129 days of impeachment: From whistleblower to vote

Congress is back in session next week and the impeachment proceedings into President Donald Trump will continue. Before we get there, Chris Cillizza breaks down everything you forgot you needed to know about the impeachment so far. #CNN #News #Cillizza
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:

The whistleblower complaint, annotated

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/09/politics/whistleblower-complaint-annotated/.

POLITICO Playbook: The Trump phone call that launched a whistleblower complaint

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2019/09/19/the-trump-phone-call-that-launched-a-whistleblower-complaint-478951.

John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FY19%20NDAA%20Conference%20Summary1.pdf.

Trump’s communications with foreign leader are part of whistleblower complaint that spurred standoff between spy chief and Congress, former officials say

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trumps-communications-with-foreign-leader-are-part-of-whistleblower-complaint-that-spurred-standoff-between-spy-chief-and-congress-former-officials-say/2019/09/18/df651aa2-da60-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html.

Pelosi calls out ‘President’s betrayal of his oath of office’ in announcing formal impeachment inquiry

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/24/politics/democrats-impeachment-strategy/index.html.

Trump’s Ukraine phone call, annotated

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/09/politics/trump-ukraine-transcript-annotated/.

Fact check: What Trump has been getting wrong on Biden and Ukraine

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/23/politics/fact-check-trump-ukraine-hunter-biden-joe-biden/index.html.

House votes to formalize impeachment inquiry procedures

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/31/politics/house-impeachment-inquiry-resolution-floor-vote/index.html.

Gordon Sondland delivers the goods

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/21/politics/impeachment-watch-november-20/index.html.

Pelosi: ‘No choice’ but to move forward with articles of impeachment

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/05/politics/house-speaker-announcement-congress/index.html.

House of Representatives impeaches President Donald Trump

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/18/politics/house-impeachment-vote/index.html.

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