President Donald Trump has accused Democrats of “perversion of justice and abuse of power” in their effort to remove him from office. 9News
"It's unfortunate that we have to be here today, but the actions of the president of the United States make that necessary," said Chairman Jim McGovern, D-Mass.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, joined by Jerrold Nadler, Maxine Waters, Richard Neal, and Adam Schiff, unveils articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
"We must impeach this president," said a statement from Democratic Rep. Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, an Air Force veteran who is among a group of newly-elected former national security officials calling for impeachment. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who warned against pursuing a strictly partisan impeachment, is now all but certain to have the numbers as voting begins.
McConnell's remarks Tuesday effectively slapped the door shut on negotiations for a deal proposed by the Democratic leader, Sen. Chuck Schumer, who wants to call top White House officials for the Senate trial, which is set to start next year if the House impeaches Trump this week.
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