'We Do Not Need Permission From the Courts': House Judiciary Advances Articles of Impeachment
Republicans called for Democrats to go to court to get more evidence before voting on the articles. Democrats said they can't wait, labeling President Trump a threat to the 2020 election.
December 13, 2019 at 10:15 AM
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The House Judiciary Committee on Friday voted in favor of two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, setting the stage for him to become the third U.S. president in the nation's history to be impeached.
Both votes were 23-17, along party lines, approving articles of impeachment on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
During a contentious 18-hour proceeding that stretched over three days, Democrats said the evidence shows that Trump pushed for Ukraine to investigate his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, while he withheld military aid, and then stonewalled the House's efforts to investigate it.
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