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Wow! Ukraine Whistleblower?s lead attorney donated to Biden. @FreeBeacon
2:13 AM - Sept 26, 2019
Wow! Ukraine Whistleblower?s lead attorney donated to Biden. @FreeBeacon
2:13 AM - Sept 26, 2019
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Released transcript of Trump Call with Ukraine
👉 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1176897523312709632?s=12
Released transcript of Trump Call with Ukraine
👉 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1176897523312709632?s=12
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He (President Trump) did not specifically mention the explicit quid pro quo of unless you investigate this we are going to withhold military aid to you. Pamela Brown
11:56 PM - Sept 25, 2019
He (President Trump) did not specifically mention the explicit quid pro quo of unless you investigate this we are going to withhold military aid to you. Pamela Brown
11:56 PM - Sept 25, 2019
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Democrats wrote to the Ukrainian government in May 2018 urging it to continue investigations into President Donald Trump alleged collusion with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign ? collusion later found NOT TO EXIST.
10:58 PM - Sept 25, 2019
Democrats wrote to the Ukrainian government in May 2018 urging it to continue investigations into President Donald Trump alleged collusion with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign ? collusion later found NOT TO EXIST.
10:58 PM - Sept 25, 2019
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Video of Nancy Pelosi Speech about Impeachment.
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1176858735077154818?s=12
Video of Nancy Pelosi Speech about Impeachment.
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1176858735077154818?s=12
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Stocks jump after Trump says a China deal could come soon, Ukraine call memo released. PUBLISHED TUE, SEP 24 2019
Fred Imbert@FOIMBERT
Fahmy: Dow will reach 30,000 by 2020 despite impeachment inquiry announcement
Stocks rose on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said a U.S.-China trade deal could arrive sooner than expected. Investors also pored through a rough transcript of Trump?s call with the Ukrainian president from earlier this year.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 162.94 points higher, or 0.6% to 26,970.71. The S&P 500 gained 0.6% to end at 2,984.87 while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.1% to 8,077.38.
Tech was the best-performing sector in the S&P 500, rallying more than 1% along with consumer services. Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google-parent Alphabet all closed higher.
Trump told reporters at the United Nations in New York that a U.S.-China deal could come sooner ?than you think.? Both countries have been engaged in trade negotiations since last year. The back and forth between China and the U.S. has sent ripples through global financial markets as investors assess the trade war?s impact on the global economy
The trade stuff is just more tangible and has a more direct impact on actual earnings than what?s going on in Washington, said Craig Birk, chief investment officer at Personal Capital. He noted, however, there is still uncertainty on the trade front. ?I think investors have learned they can?t predict where the trade war goes.It?s driven by two unpredictable leaders. As the conflict goes longer, the market has grown comfortable with the status quo, but there is potential for either positive or negative developments.?
The market also rebounded after a rough transcript of Trump?s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was released by the White House. It showed Trump asked Zelensky if he could (look into) former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.
There?s a lot of talk about Biden?s son, what Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that, so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great, Trump said on the call. The call is believed to be part of an intelligence community whistleblower complaint Democrats have asked the administration to release. They say the complaint would hold details not available in the call?s transcript.
The market may have taken some comfort in the fact that the memo does not appear to show an explicit quid pro quo by the president, but more details have yet to come out. Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire is set to testify in front of Congress Thursday at 9 a.m. ET.
(We?ve got a lot more to learn), said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at National Securities. ?This is going to be news that spills out over time but I can?t imaging the start of this process improves the tone of the U.S.-China trade talks.?
If I?m China, I feel empowered, Hogan said.
The so-called transcript was released after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she will launch a formal impeachment inquiry on Trump.
Pelosi announces opening of formal impeachment inquiry, Trump responds
News about Pelosi?s announcement sent stocks lower in the previous session. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest one-day declines in a month. The Dow also dropped 142 points, or 0.5%.
This all came at an unfortunate point when everyone was positioned long hoping the trade war was going to be OK, said Ilya Feygin, senior strategist at WallachBeth Capital. However, Feygin thinks the market should rebound since impeachment is unlikely to pass the Republican-led Senate.
