leading demographic, uh, takes from this election.
[0:09] Um, Nia-Malika Henderson on, um, what an epic historical moment it was.
[0:14] I think going forward, we're obviously going to be gaming it out.
[0:17] What does it mean for the Democrats? What are they going to do with this when
[0:20] they have in their sails? And what are the Republicans do in terms
[0:23] of their relationship with Trump, where their own identity as a party goes, what
[0:27] kind of policy prescriptions they want to land on, whether the kids can all
[0:31] play nicely with each other on Capitol Hill, with your financial, with your
[0:35] financial expertise. Will the investigation say, let's leave
[0:41] the president alone? He's 80, he's fragile, etc., and they
[0:45] will go after his kids, Mr. Kushner and the others?
[0:50] Uh, I don't think so. I don't think you'll see an impeachment.
[0:54] I could be wrong about that. But I think the Democrats learned some
[0:57] lessons from the last go around on that. But the House Oversight Committee has
[1:00] already said it's going to tee up a look at corruption, broadly defined and and
[1:06] touching all members of the Trump family.
[1:08] Uh, and they're uh, they're being very open about that.
[1:11] So I