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Democrats plan to tie impeachment to Russia

By Susan Ferrechio

Published December 6, 2019 4:00am ET

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Democrats plan to tie impeachment to Russia — From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stand on the East steps of Capitol Hill in this Dec. 2021 photo. | Susan Walsh/AP

House Democrats plan to wrap their two-and-a-half year quest to impeach President Trump in a big Russian bow.

For weeks, Democrats have held closed-door and public hearings about the president’s efforts to get Ukrainian government officials to investigate corruption and election interference allegations against former Vice President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party.

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