Hours of debate stretching into a late night showdown, as the House Judiciary Committee argues over whether to approve two articles of impeachment. This is about facts and the constitution. Facts be damned, they dont care. Reporter it charges President Trump with abusing his power by pressuring ukraine to investigate his political rivals while withholding military aid and obstructing congress by defying subpoenas and blocking witnesses. None of your fact witnesses were able to establish any evidence of bribery, treason, high crimes. There are no crimes here . That is the defense my colleagues across the aisle are putting forward . How about the highest crime that one who holds Public Office can commit, a crime against our constitution. Reporter tonight, President Trump appearing at the holiday Congressional Ball after tweeting more than 100 times a daily record for him, calling it a phony hearing. Were having a very exciting month in washington. Reporter late tonight, republicans tryin
Is next. Host this is the washington journal for december 13 and it is the House Judiciary Committee mary meeting at 10 00 to vote on articles of impeachment after a 14 hour debate yesterday of the articles themselves and proposed amendments by republicans, all of which were rejected. Our coverage will start at 9 30 this morning and up until then, we take your comments on this latest phase of the impeachment process. Here is how you can call us and let you know let us know your thoughts. 2027488001 for republicans. 2027488000 for democrats. And independents, 2027488002. Atyou want to text us, do so 2027488003. You can post on our fitter twitter feed at cspanwj. If you want to post on our facebook, you can do that at facebook. Com cspan. The website is available at cspan. Org if you want to watch the proceedings from yesterday, 14 hours in length. A vote was expected yesterday. However, it was at the end of the session this happened. [video clip] there has been a long two days of consid
Professor. Here is the hearing in its entirety. Order. House will come to object. E the right to i am furnishing you with the subject signed by all republicans. Pursuant to clause, i am furnishing you with a letter signed by all the members of the committee can i request that you set this date before the Committee Votes on any articles of impeachment. I withdraw my reservation. Later. Ill confer on this hearing wethe first to housecting pursuant resolution 660. Here is have the committee will proceed for this hearing will openingill make it an statement and then i will rubberneck just recognized a member for making an Opening Statement. I now recognize myself for no Opening Statement. For anve the time Opening Statement. The facts before us are undisputed. President trump called roses was zelensky andent asked him for a favor. That was a concerted effort to solicit an advantage in the next. Lection to obtain that private political advantage, President Trump elected from the newly presi
Loan he is temporarily serving during the proceedings on the house intelligence committee. Ed has come out after most of the sessions they wrapped up tonight hearing from laura cooper the Deputy Assistant defense secretary for ukraine and also from david hale on the state department under secretary for Political Affairs. He is a gentleman who called marie 11 but the ambassador to ukraine and suggested she return after warning her about the possibility that others were not interested in her staying in that iposition in ukraine. We welcome your calls and comments after the second hearing this week on the impeachment inquiry 2027488920 is the line to use for democrats, republicans is 2027488921, for all others thats 2027488922. If we see democrats or others before the microphones we will go to those and show you those live as well. Gordon sondland u. S. Ambassador to the European Union testified this morning. We will show all of it to you this evening on the cspan network. We are seeing v
Donald trump to defy a subpoena for the impeachment inquiry. Excuse me iraqs top cleric is urging the military and police to avoid using Excessive Force against protesters. The government must respond as quickly as possible to demonstrators demands overnight Security Forces shot dead at least 5 protesters in the Southern City of basra after reports crowds were trying to break into government buildings troops also broke up a sit in at the entrance of the ports thats iraqs main port for oil and food. On the trees 6 protesters were also shot dead in the capital baghdad on thursday skirmishes broke out on the show how to bridge where Security Forces used live ammunition demonstrators are angry at the lack of Public Services and the once a political overhaul how much has the latest from the capital. In the thousands of Demonstrators Demonstrators of all ages minn women and children across the social divide they came out to Tahrir Square in the area surrounding to hear your square but they w