Topic: Tie Breaker

House Manager Hakeem Jeffries argues that the Steele Dossier was not foreign interference because it was "purchased" opposition research. Chief Justice John Roberts declines to exercise tie-breaking authority in the Senate, citing the 150-year-old precedent from the Andrew Johnson trial. The hosts analyze the 50-50 failure rule for Senate motions.

The use of Donald Trump's tweets as real-time evidence by defense lawyers like Jay Sekulow is noted as a novel legal tactic. Additionally, the potential for Chief Justice John Roberts to act as a tie-breaker in a 50-50 Senate vote on witnesses is discussed as a possible constitutional complication.