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Democrats debate scope of impeachment charges | TheHill

posted onDecember 5, 2019
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Article snippet: Democrats are debating how broadly to make their impeachment case against MORE, with some lawmakers seeking to expand the list of charges even as House Judiciary Committee members signal a relatively narrow approach. House Democrats at the first Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing on Wednesday gave the clearest sign yet of the scope of their likely articles by unveiling posters featuring three possible charges: abuse of power and bribery, obstruction of Congress and obstruction of justice.  “I’m for a keep-it-simple scope,” Rep. MORE (D-Calif.), a Judiciary Committee member, told The Hill during a brief break from the Wednesday hearing. The charts provided a clear signal of intent by the Judiciary Committee, as did counsel Norm Eisen’s pointed questions to a panel of constitutional experts about whether Trump had committed the impeachable offenses. Three witnesses invited by Democrats all answered affirmatively. Yet some Democrats are pushing for expanding the scope of impeachment articles beyond Trump’s efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate his political opponents. Rep. MORE (D-Texas), a progressive member of the Congressional Black Caucus, sent a memo to his colleagues on Wednesday urging that an article of impeachment include an abuse of power charge for Trump's actions inflaming racial tensions.  “I say if impeachment is the remedy for invidious abuse of power related to Ukraine, it should be the remedy for invidious abuse of power r... Link to the full article to read more

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