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WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is announcing formal impeachment proceedings against President Trump.  

Pelosi has resisted calls to start impeachment proceedings for months, saying it would be divisive and go nowhere in the Republican-controlled Senate. However, the latest news of President Trump possibly pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival led her to a change of heart.

“The president must be held accountable,” she said in a press conference Tuesday afternoon. “No one is above the law.”

Pelosi accused Trump of pressuring a foreign government to investigate former VP Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Hunter Biden had some business dealings with Ukraine.  Pelosi accused Trump of undermining national security and of committing a breach of his constitutional responsibility.  

Trump insists he did nothing wrong when it comes to Ukraine and announced he’ll release a transcript of a phone call with the Ukrainian president.