December 11, 2023: Republicans put their impeachment inquiry up for a vote

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🗓️ 11 December 2023

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House Republicans are ready to get rolling on formally authorizing an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden with a floor vote later this week. Despite a lack of evidence, accusers say Biden may have benefited from his son’s business ventures. Right now, as Congress reporter Anthony Adragna explains, the GOP is largely united in supporting the investigation. But that doesn't necessarily mean they'll ultimately vote to impeach Biden. Plus, an update on an action-packed week on Capitol Hill, with big-ticket issues such as the National Defense Authorization Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and a visit from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Playbook editor Mike DeBonis interviews congress reporter Anthony Adragna.

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0:00.0	Presented by Google.
0:05.5	Good morning. I'm Playbook editor Mike DeBonis. It's Monday, December 11th. Here's what's driving the day.
0:11.9	Let's start with what isn't happening. We were expecting former President Donald Trump to take the stand today in the Manhattan civil fraud trial targeting his real estate empire.
0:21.9	But yesterday,
0:28.3	Trump posted to Truth Social that he had other plans. Quote, I have already testified to everything and have nothing more to say other than this is a complete and total election interference
0:33.9	Biden campaign witch hunt that will do nothing but keep businesses out of New York.
0:39.0	I will not be testifying on Monday, unquote.
0:43.0	Meanwhile, the White House announced yesterday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
0:47.5	will travel to Washington and will meet tomorrow with President Joe Biden.
0:51.6	He'll also come to Capitol Hill, where he'll meet separately with senators
0:54.9	and House Speaker Mike Johnson, as lawmakers try to figure out if there's any way to deliver
1:00.1	the tens of billions of dollars in military and economic aid to Ukraine that Biden has requested.
1:06.4	That promises to be just one highlight of a supremely busy week on Capitol Hill, where members are hoping to also deal with the annual Pentagon policy bill, an expiring surveillance program, and in the House, a presidential impeachment inquiry before departing for a three-week holiday break.
1:25.2	And joining me now to talk impeachment and the rest of the week ahead on the
1:28.9	Hill is Congress reporter Anthony Adragna. Good morning, Anthony. Happy Monday. Happy Monday. Good to be with you.
1:36.7	So we are finally taking a vote on impeachment this week in the House of Representatives. Can you tell me
1:42.8	what is this vote exactly and why are they
1:45.6	taking it now? Right. So obviously Republicans, House Republicans have been signaling for a long time.
1:51.6	They want to move forward this investigation into President Joe Biden,
1:56.1	focused particularly on his son and allegations that there may have been some pressure from the president
2:01.6	that would benefit Hunter Biden's business ventures. There's not been any evidence that's been
2:05.6	turned up to that point. I think that's important to note from the beginning. But there's been
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