Stocks have surged since Trump was elected as the administration has implemented policies such as tax cuts and decreased regulation. The Dow has surged more than 46% since Trump?s election. Stocks have previously struggled when a president faces the possibility of impeachment.
The S&P 500 was down about 20% at one point from its high in 1998 as independent counsel Kenneth Starr ramped up his investigation of President Bill Clinton for perjury and obstruction of justice, according to CFRA. The market bottomed as the House began impeachment proceedings and later recovered all losses to reach a then-record high.
Washington policy analyst Chris Krueger said in a note that his (base case) scenario is the House impeaches Trump, though the Senate does not convict, e.g. Bill Clinton 2.0.
Stronger-than-expected new U.S. home sales data also mitigated some of the uncertainty coming out of Washington.
?CNBC?s Patti Domm contributed to this report.
Stocks jump after Trump says a China deal could come soon, Ukraine call memo released. PUBLISHED TUE, SEP 24 2019
Fred Imbert@FOIMBERT
Fahmy: Dow will reach 30,000 by 2020 despite impeachment inquiry announcement
Stocks rose on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said a U.S.-China trade deal could arrive sooner than expected. Investors also pored through a rough transcript of Trump?s call with the Ukrainian president from earlier this year.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 162.94 points higher, or 0.6% to 26,970.71. The S&P 500 gained 0.6% to end at 2,984.87 while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.1% to 8,077.38.
Tech was the best-performing sector in the S&P 500, rallying more than 1% along with consumer services. Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google-parent Alphabet all closed higher.
Trump told reporters at the United Nations in New York that a U.S.-China deal could come sooner ?than you think.? Both countries have been engaged in trade negotiations since last year. The back and forth between China and the U.S. has sent ripples through global financial markets as investors assess the trade war?s impact on the global economy
The trade stuff is just more tangible and has a more direct impact on actual earnings than what?s going on in Washington, said Craig Birk, chief investment officer at Personal Capital. He noted, however, there is still uncertainty on the trade front. ?I think investors have learned they can?t predict where the trade war goes.It?s driven by two unpredictable leaders. As the conflict goes longer, the market has grown comfortable with the status quo, but there is potential for either positive or negative developments.?
The market also rebounded after a rough transcript of Trump?s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was released by the White House. It showed Trump asked Zelensky if he could (look into) former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.
There?s a lot of talk about Biden?s son, what Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that, so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great, Trump said on the call. The call is believed to be part of an intelligence community whistleblower complaint Democrats have asked the administration to release. They say the complaint would hold details not available in the call?s transcript.
The market may have taken some comfort in the fact that the memo does not appear to show an explicit quid pro quo by the president, but more details have yet to come out. Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire is set to testify in front of Congress Thursday at 9 a.m. ET.
(We?ve got a lot more to learn), said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at National Securities. ?This is going to be news that spills out over time but I can?t imaging the start of this process improves the tone of the U.S.-China trade talks.?
If I?m China, I feel empowered, Hogan said.
The so-called transcript was released after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she will launch a formal impeachment inquiry on Trump.
Pelosi announces opening of formal impeachment inquiry, Trump responds
News about Pelosi?s announcement sent stocks lower in the previous session. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest one-day declines in a month. The Dow also dropped 142 points, or 0.5%.
This all came at an unfortunate point when everyone was positioned long hoping the trade war was going to be OK, said Ilya Feygin, senior strategist at WallachBeth Capital. However, Feygin thinks the market should rebound since impeachment is unlikely to pass the Republican-led Senate.
Stocks have surged since Trump was elected as the administration has implemented policies such as tax cuts and decreased regulation. The Dow has surged more than 46% since Trump?s election. Stocks have previously struggled when a president faces the possibility of impeachment.
The S&P 500 was down about 20% at one point from its high in 1998 as independent counsel Kenneth Starr ramped up his investigation of President Bill Clinton for perjury and obstruction of justice, according to CFRA. The market bottomed as the House began impeachment proceedings and later recovered all losses to reach a then-record high.
