Democrats unveil articles of impeachment against Trump
By Olivia Beavers - 12/10/19 09:11 AM EST
House Democrats on Tuesday said they would bring two articles of impeachment against President Trump, setting up just the third vote to impeach a U.S. president in history.
Democrats are bringing two charges against Trump: that he abused the power of his office and that he obstructed Congress in the impeachment inquiry. "It is an impeachable offense for a president to use the powers of his office to seek a personal benefit," House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said in introducing the first article.
Both of the charges are related to the unfolding controversy surrounding Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine's government to conduct an investigation of one of Trump's political rivals — former Vice President Joe Biden.
Democrats allege that Trump withheld security aid to Ukraine and refused to meet with Ukraine's president unless that country opened an investigation in Biden and his son Hunter, who worked on the board of the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma Holdings.
Republicans say Democrats have failed to provide the evidence to back up their case. They also say Democrats are seeking to remove a president they cannot defeat at the ballot box.
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