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The Daily DC

The Democrats are facing one huge question

The Daily DC

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4.4621 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2019

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Nancy Pelosi is having a moment. The Speaker of the House has deftly guided her party through the inquiry, but now her caucus faces a massive decision: should the articles of impeachment include a charge related to the Mueller investigation? Plus, how is the White House and GOP preparing for the Senate trial? CNN political director David Chalian reads the political tea leaves with CNN chief political analyst Gloria Borger and CNN political analyst Rachael Bade.To 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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Hey everyone, I'm David Chalien, the CNN Political Director. This is the Daily D.C. impeachment watch. Every weeknight, we bring you the latest developments in this incredible and consequential moment in American history. It's been just over 10 weeks since Nancy Pelosi first announced her support for a formal impeachment inquiry. Yesterday, in three separate events, a prepared speech, a press conference, and a CNN

0:58.5

town hall last night, the Speaker of the House advanced the process even further, instructing

1:03.8

her House colleagues to begin drafting articles of impeachment.

1:08.5

And next week, we're going to hear House Democrats lay out their

1:13.2

case against the president in that form in Judiciary Committee as they go through the charges

1:19.3

against the president. I have two fantastic guests to help me contextualize all of this.

1:24.5

In a few minutes, we'll talk with Rachel Bade, who's a Washington Post congressional reporter and a CNN political analyst. But first, I'm joined by my esteemed colleague

1:32.8

and dear friend, CNN chief political analyst, Gloria Borgier. Gloria, welcome back to the podcast.

1:37.7

Fun to be here. Gloria, this is clearly the speaker's moment. I mean, this is, I know she was asked what she wanted to be remembered for in this process last night, and she quickly pivoted to, I want to be remembered for the Affordable Care Act is what I want to be remembered for, which she will be. I have no doubt and for being the first female speaker, no doubt. But this is a moment that is that is one for the history books.

2:01.7

And I want you to hear this one phrase that she said to Jake Tapper in response to a question

2:07.5

last night that to me sort of summed up this moment for her. Here's Speaker Pelosi at the CNN Town Hall.

2:14.2

If a Democrat wins in 2020, would you feel free to go home because Obamacare would be protected or not?

2:25.3

Well, I'll see. I'm not on a timetable. I'm on a mission.

2:31.0

Gloria, I don't know about that. The audience clearly loved it, but it sort of encapsulates

2:35.1

where she's at, doesn't it? Yeah, she is on a mission. And it's almost as if Nancy Pelosi

2:42.0

was made for this. This is, it wasn't that long ago, if you'll recall, that younger members of

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