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The view starts live right

The view starts live right now.

In peachach fuzzy. As House Republicans are at a loss for words about why

they voted for an impeachment inquiry against the president.

What is the specific constitutional crime

that you're investigating with?

The president's son takes his case to the people

after defying the Republican subpoena to testify in private.

I am here to testify at a public hearing today.

Should he be allowed to testify in public?

Then Tracy Ellis Ross talks about spending the holidays with Eddie Murphy on Candy Kane Lane.

Plus, the co-hosts are squeezing in a dressingroom holiday bash on the View's crowded Christmas spectacular.

And the View's 12 days of holidays has a Hall of Day 11 giveaways,

viewers can get in on two.

Here come Hot Topics with Whoopi.

Stand up, don't you get up on your... Sarah Haynes.

Anna Navarro.

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