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POTUS lawyers are looking at various options for proceeding if House doesn't send articles of impeachment to the Senate. POTUS doesn't want it to be left hanging that he was impeached and nothing was done by Republicans to defend him in the Senate.
POTUS expected to give the formal blessing to Jeff Van Drew at White House today at a meeting, per people briefed on it, although it's not quite clear what he'll say/how it will go.
As Pelosi finishes her speech, she closes out with a statement from the late Congressman Elijah Cummings. A good portion of democratic seats are filled. She gets a standing ovation from her members.
#impeachment
Congressman Justin Amash is sitting on the democrat side but just at the center of the aisle. Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren (of the Judiciary Committee-- who has been part of Nixon and Clinton impeachments) just stopped by to talk to him.
#impeachment
#COLLINS: "The Chairman has talked about impeachment since before he was even sworn in as chairman. So don't tell me that this is about new stuff, new things... this is nothing new. This is sad."
Collins says the clock and the calendar are driving this.
That's what this committee values: time.
Says democrats are scared they'll lose again and the facts are not driving the impeachment.
#Yovanovitch: Not all Ukrainians embraced our anti-corruption work...What continues to amaze me is that they found Americans willing to partner with them and, working together, they apparently succeeded in orchestrating the removal of a U.S. Ambassador.
#ImpeachmentHearing
BIG ASSERTION 🚨🚨🚨
#Yovanovitch: How could our system fail like this? How is it that foreign corrupt interests could manipulate our government? Which country's interests are served when the very corrupt behavior we have been criticizing is allowed to prevail?
#Impeachment