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Article II: Inside Impeachment

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🗓️ 16 January 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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The articles of impeachment are now in the hands of the Senate.

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0:00.0	Head up, folks.
0:02.0	Head up.
0:03.0	Down in front, please.
0:06.0	It's a very important.
0:07.0	It's a very important day for us.
0:15.0	From NBC News, this is Article 2, inside impeachment.
0:20.0	I'm Steve Kurnaki.
0:21.0	Today is Wednesday, January 15th and today.
0:24.0	Today is the day that we name the managers, we pass the resolution to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate.
0:33.4	After weeks of waiting and speculation,
0:35.7	and later in the day we march those Articles of impeachment
0:40.8	to the United States Senate. The House delivered the articles of impeachment to the Senate.
0:46.0	The House has passed H-R-S-798, a resolution appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of Donald
0:57.8	John Trump, President of the United States.
1:02.4	The message will be received.
1:07.0	Seven impeachment managers, led by the House Clerk and the House Sergeant at Arms walked in procession through the Capitol
1:14.7	Rotunda to present the Articles to the Secretary of the Senate.
1:18.9	These two articles charged President Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
1:24.0	A few minutes ago, the Senate was notified that the House of Representatives
1:28.0	is finally ready to proceed with their articles of impeachment.
1:32.0	So by unanimous consent we have just laid some of the
1:35.6	groundwork that will structure the next several days. We've officially invited the House
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