Democrats in the United States are speeding up the developments at the presidential impeachment case, as reports revealed that the first articles could be announced soon and voted for in few days, placing more and more pressure over the Republican President Donald Trump.
Hours ago, Reuters reported that Democratic lawmakers could vote in the next few days on articles of impeachment against Trump, according to the House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler, as lawmakers sharpened their focus on charges of wrongdoing in his dealings with Ukraine.
Yesterday, Nadler wrapped up a hearing on Trump's accountability by condemning the president's behavior as a constant threat to the country's elections and democratic governance.
"Such behavior clearly requires accountability. This committee will continue to operate accordingly," Nadler said after the committee heard members of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee regarding their investigation into the case.
The remarks came as CNN quoted multiple sources familiar with the matter, that House Democrats plan to move forward with at least two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, one on abuse of power and the other obstruction of Congress.
Democrats plan to unveil the articles of impeachment this morning and will begin debate on them in the Judiciary Committee on Thursday, the sources said.
According to CNN report, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team met with Democrats Monday night to debate whether to also include another article of obstruction of justice that details the allegations in the Mueller report.
While there are advocates for this approach, one source familiar with the discussions said it appeared that getting the necessary votes to pass the article of obstruction of justice out of the House could be difficult, as moderate Democrats have resisted moving beyond the narrow scope of Ukraine.
The articles have not been finalized, the sources said, and discussions continued late Monday evening ahead of Tuesday's announcement.
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