Our president holds the ultimate public trust. When he betrays that trust and puts himself before country country. He endangers the Constitution, he

endangers our democracy, and the endangers our national security.

From NBC News this is another bonus episode. our national security.

From NBC News, this is another bonus episode from Article 2 inside impeachment.

I'm Steve Kurnaki.

Today is Tuesday, December 10th, and here's what's happening.

On this solemn day, I recall that the first order of business for members of Congress is the

solemn act to take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

Over the course of two and a half months in this impeachment inquiry,

we've read the transcripts, we've watched the hearings, we've heard the arguments, and now...

The House Committee on the Judiciary is introducing two articles of impeachment,

charging the President of the United States,

Donald J. Trump, with committing high crimes and misdemeanors.

The articles are out, two of them, as Chairman Jerry Nadler just said.

Today on Article II we are asking, what are they and what is the strategy

behind these two charges. John Allen is a political reporter for

NBC News and he joins us now.

John welcome to the show. My pleasure to be here. Or I should say welcome back to the show.

This is a repeat visit from you and what a day to have you with us?

In one sense, I guess, no surprise, we kind of knew it was coming to this but here it is

Democrats released nine pages here outlining two articles of impeachment

they are bringing against the president. Let's just go through these.

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