Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for High Crimes and Misdemeanors

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Ms. DeGETTE. Madam Speaker, on December 18, 2019, due to presiding over the House of Representatives, I was unable to speak on the House floor during the debate for House Resolution 755--the Impeachment of Donald John Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors.

This is a sad and solemn day in our nation's history. None of us came to Congress to impeach a president but, when we assumed office, every one of us took an oath to uphold the Constitution. The evidence shows clearly that President Trump abused his power, put our national security at risk and sought to undermine the integrity of our elections. When he was caught, he tried to cover it up.

When a president decides to violate the public's trust by putting his own self-interests ahead of the country's--as President Trump has done--the House of Representatives has a duty to act. As our nation's top constitutional experts have opined, President Trump's conduct is precisely what our founders feared. It's why they gave Congress the power to remove a president from office, if necessary.

No one in this country is above the law; and President Trump, by his own actions, left us no choice but to approve the articles of impeachment against him.

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