| Clip Of House Democratic Leadership News Conference
Report Video IssueDemocratic Caucus Chair Defends Decision to Proceed with Impeachment
2019-12-17T11:30:57-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/5f8/20191217113156012_hd.jpgDemocratic Caucus Chair Representative Hakeem Jeffries defends his party's decision to proceed with articles of impeachment against President Trump. Citing recent polls, including one from Fox News, Jeffries says that "more Americans support holding the president accountable." He also criticizes the president and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani who has just returned from a trip to Ukraine seeking information on Joe and Hunter Biden, saying, "The president's abuse of power is a constitutional crime in progress."
Democratic Caucus Chair Representative Hakeem Jeffries defends his party's decision to proceed with articles of impeachment against Presiden… read more
Democratic Caucus Chair Representative Hakeem Jeffries defends his party's decision to proceed with articles of impeachment against President Trump. Citing recent polls, including one from Fox News, Jeffries says that "more Americans support holding the president accountable." He also criticizes the president and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani who has just returned from a trip to Ukraine seeking information on Joe and Hunter Biden, saying, "The president's abuse of power is a constitutional crime in progress." close
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- Katherine M. Clark U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
- Hakeem Jeffries U.S. Representative [D] New York