Impeachment proceedings against Pres. Trump could move 'very quickly'

On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a historic move to initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of the United States. [View in browser]( [Image]( SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 DAY 978 OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a historic move to [initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of the United States](. The Speaker's decision comes after months of caution, and could result in Donald Trump becoming just the third president in history to be impeached. [Speaker Pelosi said]( the president’s growing Ukraine scandal marked a "breach of his Constitutional responsibilities." "This week the president has admitted to asking the president of Ukraine to take actions which would benefit him politically... The actions of the Trump presidency revealed the dishonorable fact of the president's betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security, and betrayal of the integrity of our elections," she continued. [Heidi Przybyla and Adam Edelman report:]( Pelosi said she was formally directing the House's six committees that have jurisdiction over impeachment, oversight and other related matters to "proceed with their investigations under that umbrella." Pelosi's change of heart comes as dozens of House Democrats — [now more than two-thirds of the caucus]( — have come out in support of an impeachment inquiry. Trump responded on Twitter within moments of Pelosi’s announcement, calling it “Witch Hunt garbage.” "I think Pelosi's structure of this-- all six committees are involved now in the inquiry-- is designed to allow sharing of information from one committee to another that otherwise might not be easy to do," said Lawrence O'Donnell. "The Ways and Means committee, if they have information, will be in the form of Trump tax returns, eventually. [The structure], it's designed to facilitate sharing. Although, ultimately, the impeachment committee is the House Judiciary Committee. There's no constitutional way around that," O'Donnell adds. "There are not many precedents in history for how to do this. [It hasn't happened many times](," said Rachel Maddow. "But according to House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters... she thinks this is [going to happen to very fast.](" IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: VIDEOS [Image]( [GOP-led Senate unanimously passes resolution saying Trump should release whistleblower complaint]( The Senate has unanimously passed a resolution calling for the whistleblower complaint to be released to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees. This required all 100 Senators to agree, and no one objected. (Deadline: White House) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Image]( [Schiff on impeachment of Trump: 'The big club has been brought out']( Rep. Adam Schiff tells Chris Hayes that ultimately, the public is going to know about the president's misconduct. (All In) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Image]( [Yang on impeachment: At some point you have to do the right thing]( Andrew Yang, 2020 Democratic candidate for president, talks with Rachel Maddow about his cautious approach to the impeachment of Donald Trump and why he is in agreement with Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats that now is the time to engage seriously in the impeachment process. (Rachel Maddow) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( MORE VIDEOS - [Trump impeachment inquiry will 'move very quickly': Rep. Waters (Rachel Maddow)]( - [‘False equivalency’: Chuck Todd asks Sen. Kennedy to avoid ‘gaslighting the nation’ (MTP Daily)]( - [Jon Meacham on impeachment: System of checks and balances showing signs of life (Hardball)]( - [Freshman Congresswoman Hill on impeachment: ‘It’s the right thing to do’ (All In)]( - [Trump claims he will release transcript of call with Ukraine's President (The Last Word)]( - [Kamala Harris on impeachment: Trump is the least patriotic president in history (The Last Word)]( - [Trump: I'll release Ukraine call transcript. Dems: Yeah, but can we trust it? (11th Hour)]( QUOTE OF THE DAY “American history turned a corner today. We know the road we're on now. We know the name of the street. It's Impeachment Street. We don't know how far it goes, we don't know how it ends.” — Lawrence O'Donnell, in conversation with Rachel Maddow on MSNBC WHAT'S NEXT President Trump has promised to [release the transcript]( of his call with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday, the same day the two men will hold their first face-to-face meeting in New York. Meanwhile, a senior administration official tells NBC News the White House is preparing to give Congress the whistleblower's complaint by Thursday. The release had been blocked by Acting Director of National Intelligence, Joseph Maguire. The White House is reportedly trying to work out a deal that would allow the whistleblower who filed the complaint against Trump to speak to Congress. Acting DNI Maguire will testify before the Senate and House Intelligence committees Thursday. MORE ANALYSIS AND FEATURES [What is impeachment and how does it work?]( Two presidents, Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, were impeached, but the Senate voted not to convict either of them. [Pete Williams explains](. What if nothing changes? What will voters think? [4 key questions about the political fallout from the Trump impeachment inquiry](. by [Steve Kornacki](. OPINION: [Trump's Ukraine call mentioning Biden is the strongest reason yet for impeachment.]( The allegations would be tantamount to bribery if proved, something the Constitution clearly lists as cause for removing a president. by [Leah Litman](, assistant professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School. OPINION: [Trump won't be prosecuted for Ukraine call about Biden. But Rudy Giuliani can.](While Attorney General William Barr has made it clear that he will not prosecute Trump due to current DOJ policy, Giuliani enjoys no such privilege or immunity. by [Mimi Rocah](, former assistant U.S. attorney and MSNBC legal analyst. TICKET GIVE-AWAY [Image]( Joy Reid, Ari Melber, Stephanie Ruhle, Jacob Soboroff, and Savannah Sellers will host special coverage of the [Global Citizen Festival](from Central Park in New York City. Watch live performances by Queen with Adam Lambert, Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, OneRepublic, H.E.R., Carole King and more. Saturday, 4 p.m. ET, on MSNBC. Do you want to attend the concert live? We have two VIP tickets to the [Global Citizen Festival](, and we’re giving them away to one lucky reader! Know someone who would be interested? Make sure they [subscribe to MSNBC Daily]( by Wednesday, and make sure you both read that night’s edition to be automatically entered. Please note that travel to and from NYC is not included. 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