Environment. In washington dc, Thejudiciary Committee of the us house of representatives has been debating for around two hours now the articles of impeachment against President Trump. After a spirited discussion theyll most likely vote later on thursday, ahead of a vote in the full house next week. The house is dominated by the democrats. If the president is impeached, there will be a trial in the senate controlled by the republicans in the new year. Our north america correspondent peter bowes joins us now. Talk us through the process here. This is a very political process. And extremely political process did again what is happening right now is that the Judiciary Committee are considering in detail those two articles of impeachment, essentially the charge sheet against donald trump. But it is political because at this stage it is the democrats who have the majority of the Judiciary Committee and indeed in the house of representatives so the end of the day it seems that when they get
In washington dc, Thejudiciary Committee of the us house of representatives has been debating for around two hours now the articles of impeachment against President Trump. After a spirited discussion theyll most likely vote later on thursday, ahead of a vote in the full house next week. The house is dominated by the democrats. If the president is impeached, there will be a trial in the senate controlled by the republicans in the new year. I spoke to our north america correspondent, peter bowes, about what is a constitutional but very political process, an extremely political process. What is happening right now is that the Judiciary Committee are considering in detail those two articles of impeachment, essentially the charge sheet against donald trump. But it is political because at this stage it is the democrats who have the majority of the Judiciary Committee and indeed in the house of representatives so the end of the day it seems that when they get the vote from this Committee Late
In washington, dc, Thejudiciary Committee of the us house of representatives has been debating for around three hours now the articles of impeachment against President Trump. After a spirited discussion, they will most likely vote later on thursday, ahead of a vote in the full house next week. The house is dominated by the democrats. If the president is impeached, there will be a trial in the senate, controlled by the republicans, in the new year. I spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes about what is a constitutional but very political process. Whats happening right now is that the Judiciary Committee are considering in detail those two articles of impeachment, essentially the charge sheet against donald trump. But its political because at this stage its the democrats who have the majority on the Judiciary Committee, and indeed in the house of representatives. So it seems at the end of the day, when they get the vote from this Committee Late on thursday and the full hous
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A jury in los angeles has found in favour of elon musk in a libel case involving a british cave explorer. The two had engaged in a public argument about how to rescue children trapped in a cave in thailand. In a tweet, mr musk called the cave diver pedo guy a phrase he argued was not meant literally. Anyone must ended court on friday for the and now final day of this trial. What has surely been the most intense, not to mention extensive examination ever of a single tweet. How many of you . That tweet, sent in july 2018, came in the midst of the miraculous rescue of 12 thai boys and therefore all coach from a flooded cave. Theirfootball coach. Vernon unsworth, average man who live nearby, was instrumental in advising that effort. He one must also travel to the region, with a specially designed mini submarine. Elon musk. In a tv interview Vernon Unsworth called it a pr stu nt, Vernon Unsworth called it a pr stunt, calling Vernon Unsworth called it a pr stu nt, calling anyone Vernon Unswo