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House Judiciary Committee Releases Report Defining Grounds for Impeachment
The Epoch Times ^ | December 7, 2019 Updated: December 7, 2019 | JANITA KAN

Posted on 12/07/2019 2:16:24 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

The House Judiciary Committee released on Saturday a report that attempts to define what the founders of the Constitution meant in their impeachment clause, days after the Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) asked the committee’s chair to move forward in impeaching President Donald Trump.

The 52-page report, titled “Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment” (pdf), is meant to act as a guide for impeachment as the committee’s Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) prepares to draft articles of impeachment against the president.

The report was drafted by majority staff and provides details about the “history, purpose, and meaning” of Article II, Section 4, of the Constitution—the impeachment clause.

House Democrats are investigating in their impeachment inquiry allegations that the president had leveraged his office during a call with Ukraine in July where he asked the Ukrainian president to look into corruption accusations on former Vice President Joe Biden—who is running for president in 2020.

The release of the report comes after the House heard from a panel of four legal scholars to provide their understanding of what they think are impeachable offenses and how to apply it to the facts. Many of the academics had previously criticized Trump or have defended the impeachment against the president. The empaneled scholars drew criticism from the president’s allies and opponents of impeachment due to their apparent anti-Trump bias.


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1 posted on 12/07/2019 2:16:24 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
The courts define the constitution....Not congress.

This is waaaaaay out of line.

2 posted on 12/07/2019 2:21:18 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
House Democrats are investigating in their impeachment inquiry allegations that the president had leveraged his office during a call with Ukraine in July where he asked the Ukrainian president to look into corruption accusations on former Vice President Joe Biden—who is running for president in 2020.

waiting in the weeds:

TREATY DOC. 1999 106–16
TREATY WITH UKRAINE ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTER
3 posted on 12/07/2019 2:21:24 PM PST by stylin19a ((2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Who cares? Let them write their articles of impeachment. I can’t wait for the clown circus to be over.

Bring it on!!!


4 posted on 12/07/2019 2:21:53 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever p)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Prepared by Majority Staff”. That makes it TOTALLY partisan.


5 posted on 12/07/2019 2:26:05 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

Yup. Partisan vendetta. It has no legitimacy and credibility.

They can write all the reports they want til the cows come home.

President Trump will remain in office.


6 posted on 12/07/2019 2:28:32 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever p)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Dog 🐕. Pony Show
7 posted on 12/07/2019 2:29:57 PM PST by Truthoverpower (The guv mint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I just read the 55 pages.

It is a steaming pile of Jabba the Nadler.

It is simply fantasy...


8 posted on 12/07/2019 3:02:00 PM PST by Ouderkirk (Life is about ass, you're either covering, hauling, laughing, kicking, kissing, or behaving like one)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

This impeachment hoax is not going to feed a single hungry child.....


9 posted on 12/07/2019 3:05:23 PM PST by Ben Hecks
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

1 hearing and no fact witnesses.

At what point do event the brain dead Democrat Fascist Party PR bots in the Fake News wake up to what a total clown show this is?


10 posted on 12/07/2019 3:07:02 PM PST by MNJohnnie (They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: Ouderkirk

Where are the explicit charges?


11 posted on 12/07/2019 3:11:46 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

I was waiting to hear them. Apparently, Democrats are still figuring them out.


12 posted on 12/07/2019 3:16:34 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever p)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

So this BIG news is that they are going to tell us what impeachment is?

What a bunch of baloney.

The only reason the Democrats could have for continuing this baloney is that they’ve done some horrible things and they are trying to hide them.

No mercy for them.


13 posted on 12/07/2019 3:18:18 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: goldstategop

Exactly! Let them put it out there for all to see. Attempting to nullify our votes for President Trump, 63 million American Citizens, having to look on as our votes are being potentially dropped into the garbage can. Bastards!


14 posted on 12/07/2019 3:25:25 PM PST by V V Camp Enari 67-68 (Viet Vet)
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To: stylin19a

Is anyone watching the Ukraine special by Chanel Rion and Rudy Giuliani on OAN? It’s really good and if those witnesses are real it will bring the house down. At least the DNC portion of the House.


15 posted on 12/07/2019 3:26:47 PM PST by McGavin999 (“Look into it” does not mean dig up dirt, it means find the truth)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
So how did they know Donald wanted to be a “monarch” before he was elected (as that was when all their impeachment activities started)? Had they run an able candidate, they would not have feared Donald.

In essence, this campaign against Trump before and after his election is really a long political campaign to cover this and other of their failures.

16 posted on 12/07/2019 3:47:52 PM PST by llevrok (Vote while it is still legal)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

When do we have the schitt, Nadler, hunter, Biden roast


17 posted on 12/07/2019 3:54:27 PM PST by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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To: Ouderkirk

No crimes were committed, but by all means dhimmikkkrats proceed.


18 posted on 12/07/2019 4:50:57 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike ("itYou can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: MNJohnnie; GOPJ; Liz; Chode

Starring in Gone with The Wind


19 posted on 12/07/2019 9:43:34 PM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Mozart tells you what it's like to be human. Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe.)
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LOLOL!!! 100%...


20 posted on 12/08/2019 6:49:04 AM PST by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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