Washington policy analyst Chris Krueger said in a note that his (base case) scenario is the House impeaches Trump, though the Senate does not convict, e.g. Bill Clinton 2.0.
Stronger-than-expected new U.S. home sales data also mitigated some of the uncertainty coming out of Washington.
?CNBC?s Patti Domm contributed to this report.
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Apparent White House talking points on Trump?s Ukraine call about Biden accidentally emailed to Democrats
Dan Mangan @_DANMANGAN
A list of what appeared to be White House talking points about a controversial call by President Donald Trump with Ukraine?s president were emailed accidentally to the offices of Democratic members of Congress
The talking points mirror what Republican defenders of Trump said Wedneday on the heels of the release of notes summarizing the July 25 call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
During that call, Trump asked Zelensky to ?look into? former Vice President Joe Biden, who is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for president, and his son, Hunter Biden
President Donald Trump attends a multilateral meeting with Western Hemisphere leaders about Venezuela during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 25, 2019.
Jonathan Ernst | Reuters
Well, that?s awkward.
A detailed list of what appeared to be White House talking points about a controversial call by President Donald Trump with Ukraine?s president was accidentally emailed to the offices of Democratic members of Congress on Wednesday, according to NBC News.
The talking points were sent from the federal department that handles communication with other government offices. Trump?s Republican defenders used language echoing the talking points Wednesday after notes summarizing the July 25 call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were released.
Apparent White House talking points on Trump?s Ukraine call about Biden accidentally emailed to Democrats
Dan Mangan @_DANMANGAN
A list of what appeared to be White House talking points about a controversial call by President Donald Trump with Ukraine?s president were emailed accidentally to the offices of Democratic members of Congress
The talking points mirror what Republican defenders of Trump said Wedneday on the heels of the release of notes summarizing the July 25 call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
During that call, Trump asked Zelensky to ?look into? former Vice President Joe Biden, who is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for president, and his son, Hunter Biden
President Donald Trump attends a multilateral meeting with Western Hemisphere leaders about Venezuela during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 25, 2019.
Jonathan Ernst | Reuters
Well, that?s awkward.
A detailed list of what appeared to be White House talking points about a controversial call by President Donald Trump with Ukraine?s president was accidentally emailed to the offices of Democratic members of Congress on Wednesday, according to NBC News.
The talking points were sent from the federal department that handles communication with other government offices. Trump?s Republican defenders used language echoing the talking points Wednesday after notes summarizing the July 25 call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were released.
Dow jumps 150 points after Trump says a China deal could come soon, Ukraine call memo released
Fred Imbert @FOIMBERT
Dow will reach 30,000 by 2020 despite impeachment inquiry announcement
Stocks rose on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said a U.S.-China trade deal could arrive sooner than expected. Investors also pored through a rough transcript of Trump?s call with the Ukrainian president from earlier this year
The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 150 points higher, or 0.6%. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.1%
Trump told reporters at the United Nations in New York that a U.S.-China deal could come sooner (than you think). Both countries have been engaged in trade negotiations since last year. The back and forth between China and the U.S. has sent ripples through global financial markets as investors assess the trade war?s impact on the global economy
The market also rebounded after a rough transcript of Trump?s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was released by the White House. It showed Trump asked Zelensky if he could (look into) former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter
There?s a lot of talk about Biden?s son, what Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that, so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great, Trump said on the call. The call is believed to be part of an intelligence community whistleblower complaint Democrats have asked the administration to release. They say the complaint would hold details not available in the call?s transcript.
The market may have taken some comfort in the fact that the memo does not appear to show an explicit quid pro quo by the president, but more details have yet to come out.
(We?ve got a lot more to learn), said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at National Securities. ?This is going to be news that spills out over time but I can?t imaging the start of this process improves the tone of the U.S.-China trade talks.?
(If I?m China, I feel empowered), Hogan said.
The so-called transcript was released after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she will launch a formal impeachment inquiry on Trump.
The president must be held accountable. No one is above the law, Pelosi said. He will have to whether to break the law or honor his responsibility to the constitution.
