The Drafting Board

12/07/19 • 18 min

The House Judiciary Committee is drafting articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. The Constitution limits grounds of impeachment to treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. Which ones will the Democrats choose to move forward with, and why?

Heidi Przybyla, NBC News Correspondent covering politics and government, explores the potential scope of the charges as Democrats prepare to bring them to the full House for a vote.

Have a question about this stage of the impeachment inquiry? Send a question to host Steve Kornacki: [email protected].

For a transcript, please visit https://www.nbcnews.com/articletwo.

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Impeachment 101

Four constitutional law experts testified in the House Judiciary Committee’s first hearing in the inquiry on Wednesday, treating lawmakers and the public to a lesson on impeachment.

Guest Josh Lederman, national political reporter for NBC News, walks through how Democrats and Republicans used their witnesses to argue the constitutional case for and against impeaching President Donald Trump.

Want to ask host Steve Kornacki a question about impeachment? Send an email to [email protected].

For a transcript, please visit https://www.nbcnews.com/articletwo.

Next Episode

Grilling the Lawyers

Lawyers for the Democratic and Republican sides of the Intelligence and Judiciary Committees presented the evidence gathered so far in front of the House Judiciary Committee.

NBC News Correspondent Leigh Ann Caldwell discusses how each side argued their cases for and against impeachment and how they held up under cross-examination.

Have a question about this stage of the impeachment inquiry? Send a question to host Steve Kornacki: [email protected].

For a transcript, please visit https://www.nbcnews.com/articletwo.