"Theevidenceofthepresident'smisconductisoverwhelminganduncontested." HouseIntelligenceCommitteeChairmanAdamSchiffsaidTuesday.
"Thepresident'scontinuingabuseofpowerhasleftusnochoice," saidSchiff.
TheHouseJudiciaryCommittee, whichisresponsibleforwritingarticlesofimpeachment, isexpectedtovoteonthearticlesonThursdayandafullHousevotewilltakeplacenextweek, multiplelocalmediaoutletspredicted.
TrumpwillbeimpeachediftheHouseapprovesanyofthearticlesofimpeachmenttheHouseJudiciaryCommitteehasrecommendedbyasimplemajorityvote.
Thepanel'srankingmember, RepublicanrepresentativeDougCollins, saidheexpectedtheDemocrat-controlledHousewouldpassthearticlesofimpeachmentbeforeChristmas.
"It'saclock-and-calendarissue, andeveryAmericanoughttobescaredaboutthis," CollinssaidonFoxNewsonTuesday.
TheHouseJudiciaryCommitteereleasedareportonSaturdayexplainingtheconstitutionalgroundsfortheimpeachment, accusingTrumpofabusinghisofficebypressuringUkrainianPresidentVolodymyrZelenskyintolaunchinginvestigationsthatcouldbenefitTrumppoliticallyduringthe 2020 U.S. elections.
Trumpclaimed "nothingcameout" ofhisJulyphoneconversationwithZelensky, anepisodestandingatthecenteroftheimpeachmentproceedinginitiatedbyHouseSpeakerNancyPelosiinlateSeptember. TheWhiteHousehasnotparticipatedintheimpeachmentproceeding, accusingDemocratsofanunfairprocess.
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