President Trump Impeached on Charges of Obstruction, Abuse of Power
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 19 December 2019
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Trump is accused of pressuring the president of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joseph Biden, a political rival, and will soon face a trial in the Senate.
This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, Congressional correspondent Susan Davis, and National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson.
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| 0:00.0 | All in favor say aye. |
| 0:06.6 | Oppose no. |
| 0:09.2 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. |
| 0:11.9 | I'm Tamer Keith. |
| 0:12.9 | I cover the White House. |
| 0:13.9 | I'm Susan Davis. |
| 0:14.9 | I cover Congress. |
| 0:15.9 | And I'm Mara Lies and a National Political Correspondent. |
| 0:18.2 | Tonight at around 8.30 pm, the House of Representatives voted to impeach the president |
| 0:23.5 | of the United States for just the third time in U.S. history. |
| 0:27.5 | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi set the tone for the debate. |
| 0:30.8 | We gather today under the dome of this temple of democracy to exercise one of the most |
| 0:36.2 | solemn powers that this body can take. |
| 0:39.3 | They voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump on two articles, abusive power and obstruction |
| 0:44.8 | of Congress. |
| 0:45.8 | What we are discussing today is the established fact that the president violated the Constitution. |
| 0:52.4 | The votes were largely along partisan lines, with Republicans sticking with the president, |
| 0:57.9 | no defections. |
| 0:58.9 | On the Democratic side, there were a couple of defections. |
| 1:02.0 | On this vote, the yeas are 230. |
| 1:06.0 | The nays are 197. |
| 1:08.9 | Arkel 1 is adopted. |
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