Rep. Elijah Cummings, one of the key Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry, has died unexpectedly aged 68

• Representative Elijah Cummings of Baltimore has died aged 68, his office said in a statement Thursday morning. 
• Cummings was the chairman of the House oversight committee, and was a key part of the Trump impeachment probe. 
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Representative Elijah Cummings of Baltimore has died aged 68 of "complications concerning longstanding health challenges," his office said in a statement Thursday morning. 

As chairman of the House Oversight Committee, he played a key role in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

Cummings had represented Maryland's 7th congressional district since 1996. 

In a statement, his office said that he died at around2.45 am at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. 

 

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