Congressional Democrats have now released their scathing nine-point impeachment report, which accuses President Trump of abusing his office for partisan advantage in the Ukraine scandal, and of then seeking to obstruct the probe of his misdeeds.
The landmark report says the Intelligence Committee’s investigation determined that President Trump used $391 million in aid to Ukraine and a White House visit for its president, as leverage to force the embattled nation to announce “unfounded” investigations into Joe Biden and his son, as well as a conspiracy theory about the 2016 election.
The 300-page report comes less than 24 hours before the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to begin taking up the case with its first formal impeachment hearing Wednesday morning. The report is expected to be transmitted to that committee following an evening vote and would form the basis for any articles of impeachment to be drafted.
“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,” the report said.
It said the inquiry “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.”
White House Dismisses Report
White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham swiftly hit back in a statement slamming the nature of the Intelligence Committee’s inquiry and claiming it failed to prove any wrongdoing on Trump’s part.
“At the end of a one-sided sham process, Chairman Schiff and the Democrats utterly failed to produce any evidence of wrongdoing by President Trump,” Grisham said. “This report reflects nothing more than their frustrations. Chairman Schiff’s report reads like the ramblings of a basement blogger straining to prove something when there is evidence of nothing.”
The Intelligence Committee, led by Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., conducted extensive interviews with witnesses connected to the Trump administration’s relationship with Ukraine after an anonymous whistleblower filed a complaint alleging that during a July 25 phone call, Trump tried to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to help Rudy Giuliani investigate Democratic activities in 2016, as well as former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
That phone call was at the center of the report, which said that “The President engaged in this course of conduct for the benefit of his own presidential reelection, to harm the election prospects of a political rival, and to influence our nation’s upcoming presidential election to his advantage,” the report said. “In doing so, the President placed his own personal and political interests above the national interests of the United States, sought to undermine the integrity of the U.S. presidential election process, and endangered U.S. national security.”
Trump has denied wrongdoing and said his call with Zelensky was “perfect,” while maintaining there was no such quid pro quo tying aid to investigations. One key witness, E.U. Ambassador Gordon Sondland, alleged a clear quid pro quo involving a White House meeting and a “potential quid pro quo” involving the aid — but also acknowledged he never heard those conditions from Trump directly.
Zelensky has also denied there was any pressure put on him or any talk of a quid pro quo between the two leaders, but he did recently criticize the decision to delay the aid.
Meanwhile, Republicans drafted a report of their own, which rejected most, if not all of the claims, made by the Democratic majority.
“The evidence presented does not prove any of these Democrat allegations, and none of the Democrats’ witnesses testified to having evidence of bribery, extortion, or any high crime or misdemeanor,” the GOP report said.
What’s Next?
With the Intelligence Committee’s report in their hands, the Judiciary Committee is next going to call constitutional law experts to testify regarding the relevant legal principles involved in impeachment, before determining whether or not to approve articles of impeachment, which would then go to the full House for a vote.
If the House should vote to impeach, the Senate would hold a trial, where a two-thirds majority would be needed to convict.
The only abuse of power clearly lies within the Democratic Impeachment Hearings. After the GOP takes back the House and keeps the Senate and Presidency, the GOP needs to hold impeachment hearings against all of the liars who have tried to falsely accuse our President. Hillary and Obama and their minions need to be tried and imprisoned for their abuse of power. Democrats are Demonic Rats. Satan directs their hatefulness.. They do hate, Pelosi is a liar. She hates Trump. Most Americans hate her. Nancy, the Catholic Church needs to through you out because you favor killing babies.
Any logical thinking person can see clearly there was no wrong doing on the president’s behalf. Even a middle school kid who gets D’s and F’s in American history can see this. The demoncrates are nothing less than power slave’s. The very idea of impeachment based on hear say and uncontrollable personal feelings towards another has no business in any political office or capacity. Stop your whinning and crying, change your soiled depends and get back to the work you have been elected to do.
This is such bs. We the people elected this president. Who the hell do these idiots think they are to overturn our rights to select our president simply because they don’t like him. Seriously our country is going to hell in a handbag. We finally got someone in there that actually wanted to get our country back out of the hands of these socialist idiots. We the people are not going to take this lying down. We still have our weapons of defense therefore we will defend our rights. There will surely be an uprising to overthrow the government if this impeachment farce is successful. Our president was elected to run our country. Not these bunch of Democrat socialists. We the people are PISSED off ?
I think the DEMOCRATS are clearly showing their bias and hate for PRESIDENT TRUMP. Pelosi and Schiff are liars. No witness questioned had any personal KNOWLEDGE of any wrong doing. Their opinions, assumptions and any hearsay is never PERMISSABLE IN ANY COURT. BY THIS IMPEACHMENT, THE DEMOCRATS ARE BEING BIASED AND CRIMINAL.
If the Democratic majority does not get what they want and fail to convict the President they all should immediately resign their positions and let the PEOPLE of the UNITED STATES elect a Congress that WILL work for the People.
