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Donald Trump in the impeachment process: handwritten notes burden him

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The impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump are about to begin. The Democrats in the US House of Representatives also appear to have other incriminating evidence. All information in the news blog.

The Democrats have impeachment proceedings against the President of the United States Donald Trump put on the way. He is accused of misusing the power of his office. His team has therefore put Ukraine under personal pressure to announce investigations into the natural gas company Burisma, on the board of which is the son of his democratic rival Joe Biden sat. A whistleblower from the secret service started the affair.

3:00 am: Democrats want to clear the way for impeachment in the Senate

The impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump are about to begin: The Democrats in the House of Representatives want to decide this Wednesday to transfer the charges to the Senate. They also want to determine which MPs represent the House indictment in the other chamber of parliament. Both steps are a prerequisite for the formal launch of the Senate impeachment process that Republican Chamber leader Mitch McConnell is expecting this week.

The chairwoman of the House of Representatives, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, wants to announce at a press conference in Washington on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. The Secretariat and Justice Committee chairs, Adam Schiff and Jerry Nadler were expected to be among them. A vote in the House of Representatives on the submission of charges and confirmation of the prosecutors was expected in the afternoon.

2:00 p.m .: US Democrats: Further evidence against Trump in Ukraine affair

The Democrats in the US House of Representatives say they have further incriminating evidence of the upcoming impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump in the Senate. It is, among other things, confidential telephone data, it says in a message.

Since this data contained “sensitive personal information”, it would not be made public. In addition, a man named Lev Parnas, who has ties to Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, has made incriminating material available to the Intelligence Committee.

The secret service committee chair, Democrat Adam Schiff, published material from Parnas. Parnas and a companion were arrested in Washington in October. They are accused of using illegal campaign donations to force the removal of what was then the US ambassador to Ukraine.

Among the documents published by Schiff is a letter from Giuliani, in which he, in his role as Trump’s personal lawyer, sought to meet with the designated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj in May. In a handwritten note from Parnas it says: “Get Selenskyj to announce that the Biden case will be investigated.”

Tuesday, January 14: 5:59 pm: “The American people deserve the truth”

The US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to forward the charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate and to appoint prosecutors. This was confirmed by the chair of the parliamentary chamber, Nancy Pelosi, in a message. As soon as the charges are available to the Senate, impeachment proceedings against Trump can begin there. “The American people deserve the truth and the constitution demands a trial,” Pelosi said.

16.33 clock: vote on forwarding Trump charges

The impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump could start this week: According to media reports, the US House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on forwarding the charges against Trump to the Senate. The House of Representatives controlled by the Democrats had passed an impeachment against Trump before Christmas.

Monday, January 13, 3:05 p.m .: Defendant shares incriminating material about Trump with Congress

One of the accused Ukraine middlemen by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has shared incriminating material with the House of Representatives intelligence agency. This was announced by the man’s lawyer in the short message service Twitter. The defense attorney had previously obtained approval from the court.

The material is said to include WhatsApp messages, text messages, and images to prove Lev Parnas’ contacts with a number of people who are believed to be relevant to the impeachment proceedings against the President. As an illustration, he added a picture of the accused with US President Donald Trump that is apparently included in the material. Lev Parnas had told acquaintances that he was on a “secret mission” for Trump.

The defendant was previously involved in the dirt campaign against Trump’s rival Joe Biden in Ukraine. He has also been charged with having several foreign accomplices pass on foreign funds to Republicans to buy political influence – he did so by disguising the source of the funds.

Monday, January 6, 2020, 8:31 p.m .: Trump’s ex-adviser ready to testify before Congress

Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor, John Bolton, has agreed to testify before the Senate in impeachment proceedings against the U.S. President. If the Senate threatened to testify, he would do so, he said. Because of his prominent position at that time and direct access to the president, Bolton is considered a key witness to solving the Ukraine affair.

Trump had instructed his staff last year not to testify to the House’s investigative committees. Bolton went to court to clarify whether a summons from Parliament should override the President’s order. The Democrats, however, did not want a lengthy lawsuit, which is why no verdict was ever reached. Trump fired Bolton, known as a hardliner, in September.

