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Pelosi orders impeachment drafting as Trump’s Ukraine defense collapses into process whining

Pelosi told House committee chairs to proceed with articles of impeachment, marking a major step toward a House vote and signaling that Democrats believed Trump’s conduct rose to a constitutional crisis. The move came after weeks of public hearings and a growing consensus inside the caucus that more delay would only reward stonewalling. Trumpworld answered with the usual mix of denial and grievance, but the day clearly belonged to the House.

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Pelosi orders impeachment drafting as Trump’s Ukraine defense collapses into process whining

Pelosi told House committee chairs to proceed with articles of impeachment, marking a major step toward a House vote and signaling that Democrats believed Trump’s conduct rose to a constitutional crisis. The move came after weeks of public hearings and a growing consensus inside the caucus that more delay would only reward stonewalling. Trumpworld answered with the usual mix of denial and grievance, but the day clearly belonged to the House.

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Pelosi orders impeachment drafting as Trump’s Ukraine defense collapses into process whining

Pelosi told House committee chairs to proceed with articles of impeachment, marking a major step toward a House vote and signaling that Democrats believed Trump’s conduct rose to a constitutional crisis. The move came after weeks of public hearings and a growing consensus inside the caucus that more delay would only reward stonewalling. Trumpworld answered with the usual mix of denial and grievance, but the day clea…

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