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Rep. Jason Crow Named Impeachment Manager For Senate Trial

Rep. Jason Crow, a Democrat, has been chosen as one of the impeachment managers for President Donald Trump's senate trial.

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Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) has been appointed one of seven managers of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol.
Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) has been appointed one of seven managers of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has named Colorado representative Jason Crow as one of seven impeachment managers who will help prosecute President Donald Trump in the Senate. Crow, who represents Colorado's 6th Congressional District, is a former Army Ranger who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is in his first term in Congress.

Pelosi named the seven impeachment managers Wednesday morning during the Senate trial.

The group also includes:

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  • Rep. Adam Schiff of California, House Intelligence Committee chairman
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California, Committee on House Administration chairwoman
  • Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York, House Judiciary Committee chairman
  • Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, House Democratic Caucus chairman
  • Rep. Val Demings of Florida
  • Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Texas

Trump was impeached by the Democratic-led House in December on charges of abuse of power over pushing Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden and obstruction of Congress in the probe.

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