Transcript
Today (Tuesday) the House Rules Committee met to approve the parameters for tomorrows’ floor debate on the articles of impeachment against President Trump.
The two articles of impeachment are abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
The committee is voting on the rules for the debate about impeachment, not impeachment itself.
The committee was made up of nine Democrats and four Republicans.
Democrat and chairman of the House Rules Committee Jim McGovern said that President Trump withheld congressionally approved aid to Ukraine.
And every day “we let the president Trump act like the law doesn’t apply to him” is a day that the U.S. moves closer to dictatorship.
And Jamie Raskin, a Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said abuse of power is an impeachable offense because it’s about “elevating the personal interests and ambitions of the president above the common good.”
Republican Representative Tom Cole said that House Democrats rushed the process to deliver their “predetermined judgment.”
And Republican Representative Doug Collins said that House Democrats are “trying to interfere” with the 2020 election by pushing forward with the impeachment.
The full House is set to vote on the articles of impeachment tomorrow (Wednesday).
A simple majority of members need to vote to approve the articles in order to impeach President Trump.
If the House impeaches Trump, the Senate will hold a trial to consider if he should be removed from office.
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