House lays out its case
Judiciary report makes case for impeachment
WASHINGTON – In a 650-page report released Monday, the House Judiciary Committee presented its case for impeaching President Donald Trump, accusing him of betraying the nation for his own political gain.
The House will vote Wednesday on the impeachment articles approved last week. The vote is all but certain to result in Trump’s impeachment, though he’s expected to be acquitted in a Senate trial.
Trump faces two articles of impeachment: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. They point to Trump pressuring Ukraine to investigate 2020 political rival Joe Biden while withholding as leverage military aid the country relies to counter Russia, as well as his efforts to block the House investigation.
– The House Judiciary Committee released a sweeping report Monday bolstering the case for impeaching President Donald Trump, laying out the rationale and charges that accuse him of betraying the nation for his own political gain.
Trump faces two articles of impeachment by House Democrats: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. They point to Trump pressuring Ukraine to investigate 2020 political rival Joe Biden while withholding as leverage military aid on which the country relies to counter Russia, as well as Trump’s efforts to block the House investigation.
The House will vote Wednesday on the impeachment articles approved last week by the House Judiciary panel. The vote is all but certain to result in Trump’s impeachment, though he’s expected to be acquitted in a Senate trial.
Detailing its case against the nation’s 45th president, the Judiciary panel released a 650-page report just after midnight. The document, which formally lays the groundwork for the vote, said Trump “betrayed the nation by abusing his high office to enlist a foreign power in corrupting democratic elections.”
The report was submitted to the House Rules Committee, which will meet Tuesday to set parameters for Wednesday’s debate.
The panel summarized the evidence compiled by the House Intelligence Committee and said Trump “has demonstrated he will remain a threat to national security and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office.”
Trump, by refusing to cooperate with the House impeachment inquiry, violatWASHINGTON ed the Constitution’s system of checks and balances, the report said.
In dissent, Republicans on the panel denounced the materials submitted by Democrats.
“The paltry record on which the majority relies is an affront to the constitutional process of impeachment and will have grave consequences for future presidents,” said Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia, the panel’s top Republican. “The quicker the majority report and the majority’s actions are forgotten, the better.”
The White House press secretary tweeted Monday that the report’s release “in the middle of the night” underscored that the impeachment effort was a “partisan sham.”
Trump has insisted he has done nothing wrong.