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    Former Sen. Jeff Flake On The Trump Impeachment Inquiry

    While former Sen. Jeff Flake hopes the president isn't impeached, he says Democrats were right to launch an inquiry into Trump's phone call with Ukraine's president.
    Sep 27, 2019 3 minutes
    Former Sen. Jeff Flake talks to Here & Now about the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

    Following a whistleblower complaint about a phone call between President Trump and his counterpart in Ukraine, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she supports an impeachment inquiry.

    Former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said on Thursday at least 35 Republican senators might support such a move. Flake says he made his comments after Republican political consultant Mike Murphy told MSNBC that if it were a secret vote, at least 30 Republican senators would vote to impeach Trump.

    "I said, ‘No. That’s probably

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