On Thursday, a day after the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from four law professors on the legal basis for impeaching President Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally requested the committee chair proceed with articles of impeachment. She said "the facts are uncontested,” while Trump called the inquiry a “big, fat hoax.” Lisa Desjardins reports and joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

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