News about Pelosi?s announcement sent stocks lower in the previous session. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest one-day declines in a month. The Dow also dropped 142 points, or 0.5%.
This all came at an unfortunate point when everyone was positioned long hoping the trade war was going to be OK, said Ilya Feygin, senior strategist at WallachBeth Capital. However, Feygin thinks the market should rebound since impeachment is unlikely to pass the Republican-led Senate.
Stocks have surged since Trump was elected as the administration has implemented policies such as tax cuts and decreased regulation. The Dow has surged more than 46% since Trump?s election. Stocks have previously struggled when a president faces the possibility of impeachment.
The S&P 500 was down about 20% at one point from its high in 1998 as independent counsel Kenneth Starr ramped up his investigation of President Bill Clinton for perjury and obstruction of justice, according to CFRA. The market bottomed as the House began impeachment proceedings and later recovered all losses to reach a then-record high.
Washington policy analyst Chris Krueger said in a note that his (base case) scenario is ?the House impeaches Trump, though the Senate does not convict, e.g. Bill Clinton 2.0.?
Nike shares were among the biggest contributors to the Dow?s gains. The shoe maker?s stock jumped 5.3% on better-than-expected quarterly results. CEO Mark Parker said a stronger e-commerce business and products such as the new Joyride running shoe lifted the Nike?s results.
Stronger-than-expected new U.S. home sales data also mitigated some of the uncertainty coming out of Washington.
?CNBC?s Patti Domm contributed to this report.
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Fred Imbert @FOIMBERT
Dow will reach 30,000 by 2020 despite impeachment inquiry announcement
Stocks rose on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said a U.S.-China trade deal could arrive sooner than expected. Investors also pored through a rough transcript of Trump?s call with the Ukrainian president from earlier this year
The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 150 points higher, or 0.6%. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.1%
Trump told reporters at the United Nations in New York that a U.S.-China deal could come sooner (than you think). Both countries have been engaged in trade negotiations since last year. The back and forth between China and the U.S. has sent ripples through global financial markets as investors assess the trade war?s impact on the global economy
The market also rebounded after a rough transcript of Trump?s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was released by the White House. It showed Trump asked Zelensky if he could (look into) former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter
There?s a lot of talk about Biden?s son, what Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that, so whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great, Trump said on the call. The call is believed to be part of an intelligence community whistleblower complaint Democrats have asked the administration to release. They say the complaint would hold details not available in the call?s transcript.
The market may have taken some comfort in the fact that the memo does not appear to show an explicit quid pro quo by the president, but more details have yet to come out.
(We?ve got a lot more to learn), said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at National Securities. ?This is going to be news that spills out over time but I can?t imaging the start of this process improves the tone of the U.S.-China trade talks.?
(If I?m China, I feel empowered), Hogan said.
The so-called transcript was released after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she will launch a formal impeachment inquiry on Trump.
The president must be held accountable. No one is above the law, Pelosi said. He will have to whether to break the law or honor his responsibility to the constitution.
News about Pelosi?s announcement sent stocks lower in the previous session. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest one-day declines in a month. The Dow also dropped 142 points, or 0.5%.
This all came at an unfortunate point when everyone was positioned long hoping the trade war was going to be OK, said Ilya Feygin, senior strategist at WallachBeth Capital. However, Feygin thinks the market should rebound since impeachment is unlikely to pass the Republican-led Senate.
Stocks have surged since Trump was elected as the administration has implemented policies such as tax cuts and decreased regulation. The Dow has surged more than 46% since Trump?s election. Stocks have previously struggled when a president faces the possibility of impeachment.
The S&P 500 was down about 20% at one point from its high in 1998 as independent counsel Kenneth Starr ramped up his investigation of President Bill Clinton for perjury and obstruction of justice, according to CFRA. The market bottomed as the House began impeachment proceedings and later recovered all losses to reach a then-record high.
Washington policy analyst Chris Krueger said in a note that his (base case) scenario is ?the House impeaches Trump, though the Senate does not convict, e.g. Bill Clinton 2.0.?
