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White House holds fire drill during impeachment hearing

By Steven Nelson
Published December 4, 2019 6:21pm ET
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White House holds fire drill during impeachment hearing
Fall foliage covers the North Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Washington, as a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents begins. | (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

White House staff and journalists evacuated their workspaces for a scheduled fire alarm during the first impeachment hearing hosted by the House Judiciary Committee.

President Trump was out of town while alarms blared, forcing a couple dozen reporters away from televisions and onto the White House driveway.

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