With the vise tightening on the House's impeachment inquiry, an embattled President Trump turns to his trusted political playbook to rally his troops.
could produce additional impeachable offenses and the State Department inspector general held a meeting with congressional staff, in which he told them that administration officials had worked to undermine a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and the family of a former U.S. vice president who is running for president.
Just what was it that Trump wanted Zelenskiy"to do with regard to Hunter Biden" — the son of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden — Jeff Mason of Reuters asked the president during a White House press conference. Treason, which is punishable by death, involves waging war against the U.S. or providing aid and comfort to one of its enemies.
"Here’s this president who almost dared Congress go ahead and do it, complete bravado, and he is completely melting down in the face of proceeding" with impeachment, said Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., who is a member of two of the committees investigating Trump."Everything that’s happened since we decided to proceed is corroborative of the underlying fact that he abused his office and extorted the president of another country for a partisan personal political purpose.
He noted that one of the articles of impeachment the House Judiciary Committee approved against President Richard Nixon — who resigned before a full House vote — involved"obstruction of the lawful functions of Congress.
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