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“At the second public impeachment hearing, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch said a smear campaign waged by foreign corrupt interests led to her early ouster.” – CBSNews “Mr. Kent said that efforts to gin up politically motivated investigations were infecting United States policy toward Ukraine.” – New York Times “Taylor testified that the harm of withholding aid to Ukraine is that it sends a signal to Russia — which is currently waging a war in eastern Ukraine — of weakened U.S. support.” – Axios Impeachment on a Page December 11, 2019 Whistleblower Complaint “In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election” Judiciary Committee Headlines from Public Hearings Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Majority Report The impeachment inquiry into Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States, uncovered a months-long effort by President Trump to use the powers of his office to solicit foreign interference on his behalf in the 2020 election….President Trump’s scheme subverted U.S. foreign policy toward Ukraine and undermined our national security in favor of two politically motivated investigations that would help his presidential reelection campaign. Marie L. Yovanovitch Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Jerry Nadler Chairman New York Doug Collins Ranking Member Georgia Democrats Republicans Steve Cohen Tennessee Ted Deutch Florida Hank Johnson Georgia Zoe Lofgren California Sheila Jackson Lee Texas Hakeem Jeffries New York Eric Swalwell California David Cicilline Rhode Island Karen Bass California Cedric Richmond Louisiana Jamie Raskin Maryland Ted Lieu California Louie Gohmert Texas Ken Buck Colorado Jim Jordan Ohio Jim Sensenbrenner Wisconsin Steve Chabot Ohio Matt Gaetz Florida Mike Johnson Louisiana John Ratcliffe Texas Martha Roby Alabama “The Storm in which we find ourselves today was set in motion by President Trump. I do not wish this moment on the country. It is not a pleasant task that we undertake today. But we have each taken an oath to protect the Constitution and the facts before us are clear.” Testimony transcript released Testimony transcript NOT released George Kent Deputy Assitant Secretary of State Fiona Hill Former Top Russia Advisor George Kent Deputy Assitant Secretary of State Michael McKinley Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State Gordon Sondland U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Bill Taylor Chargé d’affaires for Ukraine Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council Kurt Volker Former U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Marie L. Yovanovitch Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Laura Cooper Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Joseph Maguire Acting Director of National Intelligence Philip Reeker Acting Assistant Secretary of State Catherine Croft State Department Official under Kurt Volker Christopher Anderson State Department Official under Kurt Volker Timothy Morrison Top U.S. Presidential Advisor on Russia and Europe David Hale The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs “The American people are watching. They will not forget. You have the votes. You may have the muscle, but you do not have the legitimacy of a national consensus or the constitutional imperative.” “Jennifer Williams testified during Tuesday’s impeachment hearing that the allegations claiming that the Biden family engaged in improper business dealings in Ukraine lack credible evidence.” – Axios “Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testified Tuesday that it was my duty to report Donald Trump’s July 25 call with his Ukrainian counterpart to a White House lawyer — a call he’s characterized as improper.” – Politico “Kurt Volker said Tuesday he failed to realize that an investigation into the Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings was linked to a probe of President Donald Trump’s political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, which Volker now says was unacceptable.” – CNN “Morrison recounted his concern with Ambassador Sondland’s conduct with regard to requirements the Ukrainians needed to meet in order to receive the U.S. security aid.” – ABC News “Sondland testified that there was indeed a “quid pro quo” involved in Ukraine policy: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would not get the coveted White House visit he was promised unless he announced investigations into a Ukrainian energy company for which former Vice President Joe Biden’s son served as a director and into a conspiracy theory that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 U.S. election.” – Los Angeles Times “Laura Cooper said that as early as July 25 — the same day President Donald Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — her staffers received two emails indicating the Ukrainians were aware of the hold.” –Politico “Hale confirmed what Trump himself has acknowledged: Office of Management and Budget officials said Trump ordered the hold on the aid.”– MSN “Hill rebutted the Republican theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 U.S. election and answered questions about the pressure campaign President Donald Trump is accused of levying against the nation.”