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12/13/19

USA: Panel Approves Impeachment Articles and Sends Charges for a House Vote - by Nicholas Fandos

A fiercely divided House Judiciary Committee pushed President Trump to the brink of impeachment on Friday, voting along party lines to approve charges that he abused the power of his office and obstructed Congress.

After a fractious two-day debate steeped in the Constitution and shaped by the realities of a hyperpartisan era in American politics, the Democratic-controlled committee recommended that the House ratify two articles of impeachment against the 45th president. In back-to-back morning votes, they adopted each charge against Mr. Trump by a margin of 23 to 17 over howls of Republican protest.

Read more at: Panel Approves Impeachment Articles and Sends Charges for a House Vote - The New York Times

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