House panel approves articles of impeachment against Trump

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The House Judiciary Committee just advanced both articles of impeachmentagainst President Trump.

What happens next:
The articles now go to the House floor for a vote next week. This could make Trump only the third president in US history to be impeached.

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The committee vote split along party lines. The articles are expected to be voted on by the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives next week.

Democratic party leaders have implored lawmakers to "search their conscience" before placing their historic vote.

Mr Trump is the fourth US president in history to face impeachment.

Friday's hearing lasted just over ten minutes before the two articles of impeachment - abuse of power and obstructing Congress - were passed by 23 votes to 17.

The vote had been expected on Thursday but was delayed after more than 14 hours of rancorous debate. Republicans criticised that decision by Democratic Party Chairman Jerry Nadler, accusing him of pushing back the vote to ensure more TV coverage.

In the abuse of power article, Mr Trump is accused of soliciting a foreign country to help him politically by trying to force Ukraine to launch a corruption investigation into his political rival Joe Biden, a leading Democratic presidential contender.

He is also accused of obstructing Congress by failing to co-operate with the House investigation.

Leading Democrats agreed the articles of impeachment described over nine pages. They say that Mr Trump "betrayed the nation" by acting "corruptly".

The march toward impeachment in the House of Representatives has hit the mark reached by Richard Nixon in 1974. Hearings have been conducted, speeches given and articles of impeachment approved by the Judiciary Committee.

All that stands between Trump and a Senate trial are two votes by the full House of Representatives - one vote on each article of impeachment.

Nixon, of course, avoided the near certainty of impeachment and Senate removal by resigning. This time around, the president and his supporters are digging in for a protracted fight.

The coming showdown in the House is destined to be a partisan affair - as everything, these days, seems to be. Republicans, their ranks thinned by electoral defeat, will remain united. While some Democrats may waver, it won't be enough to stop the seemingly inevitable.

Democrats will frame this as a sad, but necessary, step to contain a rogue president. Mr Trump will suggest it is the latest effort by the powers of the status quo to block his populist groundswell.

As the calendar flips to 2020 and a November general election, the day approaches when American voters can directly render their verdict - on the Trump presidency and the Democrats who have sought to end it.
 
Influenza said:
The House Judiciary Committee just advanced both articles of impeachmentagainst President Trump.

What happens next:
The articles now go to the House floor for a vote next week. This could make Trump only the third president in US history to be impeached.


More story......

The committee vote split along party lines. The articles are expected to be voted on by the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives next week.

Democratic party leaders have implored lawmakers to "search their conscience" before placing their historic vote.

Mr Trump is the fourth US president in history to face impeachment.

Friday's hearing lasted just over ten minutes before the two articles of impeachment - abuse of power and obstructing Congress - were passed by 23 votes to 17.

The vote had been expected on Thursday but was delayed after more than 14 hours of rancorous debate. Republicans criticised that decision by Democratic Party Chairman Jerry Nadler, accusing him of pushing back the vote to ensure more TV coverage.

In the abuse of power article, Mr Trump is accused of soliciting a foreign country to help him politically by trying to force Ukraine to launch a corruption investigation into his political rival Joe Biden, a leading Democratic presidential contender.

He is also accused of obstructing Congress by failing to co-operate with the House investigation.

Leading Democrats agreed the articles of impeachment described over nine pages. They say that Mr Trump "betrayed the nation" by acting "corruptly".

The march toward impeachment in the House of Representatives has hit the mark reached by Richard Nixon in 1974. Hearings have been conducted, speeches given and articles of impeachment approved by the Judiciary Committee.

All that stands between Trump and a Senate trial are two votes by the full House of Representatives - one vote on each article of impeachment.

Nixon, of course, avoided the near certainty of impeachment and Senate removal by resigning. This time around, the president and his supporters are digging in for a protracted fight.

The coming showdown in the House is destined to be a partisan affair - as everything, these days, seems to be. Republicans, their ranks thinned by electoral defeat, will remain united. While some Democrats may waver, it won't be enough to stop the seemingly inevitable.

Democrats will frame this as a sad, but necessary, step to contain a rogue president. Mr Trump will suggest it is the latest effort by the powers of the status quo to block his populist groundswell.

