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Impeachment Manager Hakeem Jefferies Speaks to AURN

April Ryan
January 16, 2020

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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., stands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., as she announces her impeachment managers during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The impeachment trial in the Senate is set for next week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced the House Managers Wednesday.

White House Correspondent April Ryan spoke with one House Manager, Congressman Hakeem Jefferies (D-NY), who acknowledged Speaker Pelosi called him Tuesday to be part of a diverse group who will serve as the prosecution team of President Donald Trump.

Honored to serve as an #ImpeachmentManager with @RepAdamSchiff @RepSylviaGarcia @RepJerryNadler @RepZoeLofgren @RepValDemings @RepJasonCrow

We will follow the facts.

Apply the law.

Be guided by the Constitution.

And present the truth to the American people. pic.twitter.com/afZGBkoZNJ
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) January 15, 2020

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan