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 08 Protesters: Ukraine's leader must defend nation at summit By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Several thousand people rallied Sunday in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv to demand that the president defend the country’s interests in this week’s summit with Russia, Germany and France on ending the war in eastern Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 8:10 The problems with Trump's claims of Ukrainian election interference One of President Trump’s lines of defense in the impeachment inquiry into his handling of Ukraine policy is the theory that Ukraine had intervened in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Trump and his supporters have repeatedly claimed that Ukraine colluded… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 5:54 Citing 'love for America,' Pelosi formally requests articles of impeachment On Thursday, a day after the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from four law professors on the legal basis for impeaching President Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally requested the committee chair proceed with articles of impeachment. She said "the… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 8:05 2 impeachment experts analyze the House Judiciary Committee's case against Trump For additional insight into the House Judiciary Committee’s first public impeachment hearing, we turn to Solomon Wisenberg, who was deputy independent counsel during the Whitewater investigation, and law professor Frank Bowman, author of “High Crimes and Misdemeanors: A History of… Continue watching
Dec 04 Fiery partisan disagreements as Judiciary Committee holds first impeachment hearing By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Judiciary Committee is holding its first hearing since the release of a 300-page report by Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee that found “serious misconduct” by the president. Continue reading
Dec 04 Read Michael Gerhardt's full opening statement in the Trump impeachment hearing By Gretchen Frazee The focus of the Judiciary hearing is to define grounds for a presidential impeachment. The hearing comes after the House Intelligence Committee held hearings in late November. Those hearings featured key witnesses who had knowledge of Trump's dealing with Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 04 Read Pamela Karlan's full opening statement in Trump impeachment hearing By Gretchen Frazee The Judiciary hearing comes after the House Intelligence Committee held hearings in late November and aims to define grounds for a presidential impeachment. Continue reading
Dec 03 WATCH: Schiff discusses findings of House report laying out evidence for Trump impeachment By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The House released a sweeping impeachment report Tuesday outlining evidence of what it calls President Donald Trump's wrongdoing toward Ukraine, findings that will serve as the foundation for debate over whether the 45th president should be removed from office. Continue reading
Dec 02 Allies 'can't go blocking' aid at time of war, Ukraine's Zelensky says By Associated Press “Look I never talked to the president from the position of a quid pro quo,” Zelensky said. “But you have to understand. We’re at war. If you’re our strategic partner, then you can’t go blocking anything for us. I think… Continue reading