8 Things to Know About Passage of Articles of Impeachment Against Donald J. Trump

“Today is a solemn and sad day. For the third time in a little over a century and a half, the House Judiciary committee has voted articles of impeachment against the president for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.” -Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), December 13, 2019

The Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives made it official on Friday. Voting along party lines, members passed two articles of impeachment.

1) The two articles of impeachment are: a) abuse of power; b) obstruction of Congress.

2) Trump is only the fourth president in history to face impeachment.

3) Republicans on the Judiciary Committee voted against impeachment

4) Democrats on the Judiciary Committee voted for impeachment.

5) The final vote for each article was 23-17.

6) A vote on articles of impeachment by the full U.S. House may be held next Wednesday, December 18, 2019.

7) If it passes the full House, it moves to the U.S. Senate and a trial will take place in a chamber where Republicans are in the majority.

8) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has said “there is zero chance the president will be removed from office.”

“It’s a witch hunt. It’s a sham. It’s a hoax.” -Donald J. Trump

Member of 116th U.S. House Judiciary Committee:

Majority

Minority

Jerry Nadler, New York, Chairman Zoe Lofgren, California Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas Steve Cohen, Tennessee Hank Johnson, Georgia Ted Deutch, Florida Karen Bass, California Cedric Richmond, Louisiana Hakeem Jeffries, New York David Cicilline, Rhode Island Eric Swalwell, California Ted Lieu, California Jamie Raskin, Maryland Pramila Jayapal, Washington Val Demings, Florida Lou Correa, California Mary Gay Scanlon, Pennsylvania, Vice Chair Sylvia Garcia, Texas Joe Neguse, Colorado Lucy McBath, Georgia Greg Stanton, Arizona Madeleine Dean, Pennsylvania Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Florida Veronica Escobar, Texas

Doug Collins, Georgia, Ranking Member Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin Steve Chabot, Ohio Louie Gohmert, Texas Jim Jordan, Ohio Ken Buck, Colorado John Ratcliffe, Texas Martha Roby, Alabama Matt Gaetz, Florida Mike Johnson, Louisiana Andy Biggs, Arizona Tom McClintock, California Debbie Lesko, Arizona Guy Reschenthaler, Pennsylvania Ben Cline, Virginia Kelly Armstrong, North Dakota Greg Steube, Florida

Background:

-Washington Post: Live impeachment updates

-CNN: House panel approves articles of impeachment against Trump

-Fox News: Judiciary Committee approves articles of impeachment against Trump, GOP slams ‘kangaroo court’