– USA Today “David Holmes testified that he heard Trump himself asking about investigations on a phone call with U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland.”– NPR “On the basis of the testimony and the evidence before the House, President Trump has committed impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors by corruptly abusing the office of the presidency.” “One of the key reasons for including the impeachment power was a risk that unscrupulous officials might try to rig the election process.” “After reviewing the evidence that’s been made public, I cannot help but conclude that this president has attacked each of the Constitution’s safeguards against establishing a monarchy in this country.” “I believe this impeachment not only fails to satisfy the standard of past impeachments, but would create a dangerous precedent for future impeachments.” Jennifer Williams An aide to Vice President Mike Pence Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council Kurt Volker The Former U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Timothy Morrison A White House Aide with the National Security Council Focusing on Europe and Russia Policy Bill Taylor Chargé d’affaires for Ukraine Testimony date: October 22nd Pramila Jayapal Washington Lou Correa California Val Demings Florida Sylvia Garcia Texas Mary Gay Scanlon Pennsylvania Vice Chair Joe Neguse Colorado Greg Stanton Arizona Lucy McBath Georgia Debbie Mucarsel- Powell Florida Madeleine Dean Pennsylvania Veronica Escobar Texas Andy Biggs Arizona Guy Reschenthaler Pennsylvania Kelly Armstrong North Dakota Ben Cline Virginia Tom McClintock California Debbie Lesko Arizona Greg Steube Florida David Holmes Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine Noah Feldman Harvard Law School Pamela Karlan Stanford Law School Michael Gerhardt University of North Carolina School of Law Jonathan Turley George Washington School of Law Gordon Sondland U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Laura Cooper The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Eurasian Affairs David Hale The Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Fiona Hill Former National Security Council Senior Director for Europe and Russia Articles of Impeachment Abuse of Power “Using the powers of his high office, President Trump solicited the interference of a foreign government, Ukraine, in the 2020 United States Presidential election.” – H.Res.755 Obstruction of Congress “In his conduct of the office of President of the United States….Donald J. Trump has directed the unprecedented, categorical, and indiscriminate defiance of subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives pursuant to its “sole Power of Impeachment”.” – H.Res.755
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“At the second public impeachment hearing, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch said a smear campaign waged by foreign corrupt interests led to her early ouster.” – CBSNews
“Mr. Kent said that efforts to gin up politically motivated investigations were infecting United States policy toward Ukraine.” – New York Times
“Taylor testified that the harm of withholding aid to Ukraine is that it sends a signal to Russia — which is currently waging a war in eastern Ukraine — of weakened U.S. support.” – Axios
Impeachment on a PageDecember 11, 2019
Whistleblower Complaint“In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election”
Judiciary Committee
Headlines from Public Hearings
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Majority ReportThe impeachment inquiry into Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States, uncovered a months-long effort by President Trump to use the powers of his office to solicit foreign interference on his behalf in the 2020 election….President Trump’s scheme subverted U.S. foreign policy toward Ukraine and undermined our national security in favor of two politically motivated investigations that would help his presidential reelection campaign.
Marie L. YovanovitchFormer U.S.
Ambassador to Ukraine
Jerry NadlerChairmanNew York
Doug CollinsRanking Member
Georgia
Democrats Republicans
Steve CohenTennessee
Ted DeutchFlorida
Hank JohnsonGeorgia
Zoe LofgrenCalifornia
Sheila Jackson LeeTexas
Hakeem JeffriesNew York
Eric SwalwellCalifornia
David CicillineRhode Island
Karen BassCalifornia
Cedric RichmondLouisiana
Jamie RaskinMaryland
Ted LieuCalifornia
Louie GohmertTexas
Ken BuckColorado
Jim JordanOhio
Jim SensenbrennerWisconsin
Steve ChabotOhio
Matt GaetzFlorida
Mike JohnsonLouisiana
John RatcliffeTexas
Martha RobyAlabama
“The Storm in which we find ourselves today was set in motion by President Trump. I do not wish this moment on the country. It is not a pleasant task that we undertake today. But we have each taken an oath to protect the Constitution and the facts before us are clear.”
Testimony transcript released Testimony transcript NOT released
George KentDeputy Assitant
Secretary of State
Fiona HillFormer Top Russia Advisor
George KentDeputy Assitant
Secretary of State
Michael McKinleySenior Advisor to the
Secretary of State
Gordon SondlandU.S. Ambassador to the European Union
Bill TaylorChargé d’affaires
for Ukraine
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman Director for European Affairs at the
National Security Council
Kurt VolkerFormer U.S. Special
Envoy to Ukraine
Marie L. YovanovitchFormer U.S.
