The House Judiciary Committee voted along party-lines today to approve two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Each vote was 23 to 17. The charges head now to the full U.S. House of Representatives for a vote next week.
Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale called it a "baseless, sham impeachment." The President sounded off on Twitter:
How do you get Impeached when you have done NOTHING wrong (a perfect call), have created the best economy in the history of our Country, rebuilt our Military, fixed the V.A. (Choice!), cut Taxes & Regs, protected your 2nd A, created Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, and soooo much more? Crazy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2019
After a marathon markup-session Thursday, the committee recessed and plans to resume and likely vote on the articles Friday, Dec. 13, starting at 10 a.m.
Related: NHPR's Impeachment Coverage dashboard
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Related: NHPR's Impeachment Coverage dashboard
(This post was updated Dec.13 with the committee's vote and the president's response.)
