Trump is Impeached

Article II: Inside Impeachment

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🗓️ 19 December 2019

⏱️ 15 minutes

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The House of Representatives voted along party lines to impeach President Donald Trump.

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0:00.0	Let us pray.
0:05.0	Merciful God, we give you thanks for giving us another day.
0:10.0	We pause in your presence and ask guidance for the men and women of the people's house.
0:17.0	As the members take this time to consider far-reaching legislation and consider historic constitutional action, give them wisdom and discernment.
0:29.0	Help them and help us all. Amen.
0:34.0	Amen.
0:36.0	From NBC News, this is Article 2, Inside Impeachment.
0:40.0	I'm Steve Kurnaki.
0:42.0	Today is Wednesday, December 18th.
0:44.0	And for the third time in American history, the President of the United States has been impeached.
0:50.0	We gather today under the dome of this temple of democracy to exercise one of the most
0:55.6	solemn powers that this body can take, the impeachment of the President of the United States.
1:02.1	Donald John Trump was charged by the House of Representatives with committing high crimes and misdemeanors in the form of two articles of impeachment.
1:10.0	For the second time in my life, the House of Representatives will be voting to impeach a
1:15.2	president of the United States.
1:16.7	Oh the chaos, so the sadness.
1:19.1	This is a sad day.
1:20.4	Article 1, abuse of power.
1:22.0	This is a very sad day, and I do not take impeachment likely.
1:27.0	Article 2, obstruction of Congress.
1:28.0	And Tristamente is presentes.
1:31.0	Madam Speaker, this is a sad day in U.S. history.
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