THE LEFT HAS BEGUN THE SOCIALISTS PLAY BOOK, THING WILL ONLY GET WORSE IF THEY PROCEED WITH THIS IMPEACHMENT. JUST IMANGINE LIFE UNDER THEIR REIN, THEY MUST REMOVE AN ELECTED PRESIDENT ON THEIR HATE FOR WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT. IT IS NOT ONLY THEIR HATERED OF TRUMP BUT THE 63 MILLION AMERICANS THAT ELECTED HIM, THE SMELLY WALMART PEOPLE, THE DEPLORABLES, THE NON ELITE. WE WILL BE UNDER THEIR EVERY CONTROL OF OUR LIVES.. THIS IS NOT WHAT I WANT FOR MYSELF AND FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN… VOTE TRUMP 2020
I would think that congress would have more important things to Focus on because it is very clear, that the democrats want Trump out of office ! They don’t care what the American people voted for which is to get things done and get our economy back on line before we go Bank Rupp! He has done a great job getting our economy back on line mire than any other president. Yes, Trump doesn’t do things as normal, we all know this, as he says so many times if you can’t get things done then you are Fired ! It is very sad what Congress has been doing to Trump. I have a feeling the American people will have the last word and he will be reelected Because he gets things done making America great again.
Mutt Romney and the Deep State traitors are everywhere! The evil corrupted to the core liberal demonrat Commie Nazi’s party, minions, useful idiots and worst of all, the RINOs(Mutt Romney, Bolton, McConnell, Lee, Moran, Murkowski, Portman, Toomey, Wicker, Blunt, Graham, Collins, Gowdy, Rubio and you know the rest of the traitors ) they’re just as bad! Drain the rat infested swamp, President Trump! Prevent the coup from happening and prosecute to the full extent of the law all these treasonous rats of the deep state! Protect the President and the country patriots like your life depended on it!!
I TRULY BELIEVE THE IMPEACHMENT ACCUSERS KNOW THERE ISN’T A CHANCE IN HELL THIS WILL PAST.
ONLY A WAY TO DISCOURAGE VOTERS IN 2020
What a shame that the DEMS/RINOS have lost their minds…..OOPS……my bad, they have no minds……They have proven that from 2003, when the libs voted in an illegal muslim dicktator, after they were given a bunch of lies from the biggest fake/liar since Teddy………
Then there was the time that BO stated that HC was not President material………..Then HC proved him right after not being able to hold her Vodka glass tight enough……….then stumbling/falling and had to have her doctor along while campaigning..
Democrats are SO MAD @ President Trump you would think that he STOLE 90% of the Haitian Relief Fund. Sold 20% of our Uranium to Russia. LET Innocent Americans DIE in Benghazi and Deleted 30,000 EMAILS!!!!
They probably do believe that. That’s the Dems idea of “FACTS”.
It’s all fabricated. They heard the truth and twisted the facts to fit thier agenda. They are the ones abusing power.
“One key witness, E.U. Ambassador Gordon Sondland, alleged a clear quid pro quo involving a White House meeting and a “potential quid pro quo” involving the aid — but also acknowledged he never heard those conditions from Trump directly.” Just the opposite. In fact, Sondland testified that President Trump told him directly on the phone there was no “quid pro quo” and that he wanted nothing from Ukraine. After hours of testimony by the democrat witnesses, that was the only two minutes of testimony that would have been admitted in a court of law since it was first hand knowledge, not hearsay.
Gangster Pervy Joe & corrupt Cocaine snorting Hunter…. their goose is cooked…..!
Hopefully Schiff and Pelosi will get put on stand under oath and they both get caught lying and sent to prison!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m an immigrant from Syria. I can not believe the lack of patriotism and lack of love Democrats are showing to their own country. I fled so much hate and bias to come to America, a country I love, cherish and appreciate with all my heart, but these ,so called Democracts, I think they should renamed as traitors, are slowly ruining America, the land of the free and brave is going to be the land of the submissive and slave. Immigration is a privilege, respect of authority is a duty unless clearly and unquestionably corruption has played a role.
Trump is not perfect, has made a lot of communication mistakes, can be too forward and lacks control of his emotions. But he’s not corrupt, nor a traitor and loves his country very much, there’s nothing wrong with loving one’s own motherland.
Democrats, you need to be moved to some of the countries that don’t respect human rights and will throw you in jail for uttering one word against the government or worse yet disappear and never be found again, maybe then we hope you appreciate your country. I am ashamed of you Democrats!
These Democrats true have no mind having lost what they had years ago, now they are working on losing their pride, any love of country they ever had any shred of honesty and hopefully their seats they were elected to fill !
Their HATE has no bounds and will destroy them in the end.
That’s right Bill. The Demonrat party have not been doing the job they were hired for. Fire them, especially Adam Shiftless who works in my state of California. As all can see this state is in the toilet.
Democrats are evil stupid and power Hungary. I hope they are are defeated at the next election