Saturday, December 23, 9pm: US Democrats call for documents to be released

In the upcoming impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, the Democrats in the US Senate are calling for documents to be released in addition to further witness hearings. Although the House of Representatives was able to collect evidence through testimony during the impeachment investigation, it said in a letter to Senate democratic minority leader Chuck Schumer to his colleagues in the chamber. By order of Trump, government agencies would have refused to issue a single document to clarify the Ukraine affair.

The nonprofit Center for Public Integrity previously published largely blackened documents related to the affair, the release of which the organization had enforced in court. This includes, for example, an email from an employee of the Household Department to the Pentagon about reluctance to send military aid to Ukraine. It is asked for confidentiality because of the “sensitive nature” of the subject. The email was sent 31 minutes after Trump’s phone call to Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Selenskyj on July 25. Military aid had been frozen before the call.

The Democrats accuse Trump of urging Selenskyj to investigate his rival Joe Biden in an interview to influence the 2020 U.S. election. They see it as proven that Trump has made a meeting with Selenskyj in the White House and the release of military aid for Ukraine dependent on the announcement of such investigations.

Friday, December 20, 7:45 p.m .: Trump takes on Christian magazine

US President Donald Trump is usually well received by evangelical Christians – but now he has clashed with an Evangelical magazine. The president accused “Christianity Today” on Friday of being “far left”. Previously, the influential magazine for evangelicals had written that Trump had to be removed from the White House because of the Ukraine affair – either by impeachment or by a 2020 election.

There was no doubt that the president had urged a foreign head of state to take action against one of his political opponents. This is not only a violation of the constitution, but also “deeply immoral”.

The magazine also criticized Trump’s previous business dealings, his dealings with women, and his constant “lies and slanders” on Twitter as immoral. Christianity Today was founded by evangelical preacher Billy Graham, who passed away last year. His son Franklin Graham is an influential evangelical pastor – and an important Trump supporter. There are no longer any connections between the Graham family and “Christianity Today”.

5:00 p.m .: Trump wants an early trial in the US Senate

US President Donald Trump wants the upcoming impeachment proceedings against him to begin as soon as possible. “I want an immediate trial!” The Republican wrote on Thursday night (local time) on Twitter. In a series of tweets, he shot sharply against the Democrats and his opponent Nancy Pelosi. “Pelosi finds her wrong impeachment process so pitiful, so she doesn’t dare to submit it to the Senate,” Trump wrote in another tweet.

There are disputes between Democrats and Republicans over the process of the Senate process. The Democrats want further witness hearings in the Senate, the Republicans refuse. Until the procedure is clarified, the House of Representatives, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, refuses to submit the charges to the Senate. The Senate cannot deal with this beforehand. Therefore it is not foreseeable when the procedure will begin. The beginning was expected to start in early January.

Thursday, December 19 10:21 p.m .: Four Democrats did not vote against Trump – that is their motivation

Not all Democratic congressmen voted to accuse Trump of abuse of power and hindrance to Congress investigations. The dissenters and their reasons:

  • Tulsi Gabbard: Has spoken out neither for nor against the two charges. On Twitter, the democratic presidential candidate explains that she has come to the conclusion that “I could not vote yes or no with a clear conscience”. The impeachment efforts had become a “partisan venture”. Trump’s supporters reiterated that the president had done nothing wrong. On the other hand, “extreme rhetoric” speaks of the danger that the country could become a dictatorship. It is in the middle.
  • Jeff Van Drew: Vote twice no – and thus moved along the lines of the Republicans. This came as little surprise: Recently there had been reports that the moderate Democrat from New Jersey wanted to change sides. On Thursday – a few hours after the vote – Van Drew made his transfer to the Republicans public: when he visited Trump in the White House. Critics accuse Van Drew that his change of party is primarily for political self-preservation.
  • Collin Peterson: Also voted twice no. From the Minnesota MP’s perspective, the process initiated by the Democrats is a mistake. He did not convince the people in his district that the president had to be removed from office, the MP said on Facebook. The impeachment investigations were partisan. “I may stand alone, but with a clear conscience,” said Peterson.
  • Jared Golden: Opposed to accusing Trump of allegedly obstructing the Congressional investigation. In a long letter, he explained his decision: that Trump had asked a foreign government to interfere in the election campaign in his favor crossed a red line. This is no doubt a reason for impeachment. The President’s opposition to the Democratic investigation was frustrating, but in his view, it was not a “serious crime or offense” that would justify an indictment.

