Majority of House members now support some type of impeachment action. Now what?

According to the NBC News tally, 218 lawmakers – a majority of House members – now support some type of impeachment action against President Trump. [View in browser]( [Image]( SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 DAY 979 OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION The White House released a summary of President Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier today. MSNBC's Chris Hayes read it and had this reaction: “My god, it is just flagrantly corrupt.” “The notes reveal an [open and obvious abuse of the totality of the United States foreign policy]( to extort a political investigation of Trump's political rival,” Hayes said. “It is exactly what we thought it was, but to see it so explicitly spelled out is shocking.” “What those notes reflect is a classic [mafia-like shakedown of a foreign leader](,” House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff said on MSNBC. “This is is how a mafia boss talks.” Former Vice President Joe Biden, who is at the heart of President Trump's unsubstantiated allegations, [released a statement](saying, "It is a tragedy for this country that our president put personal politics above his sacred oath. He has put his own political interests over our national security interest, which is bolstering Ukraine against Russian pressure. It is an affront to every single American and the founding values of our country.” “This is only day two of official impeachment procedures,” points out Hayes. “What the Trump administration is letting us see, in the estimation of many, flatly confirms the impeachable facts that we already had.” Wednesday afternoon, lawmakers on the the Senate Intelligence Committee were able to read the [whistleblower complaint](. Late Wednesday night, the complaint was declassified with minimal redactions but not yet released to the public, sources tell NBC News. The expectation is that it will be released in the morning. “The complaint is very well-written and certainly provides information for the committee to [follow up]( with other witnesses and documents,” described Rep. Schiff, who was among the lawmakers permitted to view the classified complaint. He wasn't the only one concerned after reading the complaint. Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, said “there are really troubling things here.” “Republicans ought not to be rushing to circle the wagons to say 'there’s no there,'” said Sasse, a former Trump critic who was recently endorsed by the president. “Everybody in this whole process should slow down,” he added. According to [the NBC News tally](, 218 lawmakers– a majority of House members– now support some type of [impeachment action]( against President Trump. Now what? IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: VIDEOS [Image]( ['One Republican senator told me if it was a secret vote, 30 Republican senators would vote to impeach Trump']( Mike Murphy, former senior adviser to Mitt Romney and John McCain, tells MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell that more Republicans are willing to vote for impeachment, if only it were a secret vote. (Andrea Mitchell Reports) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Image]( [Rep. Speier: Whistleblower complaint 'nothing short of explosive']( Rep. Jackie Speier, member of the House Intelligence Committee, talks with Rachel Maddow about her reaction to the whistleblower report, which she was able to review today. (Rachel Maddow) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Image]( [Rudy Giuliani straight up admitted it]( The president's personal lawyer asserted that he was "meddling in an investigation" in Ukraine. And meddle he did. (All In) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( MORE VIDEOS - [Fmr. CIA Chief: 'The quid pro quo is there on the page' (Hallie Jackson)]( - [Lawmakers view whistleblower complaint on the heels of Trump releasing a summary of his call with the Ukrainian President (Deadline: White House)]( - [Numbers contradict President Trump's reason for withholding aid from Ukraine (Morning Joe)]( - [Murphy: Trump personal use of Ukraine a national security concern (Rachel Maddow)]( - [Chris Hayes: It’s only Day 2 and we already have impeachable facts (All In)]( - [Tipping point for impeaching Trump as WH admits Ukraine-Biden plot (The Beat)]( - [How does the impeachment process work? (Stephanie Ruhle)]( - [Trump: 'Absolutely no pressure' put on Ukraine to investigate Biden and his son (Hallie Jackson)]( - [Mika: Nancy Pelosi is the woman of the moment right now (Morning Joe)]( - [Schiff: Memo on Trump's Ukraine call reflects a 'classic mafia-like shakedown' (Andrea Mitchell Reports)]( - [The parallels between Trump’s phone call and Watergate (All In)]( - [Trump: ‘Turned out to be a nothing call’ with Ukraine (Velshi & Ruhle)]( - [The historical context of impeachment (MSNBC Live)]( - [Rep. Gaetz declines to say if Dems were invited to morning meeting with Trump about Ukraine call (Hallie Jackson)]( - [Sen. Warren leads 2020 field in new polling (Morning Joe)]( QUOTE OF THE DAY “For the president of the United States to essentially be leveraging aid that is a lifeline to a country that has been invaded by an adversary to the United States— because all he cares about is not the national interest, not the people of Ukraine— all he cares about is his political interests, is the definition of corruption.” — Ben Rhodes, former National Security Advisor for President Obama ([Video]() WHAT'S NEXT Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire will testify at an open hearing before the House Intelligence committee tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET. MSNBC will have live coverage. Maguire will also attend a closed hearing before the Senate Intelligence committee at 2 p.m.. The whistleblower complaint, reportedly unclassified late Wednesday night, will be made available to the public on Thursday morning. READ MORE [OPINION.](The U.N's mission is noble, but broken. And Russia's Syria vetoes prove it. The U.N. system currently includes too many regimes that have repressive policies and in some cases are actively committing human rights abuses. By [Hagar Hajjar Chemali](. [OPINION.](Trump's impeachment was once politically risky for Democrats. Not anymore. [David Brock]( once worried that his party would be punished at the polls like the GOP was for going after Bill Clinton. But now, he believes they'll be thanked. [Alaska residents are watching climate change warm the Arctic before their very eyes](Global leaders would do well to pay attention to the warnings of the indigenous residents of tiny Fort Yukon, Alaska. By [Joel Clement](. [Music moguls Lyor Cohen and Kevin Liles on hip hop, rock and roll & the future of music]( Veteran music executives Kevin Liles and Lyor Cohen open up about their work running Def Jam and 300 Entertainment and working with a roster including Jay Z, Beastie Boys, RUN DMC, A Tribe Called Quest, Ja Rule, Mariah Carey and Public Enemy. 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