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| Pelosi on Trump impeachment: this is not about elections, it’s about the constitution – as it happened | Pelosi on Trump impeachment: this is not about elections, it’s about the constitution – as it happened |
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| Speaker of the House answered questions after articles of impeachment were announced this morning, disputing Republicans’ argument over motives | Speaker of the House answered questions after articles of impeachment were announced this morning, disputing Republicans’ argument over motives |
| Live political reporting continues on Wednesday’s blog: | |
| House Democrats unveiled their two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Read five key takeaways here. | House Democrats unveiled their two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Read five key takeaways here. |
| As the Dems presented the articles, Trump held a closed-door with Russia’s top diplomat, Sergei Lavrov. | As the Dems presented the articles, Trump held a closed-door with Russia’s top diplomat, Sergei Lavrov. |
| House Democrats also revealed that they had reached a consensus with Trump on the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Trump’s press secretary called the trade deal “the biggest and best trade agreement in the history of the world”. Meanwhile, Senate leader Mitch McConnell said he wouldn’t take up USMCA until after the impeachment trial concludes and said the pact was “not as good as I hoped.” Read more about the deal here. | House Democrats also revealed that they had reached a consensus with Trump on the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Trump’s press secretary called the trade deal “the biggest and best trade agreement in the history of the world”. Meanwhile, Senate leader Mitch McConnell said he wouldn’t take up USMCA until after the impeachment trial concludes and said the pact was “not as good as I hoped.” Read more about the deal here. |
| A federal judge blocked Trump’s plan to use military funds to build a border wall. | A federal judge blocked Trump’s plan to use military funds to build a border wall. |
| The president is expected to sign an executive order to tackle anti-Semitism on college campuses that essentially defines Judaism as a nationality rather than a religion, according to the New York Times. | The president is expected to sign an executive order to tackle anti-Semitism on college campuses that essentially defines Judaism as a nationality rather than a religion, according to the New York Times. |
| 2020 updates: | 2020 updates: |
| Pete Buttigieg unveiled his client list from when he worked at consulting firm McKinsey. | Pete Buttigieg unveiled his client list from when he worked at consulting firm McKinsey. |
| Andrew Yang has become the first nonwhite candidate to qualify for the upcoming Democratic primary debate. Candidates have until Thursday at midnight to meet the qualifying criteria. | Andrew Yang has become the first nonwhite candidate to qualify for the upcoming Democratic primary debate. Candidates have until Thursday at midnight to meet the qualifying criteria. |
| Elizabeth Warren unveiled a “blue new deal” for ocean conservation. | Elizabeth Warren unveiled a “blue new deal” for ocean conservation. |
| The latest Quinnipiac poll has Joe Biden leading, followed by Bernie Sanders, Warren and Buttigieg (in that order). | The latest Quinnipiac poll has Joe Biden leading, followed by Bernie Sanders, Warren and Buttigieg (in that order). |
| Report: Trump plans to sign an executive order that effectively interprets Judaism as a nationality | Report: Trump plans to sign an executive order that effectively interprets Judaism as a nationality |
| The president plans to sign an order that would withhold federal money from educational institutions that fail to combat anti-Semitism, the New York Times reports: | The president plans to sign an order that would withhold federal money from educational institutions that fail to combat anti-Semitism, the New York Times reports: |
| The news has been met with skepticism and alarm from critics who worry the policy would interfere with free speech and cast any defense of Palestinian autonomy as anti-Semitic, among other things. | The news has been met with skepticism and alarm from critics who worry the policy would interfere with free speech and cast any defense of Palestinian autonomy as anti-Semitic, among other things. |
| In a news conference, the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, said that the Senate will vote on the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) the impeachment trial concludes. | In a news conference, the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, said that the Senate will vote on the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) the impeachment trial concludes. |
| House Democrats announced this morning that they had negotiated a deal with Trump to push the trade agreement forward. | House Democrats announced this morning that they had negotiated a deal with Trump to push the trade agreement forward. |
| “We will not be doing USMCA in the Senate between now and next week,” he said, adding that the pact is “not as good as I’d hoped”. His remarks are in stark contrast to messages from Donald Trump, his vice-president and his press secretary, who called the trade agreement “the biggest and best trade agreement in the history of the world”. | “We will not be doing USMCA in the Senate between now and next week,” he said, adding that the pact is “not as good as I’d hoped”. His remarks are in stark contrast to messages from Donald Trump, his vice-president and his press secretary, who called the trade agreement “the biggest and best trade agreement in the history of the world”. |
| Relenting to pressure from critics, Buttigieg revealed the clients he worked with during his time at the consulting firm McKinsey. | Relenting to pressure from critics, Buttigieg revealed the clients he worked with during his time at the consulting firm McKinsey. |
| They include: insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield, Canadian supermarket Loblaws, technology retailer Best Buy, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the US Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy, Energy Foundation, the US Postal Service and the US Department of Defense. | They include: insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield, Canadian supermarket Loblaws, technology retailer Best Buy, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the US Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy, Energy Foundation, the US Postal Service and the US Department of Defense. |
| What did he do? In an interview with The Atlantic, the South Bend, Indiana mayor said “ it was mostly on screens and paper. Math. Databases. PowerPoint presentations.” | What did he do? In an interview with The Atlantic, the South Bend, Indiana mayor said “ it was mostly on screens and paper. Math. Databases. PowerPoint presentations.” |
| Buttigieg’s work for Blue Cross Blue Shield has been especially scrutinized because the insurance company laid off hundreds of employees and increased premiums after bringing in McKinsey to identify cost-saving measures. The presidential candidate told The Atlantic that his work didn’t lead to anyone losing coverage. | Buttigieg’s work for Blue Cross Blue Shield has been especially scrutinized because the insurance company laid off hundreds of employees and increased premiums after bringing in McKinsey to identify cost-saving measures. The presidential candidate told The Atlantic that his work didn’t lead to anyone losing coverage. |