11:37: Putin gives Trump support in impeachment proceedings

Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed US President Donald Trump after the House of Representatives initiated impeachment proceedings. The allegations against Trump have been fabricated, Putin said at his annual press conference in Moscow.

Putin pointed out that the process still had to pass the Senate, where Trump’s Republicans had the majority. “And it is hard to imagine that they will throw a representative of their own party out of office because of completely fabricated allegations,” the Russian president told international journalists. The events in the US are “just the continuation of an internal political power struggle” between Democrats and Republicans. Putin also rebuked a journalist who talked about Trump as “he was done”.

Putin indicated that he saw impeachment as a pretext for the Democrats to drive Trump out of office. “The party that lost the elections is trying to achieve results in other ways by accusing Trump of conspiring with Russia,” Putin said. “Then it turned out that there was no conspiracy and that this was not the basis for impeachment. Then they came up with some kind of pressure on Ukraine.”

US MPs vote for impeachment: US President Donald Trump is accused of abuse of office and hindrance to Congress investigation in Ukraine affair. (Source: Reuters)

5.18 a.m .: “I’m just in the way” – Trump’s impeachment comment on Twitter

US President Donald Trump responded to the outcome of the impeachment vote in the House of Representatives with a declaration of war. Trump posted a black and white photo of himself on Twitter, looking directly at the camera and pointing his right index finger towards the viewer. In the picture there is the slogan: “In reality they are not after me. They are after you. I am only in the way.”

With his pose, Trump recalls the portrayal of Uncle Sam – the personification of the United States – on a World War I poster that was distributed at that time for the recruitment of US soldiers.

With 229 to 198 votes, the Democrats in the House of Representatives voted for the President’s impeachment. This brings the procedure further into the second parliamentary chamber, the Senate. Trumps Republicans have the majority there, so impeachment is unlikely.

5.05 a.m .: The expected result – with an eye-catcher

The conclusion from the congress of Washington correspondent Fabian Reinbold: “It was an excruciatingly long debate in the House of Representatives, which lasted eleven hours together with the vote and in which only known arguments were repeated. Everything was said, but not yet Everyone, the Democrats portrayed themselves as guardians of the constitution, the Republicans accused them of a campaign of revenge against Trump.

The result of the vote is free of surprises, as the Democrats voted almost unanimously for impeachment, the Republicans unanimously. In the press box in the congress, only one vote caused a sensation. The Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii did not vote yes or no on both charges, but rather as a member of parliament “present”. Gabbard is campaigning against the leadership of the Democrats. “

4.30 a.m .: Another schedule for impeachment procedures is open

After the impeachment vote by the US House of Representatives, it is unclear when exactly an impeachment procedure against President Donald Trump will begin in the Senate. The chairwoman of the House of Representatives, democrat Nancy Pelosi, said in Washington on Wednesday evening (local time) that the chamber would not forward the charges decided there directly to the Senate, but would first wait and see what the exact procedure should look like in the other Congress chamber. Pelosi did not comment on the further schedule and the question of how she envisages a procedure in the Senate.

There are disputes between Democrats and Republicans over the course of the actual impeachment procedure in the Senate – whether it is kept short and to the point or whether new witnesses are heard, for example. So far, it was expected that the trial would take place in the Senate in early January.

3.30 a.m .: Trump accuses opposition of “envy, hatred and anger”

US President Donald Trump has accused the opposition Democrats of “wanting to annul” his 2016 election victory in the face of his impeachment lawsuit. The “radical left” in Congress was devoured by “jealousy, hatred and anger” towards him, Trump said on Wednesday evening (local time) during a campaign appearance in Battle Creek, Michigan. “These people are crazy.”

3.18 am: White House calls vote “unconstitutional farce”

The White House has condemned the opening of impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump and has described it as an “unconstitutional farce”. The vote in the House of Representatives was “the culmination of one of the most shameful episodes in our nation’s history,” said Trump spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham in Washington on Wednesday evening (local time). The charges against Trump are completely illegitimate and have no basis. The President was denied basic rights throughout the “fraudulent” process.