Nike shares were among the biggest contributors to the Dow?s gains. The shoe maker?s stock jumped 5.3% on better-than-expected quarterly results. CEO Mark Parker said a stronger e-commerce business and products such as the new Joyride running shoe lifted the Nike?s results.
Stronger-than-expected new U.S. home sales data also mitigated some of the uncertainty coming out of Washington.
?CNBC?s Patti Domm contributed to this report.
Subscribe to CNBC on YouTube.
@realDonaldTrump
Will the Democrats apologize after seeing what was said on the call with the Ukrainian President? They should, a perfect call got them by surprise
9:17 PM - Sept 25, 2019
Will the Democrats apologize after seeing what was said on the call with the Ukrainian President? They should, a perfect call got them by surprise
9:17 PM - Sept 25, 2019
@realDonaldTrump
The Democrats have been talking about Impeaching Donald Trump since before he was inaugurated. @SteveDoocy @foxandfriends And for no reason other than the great success we are having with the Economy, the Military, Vets, Tax and Regulation Cuts, HealthCare, and so much more
9:11 PM - Sept 25, 2019
The Democrats have been talking about Impeaching Donald Trump since before he was inaugurated. @SteveDoocy @foxandfriends And for no reason other than the great success we are having with the Economy, the Military, Vets, Tax and Regulation Cuts, HealthCare, and so much more
9:11 PM - Sept 25, 2019
*US Wall Street opens flat as Trump impeachment threat*
[NEW YORK] US stocks opened largely flat on Wednesday as a move to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump unnerved investors, but losses were limited as Nike and tobacco stocks rose.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 58.94 points, or 0.22 per cent, at the open to 26,866.71. The S&P 500 opened higher by 1.75 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 2,968.35. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.97 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 7,990.66 at the opening bell.
REUTERS
[NEW YORK] US stocks opened largely flat on Wednesday as a move to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump unnerved investors, but losses were limited as Nike and tobacco stocks rose.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 58.94 points, or 0.22 per cent, at the open to 26,866.71. The S&P 500 opened higher by 1.75 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 2,968.35. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.97 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 7,990.66 at the opening bell.
REUTERS
@realDonaldTrump
There has been no President in the history of our Country who has been treated so badly as I have. The Democrats are frozen with hatred and fear. They get nothing done. This should never be allowed to happen to another President. Witch Hunt
7:24 PM - Sept 25, 2019
There has been no President in the history of our Country who has been treated so badly as I have. The Democrats are frozen with hatred and fear. They get nothing done. This should never be allowed to happen to another President. Witch Hunt
7:24 PM - Sept 25, 2019
@realDonaldTrump
Great new book by the brilliant Andrew McCarthy, BALL OF COLLUSION, THE PLOT TO RIG AN ELECTION AND DESTROY A PRESIDENCY. Get it, and some other great new books which I will soon be recommending. They tell you about the Crooked Pols and the Witch Hunt that has now been exposed
Sept 25, 2019
Great new book by the brilliant Andrew McCarthy, BALL OF COLLUSION, THE PLOT TO RIG AN ELECTION AND DESTROY A PRESIDENCY. Get it, and some other great new books which I will soon be recommending. They tell you about the Crooked Pols and the Witch Hunt that has now been exposed
Sept 25, 2019
@realDonaldTrump
They never even saw the transcript of the call.
A total Witch Hunt
They never even saw the transcript of the call.
A total Witch Hunt
Posted in Facebook on Seot 25, 2019
They never even saw the transcript of the call.
A total Witch Hunt
They never even saw the transcript of the call.
A total Witch Hunt
Posted in Facebook on Seot 25, 2019
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https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1176636881779470337?s=12
S&P 500 drops the most in a month on Trump impeachment concerns .S&P 500 dropped 0.8%, its biggest one-day drop since Aug. 23, to 2,966.60. The Nasdaq Composite also had its worst day in a month, dropping 1.5% to 7,993.63. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 142.22 points lower, or 0.5% at 26,807.77 after falling more than 200 points at one point.