As the calendar flips to 2020 and a November general election, the day approaches when American voters can directly render their verdict - on the Trump presidency and the Democrats who have sought to end it.
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How does impeachment work? Here is the step-by-step process
NEWS
April 22, 2019
By
  • Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Here is a look at what impeachment is and why it doesn’t necessarily mean removal from office.

How does impeachment work?
Impeachment was established by the framers of the Constitution as a way to accuse a president of a crime and to hold a trial to determine if he is guilty of that crime. The Constitution lays out two specific actions, treason and bribery, that could lead to impeachment and removal of a president from office.
The system also allows for a broader category to accuse a president of crime, although that category is more vague.
A president can also be charged with and found guilty of “high crimes and misdemeanors.” What exactly constitutes high crimes and misdemeanors is not defined in the Constitution, making impeachment on that basis more difficult.
By design, it is not easy to get rid of a president. Here are the steps in the process for impeaching a president:
  • First, an impeachment resolution must be introduced by a member of the House of Representatives.
  • The speaker of the House must then direct the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary (or a special committee) to hold a hearing on the resolution to decide whether to put the measure to a vote by the full chamber and when to hold such a vote.
  • A simple majority of the Judiciary Committee must approve the resolution.
  • If the Judiciary Committee approves the resolution, it moves to a full vote on the House floor.
  • If a simple majority of the those present and voting in the House approve an article of impeachment, then the president is impeached.
  • The procedure then moves to the Senate where a “trial” is held to determine if the president committed a crime. There is no set procedure for the trial. How it is conducted would be set by the Senate leadership.
  • Members of the House serve as “managers” in the Senate trial. Managers serve a similar role as prosecutors do in a criminal trial, they present evidence during the procedure.
  • The president would have counsel to represent him at the Senate process.
  • The chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court presides over the trial.
  • Senators listen to the evidence presented, including closing arguments from each side and retire to deliberate.
  • Senators then reconvene and vote on whether the president is guilty or not guilty of the crimes he is accused of. It takes a two-thirds vote of the Senate to convict. If the president is found guilty, he is removed from office and the vice president is sworn-in as president.
The hearing in the Senate, along with a charge in the House that the president has committed a crime is not a legal one. No penalty, other than removal from office, is brought against a president in an impeachment hearing.

Impeachment trials have been held twice in the country’s history -- for President Andrew Johnson and for President Bill Clinton -- and both ended in acquittals: meaning the presidents were impeached by the House, but not convicted and removed from office by the Senate.
One vote kept Johnson from being convicted of firing the secretary of war in 1868, which went against a tenure act.
In 1999, the Senate was 22 votes shy of convicting Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice stemming from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him by Paula Jones.
 
Retired said:
I Quote: The Rule of Law is the one that differentiates us from Third world countries where dictators rule for decades by violating their constitution for their own gains!

Wanatudharau sana, halafu majitu eti mtu aongezewe muda!
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Kama anafanya mema, makubwa, mazuri na kuleta maendeleo, hata Magufuli aongezewe tuu awe kama Mugabe, Museveni na Kagame.
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Retired said:
I Quote: The Rule of Law is the one that differentiates us from Third world countries where dictators rule for decades by violating their constitution for their own gains!

Wanatudharau sana, halafu majitu eti mtu aongezewe muda!
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Hao ni wezi wa kutupwa kama wangekuwa wanafuata rule of law wasingekubali kuhifadhi pesa za wizi kutoka third world countries. Hakuna watu makatili kama wazungu wanajishaua tu.
 
Pascal Mayalla said:
Kama anafanya mema, makubwa, mazuri na kuleta maendeleo, hata Magufuli aongezewe tuu awe kama Mugabe, Museveni na Kagame.
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Wakati mwingine utani wako huwa unawaudhi watu hadi wanakushukia kama tai. Makubwa ni yepi? Kwani wakati katiba inawekwa haikujua kuna makubwa?
Lakini hapa duniani hata ujenge mnara kwama wa Babeli, kama huheshimu haki za binadamu unaweza kufanyiwa kama Gaddafi pale mtaroni. Jee angejua kuwa maisha yake yataishia kwa udhalilishaji ule hadi kifo, angefanya aliyofanya?

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