Dec 08 Nadler says committee vote on impeachment possible this week By Hope Yen, Associated Press Speeding toward impeachment, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Sunday he expects the committee to vote soon on charges against President Trump that will focus on abuse of power on Ukraine and obstruction in the congressional inquiry. Continue reading
Dec 04 WATCH: Noah Feldman’s full opening statement in Trump impeachment hearing By Candice Norwood Feldman said that, on its own, Trump’s request for Ukraine to investigate former vice president and 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, constitutes “high crimes and misdemeanors” and is an impeachment offense. Continue reading
Dec 04 WATCH: Legal experts weigh in on impeachment threshold By Associated Press Pamela Karlan of Stanford Law School says Trump's encouragement to Ukraine's president that the Ukrainian leader investigate Trump's Democratic rival Joe Biden is an “especially serious abuse of power because it undermines democracy itself."… Continue reading
Dec 04 Trump calls House Intelligence impeachment report a ‘joke’ By Associated Press The president says impeachment is a "dirty word" that should be reserved for high crimes and misdemeanors. Continue reading
Dec 04 WATCH: Trump willing to compromise national security for ‘personal political gain,’ Nadler said By Associated Press The committee is deciding whether to write articles of impeachment after a House investigation concluded that Trump misused the power of his office for personal political gain when he urged Ukraine's president to investigate U.S. Democrats. Continue reading
Dec 03 What does it mean to censure a politician? By Candice Norwood The House and Senate have adopted internal rules that allow them to draft and approve a censure resolution, which provides a public record disapproving of an official’s actions. Continue reading
Dec 03 Read the full House Democratic report on the impeachment inquiry By Candice Norwood The report is the culmination of a months-long investigation during which the House Intelligence Committee heard testimony from U.S. diplomats and Trump administration officials. Continue reading
Nov 30 AP Fact Check: Trump’s Ukraine defense collides with facts By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press In recent days, President Trump has cried foul in ways angry and profane as Democrats set the stage for House Judiciary Committee hearings likely to produce articles of impeachment. A review of rhetoric on this and other matters over the… Continue reading
Nov 21 6 video moments to watch from Day 5 of impeachment hearings By Candice Norwood The House Intelligence Committee ended a week of public hearings on Thursday in their impeachment inquiry with testimony from two career foreign policy officials-- Fiona Hill, a former Russia adviser for President Trump, and David Holmes, a political counselor for… Continue reading
Nov 21 WATCH: Impeachment hearings wrap up for the week By Associated Press Rep. Adam Schiff laid out what the committee has learned over the course of seven hearings on President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. Continue reading