US President Donald Trump is facing a likely impeachment vote in the House of Representatives tomorrow - here's what you need to know ahead of the decision
In an 12 August complaint, an unknown whistleblower in the intelligence community said Mr Trump was"using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 US election."Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.During the call, Mr Trump asked the Ukrainian president to"look into" his potential 2020 Democratic presidential rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, who served on the board of Ukrainian gas company Burisma.
The White House released the transcript of the Trump-Zelensky call on September 25 following newspaper reports about the whistleblower complaint.Hunter Biden served from 2014 to 2019 on the board of Burisma, which has been accused of engaging in corrupt practices. The White House ignored House subpoenas and several requested witnesses declined to testify including former National Security Adviser John Bolton and White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.Following the open hearings, the House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment on December 13 accusing Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Fifty per cent of the respondents in a Fox News poll said they support impeaching and removing Mr Trump from office.
Thousands have rallied across the US on the eve the House of Representatives votes on whether to impeach President Donald Trump.No Republicans politicians have come out in favour of impeachment but the sole independent in the House has said he would vote in favour.Supreme Court Justice John Roberts will preside over a January trial in the Senate, where Republicans enjoy a 53-47 majority.
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