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Sen. Marsha Blackburn Slams Impeachment Inquiry On Senate Floor

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Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn says the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump is nothing more than political theater.

The Middle Tennessee Republican took to the Senate floor a day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the probe would go forward.

Blackburn says Tennesseans who called into a tele-town hall see it the same way.

"They see this for what it is: vitriol, anger, jealousy, spite," Blackburn said. "They know that President Trump and a Republican-led House and Senate delivered much-needed tax and regulatory relief."

Blackburn went on to say that Democrats have been on a "mission toward impeachment" since before President Trump was sworn into office. 

So far, both Democrats in Tennessee's congressional delegation have called for the president's impeachment. Rep. Steve Cohen has long been vocal about that position, while Jim Cooper changed his stance just hours before Speaker Pelosi's announcement.

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Meribah Knight, Senior Reporter/Producer of Special Projects

Meribah Knight is a senior reporter and producer at Nashville Public Radio. She’s the host and creator of the Peabody Award-winning podcast, The Promise as well as Serial’s recent podcast The Kids of Rutherford County.

Her reporting on race and inequality in public schools prompted a wholesale shift in enrollment and attitudes toward school choice in one Nashville neighborhood. And her reporting on the juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tenn., led to the retirement of its juvenile judge and new oversight of its juvenile detention center.

Knight has received numerous national awards for her reporting, including the George Foster Peabody Award and the George Polk Award. Knight was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the Goldsmith Award, and twice a finalist for a National Magazine Award. Knight received her master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

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