Trump is certain that there will be a fair trial in the Senate, in which he will be fully relieved. The president was prepared for the next steps and would continue to look after the interests of the country tirelessly.

2.50 a.m .: Trump makes election campaign in Michigan

United States President Donald Trump appeared against him at an election campaign event during a vote in the House of Representatives. Trump was celebrated by thousands of spectators in Battle Creek, Michigan, when he entered the arena on Wednesday evening – around 800 kilometers from Washington as the crow flies. In the US capital, MPs in the House of Representatives also voted to open impeachment proceedings against the Republican President. The chamber dominated by the Democrats voted in the end for an impeachment.

Trump applauded and cheered his supporters, saying it doesn’t feel like impeaching him. “We haven’t done anything wrong and we have tremendous support in the Republican Party.”

Trump had won in Michigan in the 2016 presidential election only by a razor-thin margin: the Republican had won 47.3 percent of the vote at the time, his democratic challenger Hillary Clinton with around 10,000 votes difference to 47 percent.

2.46 a.m .: Majority also for second impeachment charge against Trump

US President Donald Trump has to answer for impeachment proceedings in the Senate for obstructing the Congressional investigation. A majority of 229 to 198 votes were in favor of accusing Congress of disabling an investigation into the Ukraine affair. While the majority of Democrats voted for the indictment, the majority of Trumps Republicans voted against.

2.30 a.m .: US House of Representatives approves Donald Trump’s impeachment

In a historic move, the US House of Representatives has initiated impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. MPs voted 230 to 197 on Wednesday evening (local time) for the charge of abuse of office in the Ukraine affair. The vote was later pending on the second charge of Congress’s disability.

Because a simple majority of MPs accepted at least one of the two points, the impeachment procedure in the Senate is now being formally opened. It was previously agreed that the House of Representatives controlled by the opposition Democrats would vote for Trump’s impeachment.

The process itself is then carried out in the Senate. Because Trumps Republicans have a majority there, impeachment of the president is considered virtually impossible.

2:00 am: voting will begin shortly

US MPs discussed impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump for hours on Wednesday. The House of Representatives vote on two charges against Trump, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress investigations is expected shortly.

Wednesday, December 18, 10:10 p.m .: Warning to the Republicans

The chairman of the House of Representatives committee and one of the spokesmen for the impeachment investigation, Democrat Adam Schiff, warns Republicans against voting to initiate impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump. This would create a dangerous precedent, says Schiff. “If the president’s behavior is not indictable, then nothing is indictable.”

8:52 p.m .: Two hours behind schedule

Republicans’ numerous requests to delay the impeachment vote have upset the House schedule. Instead of between 11 p.m. and midnight German time, the vote on the initiation of impeachment proceedings is expected for 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Thursday night

8:40 pm: Trump looks deeply

While the House of Representatives continues to go back and forth in short speeches between Democrats and Republicans, the President also gave an insight into his soul life. He tweeted in capital letters about an “attack on America”.

So the president appears to be watching TV events in the White House, even though his spokeswoman said Trump would work all day. In any case, Trump’s calendar is free of public appointments until the afternoon. In the evening, Trump will hold an election campaign event in the state of Michigan.

20:02: Republicans increasingly confused: Jesus was better off than Trump

“Witch Hunt”, “War on Democracy”: What has Donald Trump not done to discredit the US House of Representatives impeachment investigation? But the comparison drawn by his party colleague Barry Loudermilk in the debate is hard to beat: the Republican does indeed make parallels between the impeachment procedure and the trial against Jesus Christ. He seriously believes that Pontius Pilate would have been fairer to Jesus than the Democrats to Trump. We learn: The US President is about to be crucified.

6.45pm: “Trump has given us no choice”

House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi defends her Democrats’ approach to impeachment. Nobody is going to Congress to remove the President, she says. But the MPs swore to protect the constitution from foreign and domestic enemies. “If we don’t act now, we will give up our duty,” she warned. “He didn’t give us a choice.”

The president misused his office to gain a personal advantage, Pelosi complained. He had broken the constitution and was a continuing threat to democracy, the upcoming election and the country’s national security. He also launched an “unprecedented campaign” to hinder Congress’s investigation into the case. He had acted as if he were above the law.

