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‘Defeated’ Democrats Announce Vote On Sending Impeachment Articles, But Not Who’ll Be Running The Show

John Bickley
‘Defeated’ Democrats Announce Vote On Sending Impeachment Articles, But Not Who’ll Be Running The Show
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House Democrats emerged from a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning to finally announce the much-delayed vote on sending their articles of impeachment against President Trump — passed nearly a month ago without a single Republican vote — to the Senate. The announcement, which comes amid mounting pressure from both sides of the aisle, signals, as CNBC puts it, a “political defeat” for the Nancy Pelosi-led Democrats.

The big vote will take place Wednesday, though one particularly important detail has yet to be determined: who exactly from the House is going to be presenting the Democrats’ case against the duly elected president during the Senate trial.

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