A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme all or nothing the four turner Prize Winners wanted to make a strong statement of community and solidarity, so this year for the first time there is no single winning artist. What do you think . Is the age of winners and losers coming to an end . Is that a good thing . Get in touch, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Democrats in the United States have set out their case for removing President Trump from office. A report from the House Intelligence Committee accuses him of obstructing justice and trying to use a Foreign Government to help his re election campaign. A vote in the house is expected before the end of the year. Mr trump has described the process as an unpatriotic witch hunt, a one sided sham. This report from peter bowes contains flash photography. Page after page, the case to impeach donald trump. Overwhelming evidence of misconduct and obstruct
And the prestigious prize is shared between them. Hello to you. With President Trump in london at an international summit, his opponents in washington have moved against him, with the next phase of the impeachment inquiry that has the potential to remove him from office. He has described it as an unpatriotic witch hunt, a one sided sham. But the latest report from the house of representatives, which is dominated by the democrats, claims there is overwhelming evidence that mr trump placed personal political interests above the National Interests of the united states, pressuring a Foreign Government to interfere on his behalf in next years president ial election. There is flash photography in this report from peter bowes. Page after page, the case to impeach donald trump. Overwhelming evidence of misconduct and obstruction, according to the house intelligence committee, which is controlled by the democrats. After hearing from more than a dozen witnesses, the panel concluded that mr trump
President trump has hit back at democrats in the house of representatives, who have announced articles of impeachment against him. Mr trump said they were crazy and that he would win a trial in the senate, which is republican controlled. On capitol hill today, the battlelines started being marked out for an epic political fight. A process likely now to lead to the trial of donald trump, a constitutional spectacle seen only twice before in americas turbulent history. The Democratic House speaker, nancy pelosi, is now ready to move forward with drafting the articles of impeachment, a charge sheet, in effect, accusing the president of high crimes and misdemeanors. Sadly, but with confidence and humility, with allegiance to our founders and a heart full of love for america, today, i am asking our chairman to proceed with articles of impeachment. The democrats havee accused donald trump of undermining american democracy by trying to get political dirt from the president of ukraine, volodymy
Already hundreds have been killed in landslides have had to leave their homes. President trump has hit back at democrats in the house of representatives, who have announced articles of impeachment against him. Mr trump said they were crazy and that he would win a trial in the senate, which is republican controlled. He urged his opponents to move quickly so the country could, as he put it, get back to business. The leading democrat, nancy pelosi, said her party had been left with no choice but to act after weeks of hearings in washington. Nick bryant has the latest. On capitol hill today, the battle lines started being marked out for an epic political fight. A process likely now to lead to the trial of donald trump, a constitutional spectacle seen only twice before in americas turbulent history. The Democratic House speaker, nancy pelosi, is now ready to move forward with drafting the articles of impeachment, a charge sheet, in effect, accusing the president of high crimes and misdemean
Is launched in pakistan. Three experts in us constitutional law have testified to congress that there is no doubt President Trumps actions require him to be removed from office. The three scholars, picked by the democrats, described mr trumps efforts to get help with re election from a Foreign Government as a crime, and accused him of obstructing justice. A fourth expert, picked by mr trumps own republican party, said his actions were troubling and wrong, but not impeachable. The bbcs nada tawfik was on capitol hill for the Judiciary Committee hearing. Another historic step in the impeachment inquiry, as it moves to the Judiciary Committee. A new room, a new set of members and witnesses, and the ultimate question did President Trump commit an impeachable offence . So help you god. Four constitutional scholars were called in to give their analysis. Three of the legal professors were emphatic that the president had to be held accountable for putting his personal interest in re election a