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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    House Judiciary hearing focuses on evidence for impeachment

    Today’s House Judiciary Committee hearing has lots of interruptions from Republicans as they try defending President Trump. House Democrats are likely to deliver articles of impeachment against Trump by week’s end.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 9, 2019 • 50m Listen

    Today’s House Judiciary Committee hearing has lots of interruptions from Republicans as they try defending President Trump. House Democrats are likely to deliver articles of impeachment against Trump by week’s end.

    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:00

      Evidence to support impeachment is brought before the House Judiciary Committee

      The impeachment inquiry into President Trump continues today with a House Judiciary Committee hearing. It has lots of interruptions from Republicans as they try to defend President Trump.

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      11 min
    2. 11:25

      Inspector General: There was no FBI plot to undermine the Trump campaign, but mistakes were made

      The Justice Department released its highly anticipated report on the FBI’s investigation into possible ties between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia. The 434-page report may allow both Republicans and Democrats to claim vindication.

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      10 min
    3. 21:43

      U.S. government hasn’t been telling the truth about the war in Afghanistan, report shows

      The Washington Post released a bombshell report this morning, showing that the U.S. government has been making rosy pronouncements about the war in Afghanistan that they knew were false, and hiding evidence that the war became unwinnable.

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      15 min
    4. 36:47

      The career and influence of Mary J. Blige

      Mary J. Blige released her first album in 1992, and the awards rained down. That first album topped the Billboard charts, went platinum three times, and earned her the nickname the “Queen of Hip Hop Soul.”

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      13 min
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:0011 min

      Evidence to support impeachment is brought before the House Judiciary Committee

    2. 11:2510 min

      Inspector General: There was no FBI plot to undermine the Trump campaign, but mistakes were made

    3. 21:4315 min

      U.S. government hasn’t been telling the truth about the war in Afghanistan, report shows

    4. 36:4713 min

      The career and influence of Mary J. Blige

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