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Democrats Are Going To Impeach Trump — Here's How They Might Do It

Democrats are going forward with impeachment against President Trump. During a hearing this week, they tipped their hand about the three articles they might bring forward.
Impeachable offenses were listed on a monitor as the House Judiciary Committee listened to testimony by constitutional scholars earlier this week.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that she and Democrats are moving forward with impeachment against President Trump.

"The president leaves us no choice but to act because he is trying to corrupt, once again, the election for his own benefit," she said Thursday.

We are expected to find out what exactly the articles of impeachment will be against the president next week with a vote potentially before Christmas on Trump's impeachment. But what exactly will the articles of impeachment be? Democrats have given some clues this week.

Let's take a look at the breadcrumbs they left and the arguments for and against each article:

1. Abuse of power and bribery

For Pelosi, what it boils down on abuse of power is this: "The president abused his power for his own personal political benefit at the expense

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