member and one of the ones who will definitely be joining us tonight. the house judiciary committee is now working on towards voting articles tomorrow. a standard procedure in most committees is for the chairman and ranking minority to make opening statements only, but tonight for this momentous hearing chairman nadler allowed each member of the committee, democrat and republican to make opening statements after chairman nadler began the historic session with these words. >> today we begin consideration of two articles of impeachment against president donald j. trump. the first article charges that the president used the powers of his public office to demand that a foreign government attack his political rivals. the second article charges the president obstructed congressional investigation into his conduct. other presidents have resisted congressional oversight. but president trump's stonewall was complete, absolute and