House will 'proceed with articles of impeachment' against Trump, Nancy Pelosi announces

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last updated 6 December 2019

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has announced the next phase of impeachment in the House.

Pelosi announced Thursday that she would be asking House Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) to "proceed with articles of impeachment" against President Trump. "The president leaves us no choice but to act" after he "engaged in abuse of power, undermining our national security, and jeopardizing the integrity of our elections," Pelosi said.

Pelosi's announcement was heavy on history, starting with a reflection of how America's founders included an impeachment power in the Constitution because they "feared the prospects of a king president corrupted by foreign influence." Trump's "actions are in defiance of the vision of our founders, and in the oath of office that he takes to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the United States," Pelosi finished.

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.

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