Pelosi Announces Launch Of Formal Impeachment Inquiry

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 25 September 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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SOURCES: WH Preparing To Release Whistleblower Complaint As Pelosi Announces Formal Impeachment Inquiry of Pres. Trump; House Speaker Pelosi: "The Actions Taken To Date By The President Have Seriously Violated The Constitution"; Pelosi: President Trump "Must Be Held Accountable, No One Is Above The Law"; Pres. Trump Fires Back At Dems, Calls Formal Impeachment Inquiry "Presidential Harassment!"; Pres. Trump Denounces Impeachment Inquiry As "Witch Hunt Garbage"; Whistleblower's Attorneys: We Applaud The Decision To Release The Complaint; Acting DNI: "I Have Upheld My Responsibility To Follow The Law Every Step Of The WayTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good evening.
0:01.0	There is news just breaking now at the end of an already historic day.
0:04.8	The White House appears to have just now blinked in the standoff that today left President
0:08.9	Trump facing the specter of impeachment.
0:11.2	He's certainly not there yet, not by any means, but only two presidents have ever been impeached
0:16.1	Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton.
0:18.2	And Richard Nixon resigned before the House could act.
0:20.8	So President Trump is in very rare company.
0:23.7	Today's action by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi along with the President's own statements and
0:27.5	actions over the past days and weeks have now put the White House and Congress on a path
0:31.9	rarely traveled in the 243 years of this country's existence.
0:36.4	Whether you agree with what Speaker Pelosi announced today or not, today is significant.
0:41.0	It was just after five Eastern time that Speaker Pelosi out in front of a rising wave of
0:45.0	a pro impeachment sentiment in her caucus made the day historic.
0:50.6	The actions of the Trump presidency revealed the dishonorable fact of the president's betrayal
0:56.2	of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security, and betrayal of the integrity of our
1:02.3	elections.
1:03.3	Therefore, today I'm announcing the House of Representatives moving forward with an official
1:08.6	impeachment inquiry.
1:09.6	I'm directing our six committees to proceed with their investigations under that umbrella
1:15.9	of impeachment inquiry.
1:18.0	The president must be held accountable.
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