House Democrats Drop Ukraine Impeachment Report
House Democrats Drop Ukraine Impeachment Report https://n.pr/2P3ODXv
The report is divided into two sections — one what the report calls the Ukraine "scheme" and one on obstruction. The report argues that "scheme" was conducted with the "knowledge and approval" of senior administration figures including Secretary of State Pompeo, former Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney. No specific articles of impeachment or impeachable offenses are named in the report.by Philip Ewing
"Today, we may be witnessing a collision between the power of a remedy meant to curb presidential misconduct and the power of faction determined to defend against the use of that remedy on a president of the same party," the Democrats write. "But perhaps even more corrosive to our democratic system of governance, the President and his allies are making a comprehensive attack on the very idea of fact and truth. How can a democracy survive without acceptance of a common set of experiences?"
In releasing the report, the majority on the House Intelligence Committee, led by Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., wants to set the stage for a hearing scheduled Wednesday in the House Judiciary Committee.