Stacey Plaskett Is 1st Nonvoting House Delegate To Argue An Impeachment Trial
NPRStacey Plaskett Is 1st Nonvoting House Delegate To Argue An Impeachment Trial Enlarge this image toggle caption Handout/Getty Images Handout/Getty Images Stacey Plaskett made history on the Senate floor Wednesday when she became the first nonvoting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives to serve as an impeachment manager. Sponsor Message She touched on her unlikely journey from housing projects in Brooklyn, N.Y., to St. Croix, the U.S. Virgin Islands, "and now as an adult woman representing an island territory speaking to the U.S. She left unsaid that with Vice President Harris no longer a senator, Plaskett was the only Black woman in the chamber. Lead House impeachment manager Jamie Raskin, D-Md., introduced Plaskett, whom he taught in law school, calling it "a moment of special pride" for him. Democrats say the insurrection was prepared in full public view Plaskett presented House Democrats' argument that Trump played a leading role in both organizing and ordering the attack on the nation's citadel of democracy.
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