Their case about whether donald trump violated the constitution hes accused of both holding aid to ukraine to pressure it into investigating his political rival joe biden and of obstruction of congress well the democrat controlled house is expected to make trump the 3rd president to be impeached and u. S. History. But at the same time donald trump is about to address a Campaign Rally in battle creek michigan right now the Vice President mike pence was on stage earlier the u. S. President dismissed the impeachment process as an assault on america and his Republican Party. But we will get you back to the debate in a moment but 1st she has with how the 8 hours of debate has played out. I mean the research gentleman from new york over several hours the democrats repeated arguments that have now become very familiar the president needs to be held to account many speaker the house of representatives has now considered 2 articles of impeachment against President Trump the 1st article charges
A trial of the senate after the house of representatives indicted him on 2 charges. Well President Trump divides the impeachment process as an assault on america and his Republican Party. For only the 3rd time in u. S. History a president has been impeached following a heated debate the democratic controlled house of representatives voted to formally charge donald trump with abuse of power and obstruction of congress the yes our 230 the nays are 197 present is one article one is adopted. Well democrats and republicans made their case for more than 8 hours about whether trump violate the constitution it paves the way for a trial in the senate where a republican majority is expected to block trumps removal from office with todays illegal unconstitutional and partisan impeachment. They do nothing democrats and they are doing nothing all they want to do is focus on this what they could be doing are declaring their deep hatred and this thing for the american voter. This lawless partisan ple
Democratic speaker of the house nancy pelosi opened the debate she called for both sides to put aside their pashas and differences and vote in the interest of the country it is tragic that the president s reckless actions make impeachment necessary he gave us no choice what we are discussing today is the established fact that the president violated the constitution is a matter of fact that the president is an ongoing threat to our National Security and the integrity of our elections the basis of our democracy hundreds of historians legal scholars and former prosecutors regardless of party had stated that the president committed Impeachable Offenses well the Republican House Intelligence Committee member matt get says the Democrat Impeachment will backfire in next years president ial election. Democrats may not have known why they were going to impeach the president but they knew it was an inevitability facts be damned this impeachment is a slap in the face to the millions of americans
President for the 1st time since turkeys military operation in syria also dozens killed in gaza as israel launches more airstrikes and more than 200. 00 rockets fired in response. And a cocktail to combat tear gas we meet the older generation committed to helping iraqs antigovernment protests. So a top diplomat has given evidence of how the u. S. President put pressure on ukraine to investigate his political rival joe biden when there was one of 2 foreign offices to appear for hours at the 1st televised hearing at the heart of an impeachment inquiry into donald trump hijack our story begins our coverage from washington the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god William Taylor and george kent took the stand together at the 1st public hearing in the impeachment inquiry career foreign officers called by democrats to telecom. Telling story to the American Public taylor is the acting u. S. Ambassador to ukraine who upon assuming the post in june found himself dropped in the m
I hear its a joke i havent watch have a watch for one minute. Meanwhile donald trump himself dismisses the impeachment hearings as he meets his turkish counterpart for the 1st time since turkey syria offensive also in the news dozens killed in gaza as israel launches more air strikes over 200 rockets are fired in response and clashes between the pro and anti morale this supporters the al stability in leader rejects the move by an opposition senator to declare herself interim president. So the 1st public hearing of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump has ended but testimony from the u. S. Is acting ambassador in ukraine in that testimony William Taylor suggested to politicians on capitol hill that trump asked about a year. Craney an investigation into his democratic rival joe biden also taking the stand the Senior State Department official george kent told me talking to our correspondent in jordan about and among the 1st this report from heidi castor the whole truth and