6.40 p.m .: Pelosi makes her plea in front of empty stands

Our Washington correspondent Fabian Reinbold reports directly from the chamber in the US Capitol: Just got it Nancy Pelosi delivered her speech. The spokeswoman for the House of Representatives, all dressed in black, concludes with the remark: “We are here today to defend democracy for the people.”

The Democrats rise to applause, with the Republicans the rows are empty: The two dozen who are there look bored to the maximum. In fact, everything that Trump’s defense lawyers and prosecutors put on record today has been heard.

What you don’t see on TV: The visitor stands are currently not even a third full. It is a historic day, but the fronts are so clear that everyone already knows how they will end.

5.45 p.m .: How realistic is it that Trump will lose his office?

Since the House of Representatives is dominated by the Democrats, a majority are considered certain to open the procedure. The actual process will only take place in the second chamber of the Congress – the US Senate. The Senate then takes on the role of a court. However, Trumps Republicans have the majority in this chamber.

For one impeachment Trumps would need a two-thirds majority of 67 votes in the Senate. This would require at least 20 Republicans to side with the Democrats, which is highly unlikely. Republican Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell told Fox News broadcaster: “There is no chance the president will be removed from office.”

16:32: Republicans want to disrupt proceedings

Republicans in the US House of Representatives have delayed deliberations and a subsequent vote on impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. First, MEP Andy Biggs asked that the meeting be stopped immediately and voted on. Another resolution dealt with Republican allegations against Democratic committee chairmen in the House of Representatives who led the investigation into Trump.

Republican requests are a delay tactic. Because of the majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives, they have no chance. The procedure debate did not begin until an hour after the plenary meeting.

4:05 p.m .: Crucial meeting on Trump Impeachment is underway

The US House of Representatives is against its president for deliberations on impeachment proceedings Donald Trump come together. MPs are debating the two charges against Trump. At the end of the meeting, a vote on the formal opening of impeachment is scheduled. Trump is only the third president in US history to face such a vote.

First, the MPs want to discuss the procedure for an hour. Then there is a six-hour debate on the two charges in the Ukraine affair, which are about abuse of power and obstruction of the Congressional investigation. Formal steps, such as requests from the Republicans, could drag the debate even further and thus extend into the night of Thursday after German time.

Republicans in the US House of Representatives have delayed deliberations and a subsequent vote on impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. First, MEP Andy Biggs asked that the meeting be stopped immediately and voted on. Another resolution dealt with Republican allegations against Democratic committee chairmen in the House of Representatives who led the investigation into Trump. Republican requests are a delay tactic. Because of the majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives, they have no chance.

13:56: Trump calls followers to prayer

US President Donald Trump has called on his supporters to pray about the upcoming impeachment proceedings against him. “Say a prayer!” Trump wrote on Twitter before the crucial House session. At the same time, he expressed his unbelief that the “radical left” Democrats wanted to remove him from office. He wrote in capital letters: “And I didn’t do anything wrong!” The impeachment process is “a terrible thing” that shouldn’t happen to any other president.

00:05: Pelosi starts impeachment vote for Wednesday

The US House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. That announced the chair of the congress chamber, the democrat Nancy Pelosi. The date was expected, but has not yet been officially confirmed.

Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 9:08 p.m .: Trump calls investigations against himself a declaration of war

In an angry letter, US President Donald Trump made serious allegations against the top woman of the US Democrats, Nancy Pelosi. “By continuing with your invalid impeachment, you are violating your oath of office, breaking your allegiance to the constitution, and declaring war on American democracy,” said Trump’s six-page letter to the House of Representatives spokeswoman for the White House. “It only has to do with your attempt to undo the 2016 election and steal the 2020 election!”

Trump criticized that he had been denied basic rights during the Democrats’ preparations for impeachment, such as the possibility of having witnesses interrogated at the House hearings. “The accused of the Salem witch trials were given a fair trial.” In 1692, notorious trials began in Salem, Massachusetts, in which many people were accused of witchcraft. 19 innocent people were hanged. Trump repeatedly complains that he is the victim of a “witch hunt”.

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