BPR Full Show 2/12/21: Senate Impeachment Trial, Day Four

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We begin the show by taking listener calls about Gov. Baker’s “vaccine buddy system.”

Sue O’Connell talks about the President of the Tokyo Olympics stepping down after sexist comments, and the potential for Trump family members to run for political office. She also weighs in on the resignation of Mass. Climate Change Undersecretary David Ismay. O’Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and the South End News, as well as NECN's political commentator and explainer-in-chief.

Next, we open phone lines to talk with listeners about day four of former President Trump’s impeachment trial.

Scott Brown shares his views on today’s political climate, touching on divisiveness in Congress and the lawyers who proceeded with the claim that the 2020 election was stolen. Brown is the former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, the former U.S. Senator for Mass., and is now the Dean and President of New England Law Boston.

We speak with listeners about the state of the Republican Party, and what they think the outcome of the impeachment trial could be.

Callie Crossley discusses Gov. Baker’s “vaccine buddy system,” former First Lady Michelle Obama’s upcoming Netflix cooking show, and Aunt Jemima’s name change to The Pearl Milling Company. Crossley hosts GBH’s Under the Radar and Basic Black.

We end the show by talking with listeners about the possibility of acquittal for former President Trump.