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The details of the impeachment inquiry are difficult to keep up with, but the global influence of America鈥檚 political turmoil is profound. Take it from a country with strong ties to the U.S. since World War II.

鈥淎mericans don鈥檛 realize the great influence they have,鈥� said Francesco Costa, an Italian journalist based in Milan who covers American news and foreign policy.

鈥淔or us, if you can understand the other country, you can better understand what is happening here,鈥� Costa said. He was referring to the Italian political leaders who have mirrored the actions, attitudes and policies of American political leaders in recent years.

Neo-nationalist Matteo Salvini became prime minister of Italy in 2018 with the slogan 鈥減rimi italiani,鈥� the Italian version of President Donald Trump鈥檚 鈥淎merica First鈥� slogan.

And in the same year that Barack Obama ran his presidential campaign with the slogan 鈥淵es we can,鈥� Rome鈥檚 mayor Walter Veltroni, the losing candidate, took on right-wing leader Silvio Berlusconi in Italy鈥檚 race for prime minister with the slogan 鈥淪i pu貌 fare,鈥� a direct translation of 鈥淵es we can.鈥�

Costa launched his American news multi-media project, (in English, Coast to Coast), for the Italian news outlet during Trump鈥檚 presidential campaign in 2015, and Italians took interest.

Costa鈥檚 newsletter has 15,000 subscribers, and his podcast has 20,000 listeners. While these numbers may seem small in an American market, in an Italian market they are significant, especially considering the content is international. La Stampa, a major Italitan news outlet, often refers to podcasts as an 鈥淎merican trend.鈥� There were about 2.7 million podcast listeners in Italy in 2018, according to data from .

Costa said he believes younger Italians are interested in his content because they are 鈥渞esidents of the world,鈥� and follow issues like Brexit and the student protests in Hong Kong.

And the impeachment inquiry into Trump, although still in the early stages, has worldwide consequences, he said.

鈥淲hen President Trump feels under attack, he becomes aggressive on tariffs, immigration,鈥� which impacts European trade and relations with the United States, Costa said, reflecting the views of political leaders and experts in Italy.

But if Trump is removed from office, Italy would benefit from a 鈥渕ore calm, more rational鈥� American administration. For example, Trump has suggested European countries were taking advantage of the U.S. and not paying their NATO contribution, CBS News .

Giorgio Fruscione, a researcher on Europe and global governance, said the relationship between Trump鈥檚 administration and Europe has been more strained than previous administrations. Other policy experts believe the impeachment process poses a problem for the 2020 presidential elections.

Franco Bruni, vice president of the Italian Institute for International Political Studies, said Trump and his political opponents will continue to discuss impeachment throughout their campaigns, which is 鈥渕uch less interesting than discussion on health care systems, education.鈥�

Major Italian newspapers like , and , are providing Italian audiences with breaking news coverage of impeachment inquiry updates.

鈥淲e experience Trump fatigue,鈥� Costa said of the scandals pouring out of the United States and into his purview as a foreign policy journalist, though 鈥渨e are not an example of stability in government.鈥�

In the parliamentary system of Italy, the prime minister can be cast out with a single vote from the Italian parliament, as opposed to individual votes from the House of Representatives and the Senate 鈥� two bodies of Congress that are often opposed to each other based along party lines.

Impeachment is a 鈥渢raumatic thing that never really happens鈥� for the American people, said Costa. It is increasing polarization and encouraging right-wing radicalism, according to Costa.

People are 鈥渕ore angry, more intolerant,鈥� Costa said. And this attitude is spilling into European politics. Nationalism on the rise across the Atlantic, mirroring America鈥檚 era of Trump politics.

Trump鈥檚 removal from office would be a big story, even in a country run by two anti-establishment parties facing a struggling economy.

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Some interviews were translated from Italian to English by the author.