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He (Trump) has already been suffering from this type of a Witch Hunt since before his Inauguration. If it?s not one thing, it?s another. It?s a DISGRACE @pnjaban @LouDobbs
11:34 AM - Sept 25, 2019
He (Trump) has already been suffering from this type of a Witch Hunt since before his Inauguration. If it?s not one thing, it?s another. It?s a DISGRACE @pnjaban @LouDobbs
11:34 AM - Sept 25, 2019
@realDonaldTrump
Attorney For Anti-Trump 👉 Whistleblower 👈 🏽 Worked For Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer
Attorney For Anti-Trump 👉 Whistleblower 👈 🏽 Worked For Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer
Impeaching a US President: How the process works
WED, SEP 25, 2019
WASHINGTON] The US House of Representatives on Tuesday launched an official impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump after he encouraged a foreign leader to conduct a probe that could damage a political rival.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, announced the investigation at a news conference, declaring "no one is above the law".
There has been a groundswell of support among Democratic Party lawmakers for the move following Mr Trump's public admission that he asked Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate the son of presidential candidate and former vice-president Joe Biden.
Mr Trump wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that the July 25 phone call was (very friendly and totally appropriate) and that he put (no pressure) on Mr Zelenskiy.
He later called the House probe"Witch Hunt Garbage" in a tweet.
WHY IMPEACHMENT?
The founders of the United States created the office of the presidency and feared its powers could be abused. So they included in the US Constitution a procedure for removing a sitting president from office.
Under the Constitution, the president can be removed from office for (treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanours).
What exactly that means is unclear. Historically, it can encompass corruption and other abuses of the public's trust.
A president does not need to have violated a specific criminal law to have committed an impeachable offence.
Many legal commentators have said that pressuring a foreign leader to interfere in a US election is the sort of conduct the nation's founders would have considered an impeachable offence.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
A misconception about "impeachment" is that it refers to the removal of a president from office. In fact, impeachment refers only to the House, the lower chamber of Congress, bringing charges - similar to an indictment in a criminal case.
There is ongoing debate over how an impeachment investigation should begin.
Mr Doug Collins, the leading Republican on the Judiciary Committee, has argued that a formal impeachment investigation does not begin until the full House has voted to authorise it. But Democratic lawmakers have argued that such a vote is not necessary.
The House Judiciary Committee has historically led impeachment investigations, but Democratic Party leaders can also opt to put a select, handpicked committee in charge.
If a simple majority of the House's 435 members approves bringing charges, known as "articles of impeachment", the process moves to the Senate, the Upper Chamber, which holds a trial to determine the president's guilt.
In such a trial, House members act as the prosecutors, the senators as jurors the chief justice of the US Supreme Court presides.
A two-thirds majority vote is required in the 100-member Senate to convict and remove a president.
Lawmakers are not required to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt - the evidentiary standard in a criminal case.
PARTY BREAKDOWN IN CONGRESS?
The House has 235 Democrats, 199 Republicans, and one independent. As a result, the Democrats could impeach Mr Trump with no Republican support.
In 1998, when Republicans had a House majority, the chamber voted largely along party lines to impeach President Bill Clinton, a Democrat. Two-and-a-half months passed between the House voting to move forward with impeachment proceedings against Mr Clinton and his impeachment.
The Senate now has 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats and two independents who usually vote with the Democrats. Conviction and removal of a president would require 67 votes.
So, for Mr Trump to be removed from office via impeachment, at least 20 Republicans and all the Democrats and independents would have to vote against him.
The Republican majority in the Senate could vote to immediately dismiss the charges against Mr Trump without considering evidence.
No president has ever been removed as a direct result of impeachment. One, President Richard Nixon, resigned in 1974 before he could be impeached. Two, Presidents Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Mr Clinton, were impeached by the House, but not convicted by the Senate.
WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT IF TRUMP IS REMOVED?
In the unlikely event the Senate convicted Mr Trump, Vice-President Mike Pence would become president for the remainder of Trump's term, which ends on Jan 20, 2021.
