What Went Down In The Fourth Democratic Debate

Sanders briefly mentioned the allegations that Trump is violating the two little-known clauses of the Constitution that prohibit federal officials from accepting titles, gifts or “emoluments” from foreign countries. It’s an untested area of constitutional law, but as I wrote earlier this year, these cases could force Trump to reveal a significant amount of information about his businesses, depending on how far they make it in the legal process.

According to a late September CBS/YouGov poll, 58 percent of Americans — including 34 percent of Democrats and 81 percent of Republicans — believe that Congress will be “too distracted” by the impeachment hearings and will be “unable to work on other legislation and issues.” Forty-two percent of Americans believe Congress will be able to work on other legislation and issues concerning the country while impeachment hearings are underway.

We’re already starting things off tonight talking about the impeachment. If you need a refresher on impeachment, bookmark this great conversation we had with Cardozo Law professor Kate Shaw on the Politics pod recently. (Or you know, just go ahead and watch it when this debate hits a lull):