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New polls show a majority of Americans now support an impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, while the President’s campaign hones a re-election message based in conspiracy and grievance. Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib joins Jon, Jon, Tommy, Dan, and VICE News’ Shawna Thomas on stage in Seattle, Washington.

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Impeachment Polling 

• ABC News: Only 17% of Americans surprised by Trump’s actions tied to Ukraine: POLL
• CBS News: Majority of Americans and Democrats approve of Trump impeachment inquiry
• Axios: Poll: 63% of voters say Trump asking Ukraine to probe Biden is a “serious” problem
• NY Mag: Will Voters Warm to Impeaching Trump, and Does It Matter?
• Brookings: Impeachment and public opinion: Three key indicators to watch
• FiveThirtyEight: What The First Few Post-Ukraine Polls Say About Impeachment
• NYT: What Polling Can Tell Us About Impeachment (and What It Can’t) 
• NPR: 8 Takeaways From The Trump-Ukraine Scandal
• Reuters: ‘Damning’ facts will help sell impeachment probe to divided voters at home, Democrats say
• Politico: Vulnerable Democrats seek impeachment guidance from Pelosi
• WaPo: Republicans might oppose impeachment, but do they condone what Trump did?
• WaPo: Amodei denies he was first House Republican to back impeachment inquiry
• WaPo: Here’s what needs to happen for Republicans to get on board with impeachment
• Politico: House Republican Mark Amodei backs inquiry but not impeachment
• NYT: At Fox News, Trump Impeachment Inquiry Brings On-Air Sniping
• NYT: As Republicans Face Impeachment Dilemma, Romney Is a Lonely Voice of Concern
• WaPo: Joe Biden faces the Trump fusillade. Are he and his campaign up to it?
• ABC News: Rudy Giuliani fires back at former White House aide who accused him of spreading ‘completely false’ theory
• NBC News: Giuliani claims Trump would have ‘violated’ Constitution if he didn’t ask Ukraine to probe Bidens
• CNN: Tapper fact-checks Rep. Jordan on Ukraine scandal
• Time: Joe Biden Is in the Headlines Over Trump’s Ukraine Call. He’s Trying to Leverage That
• NYT: Biden, Weathering Attacks From Trump, Returns to Campaign Trail
• Politico: ‘I’ll stand with Joe’: Democrats rally around Biden after Trump attacks
• Axios: Biden’s 2020 family problem
• WaPo: A quick guide to Trump’s false claims about Ukraine and the Bidens
• WaPo: ‘Shut up, moron’: Rudy Giuliani lashes out at critics, defends his Ukraine involvement
• Vanity Fair: BIDEN CAMPAIGN’S UKRAINE STRATEGY: DON’T BECOME HILLARY 2.0
• The Intercept: Reporters Should Stop Helping Donald Trump Spread Lies About Joe Biden and Ukraine

Trump’s 2020 Impeachment Strategy 

• Politico: Trump launches Twitter tirade against Fox News’ Ed Henry 
• WaPo: ‘The president of the United States is the whistleblower,’ Stephen Miller says 
• Politico: Giuliani says Trump ‘framed by the Democrats’ 
• Politico: Trump declares war on Schiff 
• Politico: Ex-Trump official to Trump: Ditch the conspiracy theories 
• WaPo: Amateur pro-Trump ‘sleuths’ scramble to unmask whistleblower: ‘Your president has asked for your help’
• Slate: Trump Tries to Rally Base by Characterizing Impeachment as Attack on Guns, Health Care, Freedom 
• New York Post: Trump: Swing-district Democrats will lose if they impeach me 
• AP: Biden: New Trump campaign attack ad proves he’s ‘terrified’
• WaPo: Trump campaign launches anti-impeachment blitz on Facebook, targeting four minority congresswomen 
• Daily Beast: Trump-Supporting Lawyers diGenova and Toensing Teamed Up With Giuliani to Dig Up Ukraine Dirt on Biden: Report 
• NYT: Clinton’s White House Faced Impeachment With Discipline. Trump’s Approach Is Different
• CNN: Mulvaney on shaky ground in wake of whistleblower fallout, sources say
• Politico Magazine: Stop Comparing Trump’s Impeachment Case to Johnson’s … or Nixon’s … or Clinton’s
• NYT: Impeachment Battle to Turn for First Time on a President’s Ties to a Foreign Country
• WaPo: Staring down impeachment, Trump sees himself as a victim of historic proportions 
• Politico Magazine: 5 Ways Impeachment Could Play Out 
• Lawfare: So You Want to Impeach the President
• CNN: The Rehnquist files: How the last chief justice handled an impeachment trial
• Daily Beast: I Was There for Clinton’s Impeachment. Here’s the Hell Trumpworld Faces
• WaPo: How evangelical leaders surrounded Clinton during the last presidential impeachment process
• NYT: Yes, Trump Is Guilty, but Impeachment Is a Mistake 
• NYT: Why a Trump Impeachment Should Terrify You 
• NYT: Pelosi’s Bad Impeachment Call
• NYT: Does Donald Trump Want to Be Impeached?
• NYT Op-Ed: Impeachment Is an Act of Desperation 
• Fox News: Republicans rake in $15 million of donations over Trump impeachment threat
• AP: Trump raises $13M after Pelosi announces impeachment inquiry  
• The Atlantic: The Risks of Impeachment Are Overblown 
• Bloomberg: Republicans Say Impeachment Will Backfire. History Says It Won’t 
• The Atlantic: A Realist’s Guide to Impeachment
• Politico: Trump’s road from wishing for impeachment to dreading it 
• WaPo: Democrats count on Schiff to deliver focused impeachment inquiry of Trump  
• WaPo: Deal reached for whistleblower’s testimony, House Intelligence chairman says  
• Politico: Top House Democrat says impeachment inquiry to target ‘abuse of power’  
• WaPo: Elections chief says a GOP colleague blocked wide release of her foreign activity memo 
• CNN: These five freshman congresswomen changed history by becoming unlikely leaders on impeachment