Today on Boston Public Radio:
Jennifer Horn weighed in on former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and touched on her recent resignation from the Lincoln Project. She also spoke about how the country can become less divided and the state of disinformation in politics. Horn is the former chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party, a co-founder of the Lincoln Project and a contributor for USA Today.
We opened our phone lines to talk with listeners about how they thought Trump's impeachment trial would proceed.
Andrea Cabral shared her thoughts on dismissive comments from Senate Republicans about Trumps impeachment trial and offered critique of the arguments from the former president’s legal defense team. She also talked about legislation in Virginia that could abolish that state's death penalty. Cabral is the former Suffolk County sheriff and Massachusetts secretary of public safety. She’s currently the CEO of the cannabis company Ascend.
Next, we asked listeners what they thought about some Republican senators’ responses to audio and video evidence presented at the impeachment trial.
Paul Reville discussed the challenges school systems face reopening after the emergence of new, more contagious COVID-19 variants. He also spoke about one of the biggest issues on educators’ minds — how to address learning loss. Reville is the former Massachusetts secretary of education and a professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, where he also heads the Education Redesign Lab. His latest book, co-authored with Elaine Weiss, is "Broader, Bolder, Better: How Schools And Communities Help Students Overcome The Disadvantages Of Poverty.”
We ended the show by asking listeners if they believe that Democrats have done enough to make their case that Trump should be held responsible for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
