The impeachment investigation against Donald Trump has brought together "Overwhelming evidence" of "Inappropriate conduct" The Republican President, according to the report of the Intelligence Committee of the House of Representatives made public Tuesday, December 3.
"Personally and through agents in and out of government, (Donald Trump) has sought the interference of a foreign country, Ukraine, to promote his re-election campaign ", we can read in this 300-page report.
"The President has placed his personal and political interests above national interests, sought to undermine the integrity of the US electoral process and endangered national security," write the authors of this document which is to be used as a basis for the writing of the charges against the occupant of the Oval Office. "The founding fathers have prescribed a remedy when a chief of the executive places his personal interests above those of the country: the dismissal", They add.
The White House immediately contradicted this analysis. "The imposture" the impeachment investigation did not produce " no proof " against Donald Trump, said executive spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham. "This report reflects nothing but frustrations" of democrats he "Reads like the ravings of a low-level blogger who strives to prove something when there is clearly nothing"she added.
"No President has flouted the Constitution so far"
The New York billionaire is in turmoil since he asked, during a summer call to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, to investigate the democrat Joe Biden, one of his potential opponents in the presidential election of 2020.
For two months, the Intelligence Committee of the House of Representatives oversaw the investigations to determine whether he had abused his powers to force the hand in Kiev, including by freezing aid of nearly 400 million dollars (up to 300 million euros) for this country at war with Russia.
According to the report, there are "Overwhelming evidence" on two subjects: "The President conditioned an invitation to the White House and military aid to Ukraine to the announcement (in this country) polls favorable to his campaign » and he has "Hampered" the investigations. Still according to this document, "No president has so far flouted the Constitution and congressional oversight".
This report is the result of historical public hearings of twelve witnesses and about fifteen in camera statements. It was adopted in the evening by the Intelligence Committee of the House of Representatives and then forwarded to the Judicial Committee. She will be responsible for establishing, on the basis of this report, the charges that may be brought against Donald Trump in Congress.
The House of Representatives, with a Democratic majority, would then vote for or against this indictment. Then he would return to the Senate, controlled by the Republicans, to lead the trial of Donald Trump. Given the still strong support he enjoys in his ranks, the Republican president would probably not be dismissed.