IS THERE ANOTHER WAY TO REMOVE A PRESIDENT?
Under the Constitution's 25th Amendment, a president can be replaced by their vice-president if the chief executive becomes unable to do the job, such as due to a disabling medical or mental condition.
That process begins with the vice-president and a majority of the members of the Cabinet notifying Congress that the president is not capable of performing the job.
REUTERS
WED, SEP 25, 2019
WASHINGTON] The US House of Representatives on Tuesday launched an official impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump after he encouraged a foreign leader to conduct a probe that could damage a political rival.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, announced the investigation at a news conference, declaring "no one is above the law".
There has been a groundswell of support among Democratic Party lawmakers for the move following Mr Trump's public admission that he asked Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate the son of presidential candidate and former vice-president Joe Biden.
Mr Trump wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that the July 25 phone call was (very friendly and totally appropriate) and that he put (no pressure) on Mr Zelenskiy.
He later called the House probe"Witch Hunt Garbage" in a tweet.
WHY IMPEACHMENT?
The founders of the United States created the office of the presidency and feared its powers could be abused. So they included in the US Constitution a procedure for removing a sitting president from office.
Under the Constitution, the president can be removed from office for (treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanours).
What exactly that means is unclear. Historically, it can encompass corruption and other abuses of the public's trust.
A president does not need to have violated a specific criminal law to have committed an impeachable offence.
Many legal commentators have said that pressuring a foreign leader to interfere in a US election is the sort of conduct the nation's founders would have considered an impeachable offence.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
A misconception about "impeachment" is that it refers to the removal of a president from office. In fact, impeachment refers only to the House, the lower chamber of Congress, bringing charges - similar to an indictment in a criminal case.
There is ongoing debate over how an impeachment investigation should begin.
Mr Doug Collins, the leading Republican on the Judiciary Committee, has argued that a formal impeachment investigation does not begin until the full House has voted to authorise it. But Democratic lawmakers have argued that such a vote is not necessary.
The House Judiciary Committee has historically led impeachment investigations, but Democratic Party leaders can also opt to put a select, handpicked committee in charge.
If a simple majority of the House's 435 members approves bringing charges, known as "articles of impeachment", the process moves to the Senate, the Upper Chamber, which holds a trial to determine the president's guilt.
In such a trial, House members act as the prosecutors, the senators as jurors the chief justice of the US Supreme Court presides.
A two-thirds majority vote is required in the 100-member Senate to convict and remove a president.
Lawmakers are not required to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt - the evidentiary standard in a criminal case.
PARTY BREAKDOWN IN CONGRESS?
The House has 235 Democrats, 199 Republicans, and one independent. As a result, the Democrats could impeach Mr Trump with no Republican support.
In 1998, when Republicans had a House majority, the chamber voted largely along party lines to impeach President Bill Clinton, a Democrat. Two-and-a-half months passed between the House voting to move forward with impeachment proceedings against Mr Clinton and his impeachment.
The Senate now has 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats and two independents who usually vote with the Democrats. Conviction and removal of a president would require 67 votes.
So, for Mr Trump to be removed from office via impeachment, at least 20 Republicans and all the Democrats and independents would have to vote against him.
The Republican majority in the Senate could vote to immediately dismiss the charges against Mr Trump without considering evidence.
No president has ever been removed as a direct result of impeachment. One, President Richard Nixon, resigned in 1974 before he could be impeached. Two, Presidents Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Mr Clinton, were impeached by the House, but not convicted by the Senate.
WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT IF TRUMP IS REMOVED?
In the unlikely event the Senate convicted Mr Trump, Vice-President Mike Pence would become president for the remainder of Trump's term, which ends on Jan 20, 2021.
IS THERE ANOTHER WAY TO REMOVE A PRESIDENT?
Under the Constitution's 25th Amendment, a president can be replaced by their vice-president if the chief executive becomes unable to do the job, such as due to a disabling medical or mental condition.
That process begins with the vice-president and a majority of the members of the Cabinet notifying Congress that the president is not capable of performing the job.
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