Democrats are expected to prepare formal articles accusing Donald Trump of abusing his presidential powers, bribery and obstruction of justice.
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's conduct with Ukraine was far worse than the behavior that led to Richard Nixon's downfall, the head of the congressional impeachment probe said on Thursday as he summed up the case for the US president's removal.
He stalled almost $400-million in military aid and a White House visit for new Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, allegedly to coerce Kiev - which is at war with Russia - into helping.The plot would have worked, say Democrats, if not for a whistleblower whose complaint about the July call reached Congress on September 9, ensuring the aid was handed over two days later.
Democrats are expected to prepare formal articles accusing Trump of abusing his presidential powers, bribery and obstruction of justice. The supposed plot, which Trump also asked Zelensky to investigate, was designed to stir havoc in US politics, said Fiona Hill, a senior official on Trump's National Security Council until July.
"What is happening is not good for our culture, not good for our nation, and yet the Democrats do not care," said Republican Representative Jim Jordan.Trump dismisses 'little' Michael Bloomberg's likely W House run
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