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NEW: The Judiciary Committee today is poised to approve articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, just the third time in history the process has advanced this far. Story w/ @AndrewDesiderio

Check here for the latest.

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@AndrewDesiderio RATCLIFFE asked for unanimous consent that the clerk dispense with the reading of the articles of impeachment. Rep. Lofgren objected, so the reading of the articles continued.

@AndrewDesiderio Trump now amplifies a baseless claim -- from a former Ukrainain prosecutor considered a bad actor by the State Department -- that Yovanovitch perjured herself during her congressional testimony.

@AndrewDesiderio Dems have offered an amendment to the articles to change "Donald J. Trump" to "Donald John Trump"

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@AndrewDesiderio First GOP amendment strikes the "Abuse of Power" article of impeachment. politico.com/news/2019/12/1…

@AndrewDesiderio Here is the House rule on a minority hearing

@AndrewDesiderio SENSENBRENNER incorrectly says the House Intel hearings were "classified."

They were not, but congressional depositions are restricted until the committee votes to release details.

@AndrewDesiderio Not much sniping in this hearing. It's pretty subdued and orderly, with Republicans arguing that Democrats' case falls short on evidence, while Democrats say the case is ironclad and overwhelming.

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@AndrewDesiderio INTERESTING: Rep. Zoe Lofgren indicates that Democrats haven't brought an impeachment case related to Stormy Daniels because lying about sex shouldn't be impeachable.

Never mind that the allegations re: Stormy Daniels were about pre-presidential campaign finance crimes.

@AndrewDesiderio MEADOWS, who is not on the Judiciary Committee, has stepped behind the dais and is having an animated discussions with Nadler's chief of staff and committe counsel. Collins is now intervening.

@AndrewDesiderio After some fingerpointing and seemingly unhappy exchanges, Meadows departs the dais.

@AndrewDesiderio UPDATE: Three hours into impeachment markup, the first GOP amendment -- to strike the abuse of power charge -- is voted down along party lines.

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@AndrewDesiderio After GAETZ spends five minutes harping on Hunter Biden's substance abuse problems, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) looks toward Gaetz and say something about "the pot calling the kettle black."

@AndrewDesiderio Republicans are saying Democrats should put Hunter Biden's name in the articles of impeachment instead of Joe Biden's.

But Trump asked for an investigation of BOTH Bidens.

@AndrewDesiderio "Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution so if
you ·can look into it" is what Trump said on the call with Zelensky.

@AndrewDesiderio COLLINS shatters any illusion of wrapping up today's markup early. "If we have to fact-check you all night, we will," he says, telling colleagues not to worry about making it to any holiday parties tonight because there will be plenty of others.

CHABOT complains that too many people listen in on presidential phone calls and if they do they should “shut up about it.”

He notes Trump thought he could talk frankly and said things about Merkel he might want to be private. He doesn’t mention Trump is who released the call.

SENSENBRENNER praises Nadler for running a good markup and says he followed the rules, even if he thinks Dems are “dead wrong” on impeachment.

UPDATE: Pizza boxes lined the halls outside the Capitol heading room, trash cans were overflowing with remnants of fast-food dinners ordered en masse by exhausted lawmakers, aides and journalists.

The latest from the impeachment markup: politico.com/amp/news/2019/…

The outcome was never in doubt: Democrats would advance the articles of impeachment along party lines — but the question was how much pain Republicans could exact along the way. And tempers rose accordingly as the night wore on. politico.com/news/2019/12/1…

GOHMERT: “You want to try Donald Trump for being arrogant? You’d have a lot of republicans who vote with you on that.”

Gohmert says this impeachment reminds him of the trial of Socrates. Also it’s Stalin-esque. Also, witnesses were “gossip-mongers.”