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	Podcast:		Maine Things Considered
	Episode:		Chellie Pingree Says Impeachment Vote 'Very Likely'
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:05:13
	Publish Date:		2019-10-08 16:06:24
	Description:		U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine’s 1st District was the first member of Maine’s congressional delegation to call for an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Pingree spoke with Maine Public Radio’s Mal Leary about the impeachment process and what effect it might have on all the other work that’s before Congress. Leary: Long before many folks were saying they supported an inquiry or an investigation — whichever word you want to use — you were advocating for an investigation. Pingree: Well, I thought, based on the Mueller report, we had a lot of material to investigate. There have been so many questions raised about this particular president. But right now, it is so concrete and easy for the American public to understand that he was contacting a foreign government to assist him in taking down an opponent in his own presidential campaign. I think this is completely clear. I think the inquiry, the investigation, that’s going on needs to move forward. And then if there’s enough
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