Catching up on the impeachment probe

It’s been another whirlwind week of news, as more and more stories implicate Trump and his administration in potentially impeachable offenses.

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is joined by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., at a news conference as House Democrats move ahead in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. In an unusual show of anger today, Trump defended his phone call with the president of Ukraine and said Adam Schiff may have committed treason by investigating the matter. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is joined by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., at a news conference as House Democrats move ahead in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. In an unusual show of anger today, Trump defended his phone call with the president of Ukraine and said Adam Schiff may have committed treason by investigating the matter. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Guests: Amanda Terkel, Sam Brodey

It’s been another whirlwind week of news, as more and more stories implicate Trump and his administration in potentially impeachable offenses. Most recently, Trump encouraged the governments of Ukraine and China to investigate political rival Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, on baseless accusations of corruption. While the White House’s ratchets up its rhetoric against democratic leaders those leaders are issuing subpoenas and demanding documents. we’ll talk With White House reporter AMANDA TERKEL of HuffPost, and with congressional reporter SAM BRODEY of The Daily Beast, to get a recap of all of the events, leaks, and allegations that have been made since the release of the whistleblower’s complaint.

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