Ambassador to Ukraine
Laura CooperDeputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and
Eurasia
Joseph MaguireActing Director of
National Intelligence
Philip ReekerActing Assistant
Secretary of State
Catherine CroftState Department Official
under Kurt Volker
Christopher AndersonState Department Official
under Kurt Volker
Timothy MorrisonTop U.S. Presidential
Advisor on Russia and Europe
David HaleThe Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
“The American people are watching. They will not forget. You have the votes. You may have the muscle, but you do not have the legitimacy of a national consensus or the constitutional imperative.”
“Jennifer Williams testified during Tuesday’s impeachment hearing that the allegations claiming that the Biden family engaged in improper business dealings in Ukraine lack credible evidence.” – Axios
“Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testified Tuesday that it was my duty to report Donald Trump’s July 25 call with his Ukrainian counterpart to a White House lawyer — a call he’s characterized as improper.” – Politico
“Kurt Volker said Tuesday he failed to realize that an investigation into the Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings was linked to a probe of President Donald Trump’s political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, which Volker now says was unacceptable.” – CNN
“Morrison recounted his concern with Ambassador Sondland’s conduct with regard to requirements the Ukrainians needed to meet in order to receive the U.S. security aid.” – ABC News
“Sondland testified that there was indeed a “quid pro quo” involved in Ukraine policy: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would not get the coveted White House visit he was promised unless he announced investigations into a Ukrainian energy company for which former Vice President Joe Biden’s son served as a director and into a conspiracy theory that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 U.S. election.” – Los Angeles Times
“Laura Cooper said that as early as July 25 — the same day President Donald Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — her staffers received two emails indicating the Ukrainians were aware of the hold.” –Politico
“Hale confirmed what Trump himself has acknowledged: Office of Management and Budget officials said Trump ordered the hold on the aid.”– MSN
“Hill rebutted the Republican theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 U.S. election and answered questions about the pressure campaign President Donald Trump is accused of levying against the nation.”– USA Today
“David Holmes testified that he heard Trump himself asking about investigations on a phone call with U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland.”– NPR
“On the basis of the testimony and the evidence before the House, President Trump has committed impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors by corruptly abusing the office of the presidency.”
“One of the key reasons for including the impeachment power was a risk that unscrupulous officials might try to rig the election process.”
“After reviewing the evidence that’s been made public, I cannot help but conclude that this president has attacked each of the Constitution’s safeguards against establishing a monarchy in this country.”
“I believe this impeachment not only fails to satisfy the standard of past impeachments, but would create a dangerous precedent for future impeachments.”
Jennifer WilliamsAn aide to Vice President
Mike Pence
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman Director for European Affairs
at the National Security Council
Kurt VolkerThe Former U.S. Special Envoy to
Ukraine
Timothy MorrisonA White House Aide with
the National Security Council Focusing on
Europe and Russia Policy
Bill TaylorChargé d’affaires for Ukraine
Testimony date: October 22nd
Pramila JayapalWashington
Lou CorreaCalifornia
Val DemingsFlorida
Sylvia GarciaTexas
Mary Gay ScanlonPennsylvania
Vice ChairJoe Neguse
ColoradoGreg Stanton
ArizonaLucy McBath
Georgia
Debbie Mucarsel-PowellFlorida
Madeleine DeanPennsylvania
Veronica Escobar
Texas
Andy BiggsArizona
Guy ReschenthalerPennsylvania
Kelly ArmstrongNorth Dakota
Ben ClineVirginia
Tom McClintockCalifornia
Debbie LeskoArizona
Greg SteubeFlorida
David HolmesCounselor for Political
Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine
Noah FeldmanHarvard Law School
Pamela KarlanStanford Law School
Michael GerhardtUniversity of North
Carolina School of Law
Jonathan TurleyGeorge Washington
School of Law
Gordon SondlandU.S. Ambassador to the European Union
Laura CooperThe Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Eurasian Affairs
David HaleThe Undersecretary of
State for Political Affairs
Fiona HillFormer National Security Council Senior Director for Europe and Russia
Articles of ImpeachmentAbuse of Power“Using the powers of his high office, President Trump solicited the interference of a foreign government, Ukraine, in the 2020 United States Presidential election.” – H.Res.755
Obstruction of Congress“In his conduct of the office of President of the United States….Donald J. Trump has directed the unprecedented, categorical, and indiscriminate defiance of subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives pursuant to its “sole Power of Impeachment”.” – H.Res.755