| A federal judge blocks Trump’s plan to spend military funds on the border wall | A federal judge blocks Trump’s plan to spend military funds on the border wall |
| A US judge in El Paso, Texas, blocked Donald Trump’s plan to spend $3.6bn in military funds on the border wall, ruling that the administration doesn’t have the authority to reallocate funds earmarked by Congress for a different purpose. | A US judge in El Paso, Texas, blocked Donald Trump’s plan to spend $3.6bn in military funds on the border wall, ruling that the administration doesn’t have the authority to reallocate funds earmarked by Congress for a different purpose. |
| The Trump administration was planning to use the funds to build 175 miles of barrier. | The Trump administration was planning to use the funds to build 175 miles of barrier. |
| From the Washington Post: | From the Washington Post: |
| Having reached the required threshold in a Quinnipiac poll released today, Yang qualified for the sixth primary debate on 19 December. The businessman is the only non-white candidate who has qualified at this point. He’ll be joining Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer and Elizabeth Warren for the PBS NewsHour/Politico debate at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. | Having reached the required threshold in a Quinnipiac poll released today, Yang qualified for the sixth primary debate on 19 December. The businessman is the only non-white candidate who has qualified at this point. He’ll be joining Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer and Elizabeth Warren for the PBS NewsHour/Politico debate at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. |
| There are a total of 15 Democratic candidates running for president, but only seven, including Yang, have qualified for this month’s debate. Candidates have until Thursday at midnight to qualify for the debate. They have to show that they’ve hit 4% in at least four national polls, or 6% in two early-state polls, and that they have 200,000 unique donors, with 800 of those from 20 different states. | There are a total of 15 Democratic candidates running for president, but only seven, including Yang, have qualified for this month’s debate. Candidates have until Thursday at midnight to qualify for the debate. They have to show that they’ve hit 4% in at least four national polls, or 6% in two early-state polls, and that they have 200,000 unique donors, with 800 of those from 20 different states. |
| Trump says the articles of impeachment are ‘very weak’ | Trump says the articles of impeachment are ‘very weak’ |
| Before dashing off to Pennsylvania for a rally this evening, Trump spoke to reporters on the south lawn of the White House. He said the Democrats announced a deal on the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in order to “muffle down” their articles of impeachment. | Before dashing off to Pennsylvania for a rally this evening, Trump spoke to reporters on the south lawn of the White House. He said the Democrats announced a deal on the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in order to “muffle down” their articles of impeachment. |
| “They wanted to muffle down the impeachment because they were embarrassed by it and they couldn’t get the votes,” Trump said. “And I call that the silver lining to impeachment, because without the impeachment, they would have never approved it, in my opinion.” | “They wanted to muffle down the impeachment because they were embarrassed by it and they couldn’t get the votes,” Trump said. “And I call that the silver lining to impeachment, because without the impeachment, they would have never approved it, in my opinion.” |
| “Even the Democrats, they couldn’t find very much, because they put up two articles that frankly are very weak and they’re very weak,” he added. | “Even the Democrats, they couldn’t find very much, because they put up two articles that frankly are very weak and they’re very weak,” he added. |
| House Republicans accuse Democrats of ignoring their requests for a minority hearing on impeachment. | House Republicans accuse Democrats of ignoring their requests for a minority hearing on impeachment. |
| In a letter to the House Judiciary chair, Jerrold Nadler, members of the conservative Freedom Caucus wrote that their requests for a minority hearing have not been addressed. “When considering the unprecedented speed at which the majority is moving towards impeaching a duly elected president, a delay under these circumstances is tantamount to a denial of our right to a minority hearing,” according to the letter, signed by 72 Republican representatives. | In a letter to the House Judiciary chair, Jerrold Nadler, members of the conservative Freedom Caucus wrote that their requests for a minority hearing have not been addressed. “When considering the unprecedented speed at which the majority is moving towards impeaching a duly elected president, a delay under these circumstances is tantamount to a denial of our right to a minority hearing,” according to the letter, signed by 72 Republican representatives. |
| Here’s a summary of what’s happened this afternoon: | Here’s a summary of what’s happened this afternoon: |
| The timeline of impeachment proceedings has become a bit clearer. The House judiciary committee said they will debate and vote on the articles of impeachment tomorrow and Thursday. The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, said that the Senate will likely not touch impeachment before the holiday break, meaning that any trial in the Senate is likely to start in January. | The timeline of impeachment proceedings has become a bit clearer. The House judiciary committee said they will debate and vote on the articles of impeachment tomorrow and Thursday. The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, said that the Senate will likely not touch impeachment before the holiday break, meaning that any trial in the Senate is likely to start in January. |
| Lisa Page, a former FBI attorney, announced that she’s suing the DoJ and FBI for releasing texts between herself and former FBI agent Peter Strzok. | Lisa Page, a former FBI attorney, announced that she’s suing the DoJ and FBI for releasing texts between herself and former FBI agent Peter Strzok. |
| The secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, had a press conference with Sergey Lavrov, Russian foreign minister. Pompeo said he told Lavrov that the Trump administration “will always work to protect the integrity of our elections”. Lavrov said that any evidence of Russian interference in the US election is baseless. | The secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, had a press conference with Sergey Lavrov, Russian foreign minister. Pompeo said he told Lavrov that the Trump administration “will always work to protect the integrity of our elections”. Lavrov said that any evidence of Russian interference in the US election is baseless. |
| The House judiciary committee announced that they will debate and vote on the articles of impeachment tomorrow and Thursday. | The House judiciary committee announced that they will debate and vote on the articles of impeachment tomorrow and Thursday. |