Top Republican lawmakers finalized a report Monday exonerating President Donald Trump from any wrongdoing regarding Ukraine just as Democrats with the House Judiciary Committee prepare to launch their own impeachment inquiry into the president, according to a report reviewed by SaraACarter.com.
Ranking Chairman Devin Nunes, with the House Intelligence Committee; Rep. Jim Jordan, ranking member and Ranking member of the House Oversight Committee and Rep. Michael McCaul, ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs issued the report. It noted that the impeachment inquiry is nothing more than the Democrats ‘orchestrated campaign to upend our political system.”
President Trump departed Washington D.C. Monday to a NATO gathering in London and before he left he criticized House Democrats for moving forward with impeachment proceedings. The House Judiciary Committee is planning to hold its first hearing on impeachment Wednesday. Trump’s lawyers declined the invitation from Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler to testify.
Nunes, Jordan and McCaul, noted in the report that despite all the legitimate concerns the President had regarding Ukraine corruption and the Bidens, there was absolutely no evidence presented during the hearings suggesting that Trump intended to withhold aid unless the Ukrainians investigated the situation.
“The evidence does not support the accusation that President Trump pressured President Zelensky to initiate investigations for the purpose of benefiting the President in the 2020 election,” the 110 page report states. “The evidence does not support the accusation that President Trump covered up the summary of his phone conversation with President Zelensky. The evidence does not support the accusation that President Trump obstructed the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry.”
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Who said they need evidence? It’s the seriousness of the charge that matters. The dimwits are going to ride this horse until its 4 legs drop off....You go girls!
The first sentence left out some things. When referring to the "Top Republican law makers" it is worth noting that they are, in fact, minority member in the House of Representatives, indeed minority members on their committee. The majority does not share the minority opinion. The report is an opinion piece with no more actual weight than what I am writing. It apparently did not exonerate anybody or any action. The majority did not suddenly shout "if we had only known", and can call off the inquiry.
Nothing much to note in 2nd paragraph except possibly, if some of these guys mentioned had had any stomach to exercise any over-site as was their job under the Constitution of the United States, we might not be here now.
Third paragraph gave news. Trump going to NATO. I don't know why he didn't send the VP. Trump doesn't like or support NATO. He seems to support Russia more. I can't imagine why. I do not. In case you haven't cared or guessed. I am from the "Black Boot" Army. The cold war Army that backed Ronald Reagan's policies and ploys at a time when Russia and it's Soviet Union stood as an existential to our way of life. We mostly won the cold war, (thank you very much, I like it here too, and was glad to do my minuscule part) yet much of the threat remains. That corrupt totalitarian government and it X-KGB President are little changed in philosophy from the Old Soviet (only sneakier), and only fools such as our President trust them. He should restrain his instinct to vocally support his hero, especially when he is on foreign soil meeting with Allies that our official foreign policy publicly supports.
Fourth paragraph has these "heroes of the right", characterizing Trumps corruption concerns as "legitimate". I guess they were not legitimate 4 years ago when their party was in the majority and could investigate anything they had convictions to stand up and fight for, but did not, until Uncle Joe was running against their boy. Tough stuff! Welcome to Constitutional Democracy 101.
If I were a Trump supporter that did not support the our public foreign policy toward present day Ukraine, or the evaluations, and reports of all our intelligence services, both houses of congress, including every congressional committee that investigated under either parties control, that Russia was the primary guilty foreign government that interfered in our 2016 election and most likely to interfere in the 2020 election, I might characterizes their "evidence" likewise, but I can't stand with those guys. I have read and listened and seen testimony during the inquiry. The only way this will be settled is impeachment and a trial before the Senate. I have, (at least for the moment) lost faith in the Republican Party I often voted with, for so many years. I look forward to listening and hearing witness and evidence presented before the Senate chambers if I am allowed to, and will peacefully abide by the Constitutional finality of that chamber's vote as to whether he stays or goes, over his latest crooked, political scheme. After all, I still support support the oath I took to The Constitution.
