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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Pelosi announces impeachment proceedings against Trump

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry today. For months, she resisted the mounting calls from her caucus to start the proceedings.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 24, 2019 • 1 min read

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry today. For months, she resisted the mounting calls from her caucus to start the proceedings. But she said her tipping point was the recent revelation that President Trump pressured the Ukranian president to investigate Joe Biden and his son.

    Trump said he withheld the money to pressure Europe to do more to help Ukraine. Trump said he has now authorized the release of the transcript of that phone call with the Ukranian prime minister.

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    Pelosi launches impeachment inquiry into Trump
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    4. 34:46Documentary profiles infamous lawyer Roy Cohn, who worked for McCarthy and Trump
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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Pelosi launches impeachment inquiry into Trump
    1. 0:00Pelosi announces impeachment proceedings against TrumpYou’re reading this
    2. 11:44CEO of WeWork to step down amid tales of financial impropriety and wild partying
    3. 21:02The real story behind Netflix's ‘Unbelievable’
    4. 34:46Documentary profiles infamous lawyer Roy Cohn, who worked for McCarthy and Trump
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