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House Judiciary Moves Toward Impeachment as Trump Faces a Worse Kind of Optics Problem

While Trump’s campaign was busy with its comic-book routine, the House Judiciary Committee was debating articles of impeachment accusing him of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The day showed how far the Ukraine scandal had pushed the presidency into formal constitutional danger, with even allies bracing for the political damage ahead.

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First recorded Dec 11, 2019·Meaningfully updated Dec 11, 2019

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House Judiciary Moves Toward Impeachment as Trump Faces a Worse Kind of Optics Problem

While Trump’s campaign was busy with its comic-book routine, the House Judiciary Committee was debating articles of impeachment accusing him of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The day showed how far the Ukraine scandal had pushed the presidency into formal constitutional danger, with even allies bracing for the political damage ahead.

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House Judiciary Moves Toward Impeachment as Trump Faces a Worse Kind of Optics Problem

While Trump’s campaign was busy with its comic-book routine, the House Judiciary Committee was debating articles of impeachment accusing him of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The day showed how far the Ukraine scandal had pushed the presidency into formal constitutional danger, with even allies bracing for the political damage ahead.

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