The U.S. House of Representatives could take up a historic vote this week.
The House Judiciary Committee has released its complete report on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. The two articles passed through committee along party lines and a full House vote could take place as soon as Wednesday.
It will only be the third time in U.S. history that an impeachment vote goes before the full house, after Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1999. Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 before the full House could decide on articles against him.
According to NBC News, the committee devoted part one to detailing the process by which the House Intelligence Committee investigated the case against Trump. Part two is dedicated to examining the standards of impeachment laid out in the Constitution. The third part deals with the Democrats' case that Trump abused the power of his office to pressure a foreign government (Ukraine) to investigate his domestic political rival and interfere in the 2020 presidential election.
Trump is not only accused of abuse of power but also of obstructing Congress by ordering members of his administration and White House staff not to comply with duly-issued subpoenas from Congress.
"President Trump has realized the Framers' worst nightmare," the committee wrote as reported by NBC. "He has abused his power in soliciting and pressuring a vulnerable foreign nation to corrupt the next United States Presidential election by sabotaging a political opponent and endorsing a debunked conspiracy theory promoted by our adversary, Russia."
Trump has denied any wrongdoing. Republicans in Congress have accused the Democrats of pushing impeachment charges due to personal dislike of the president, as well as sour grapes over the outcome of the 2016 election. Democrats said the process is not politically-motivated and that no one, including the president, is above the law.
