House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday announced that she is launching an impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, after the disclosure that a whistleblower sounded the alarm over a conv…
, after the disclosure that a whistleblower sounded the alarm over a conversation that Trump had with the leader of Ukraine.
Pelosi’s announcement was anticipated throughout the day, first as she spoke before Atlantic Live, an annual event in Washington, and later in the afternoon as she met with members of the House Democratic caucus. News outlets began to report in the run up to her 5 p.m. ET announcement, and in the corner of the screen, CNN even ran a rising tally of the number of Democrats who supported impeachment.
She noted that Trump admitted to asking Zelensky to take actions “that would benefit him politically.”
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