Impeachment on a Page December 3, 2019

Whistleblower Complaint “In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials that the President of the is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election”

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Majority Report The impeachment inquiry into Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States, uncovered a months-long effort by President Trump to use the powers of his office to solicit foreign interference on his behalf in the 2020 election….President Trump’s scheme subverted U.S. foreign policy toward Ukraine and undermined our national security in favor of two politically motivated investigations that would help his presidential reelection campaign.

Witnesses for Judiciary Committee Hearing

Noah Feldman, a professor of law Pamela Karlan is a professor of public , the professor of , a professor of public at . Feldman, a interest law at Stanford Law School, at the University of North interest law at the George Washington former clerk for Justice oversaw voting rights at the Justice Carolina School of Law, is a former University Law School. Turley testified of the U.S. Supreme Court, was senior Department under former President media director for ’s presidential as a constitutional expert in the Clinton constitutional adviser to the Coalition Barack Obama and served as a to campaign, and served as a joint witness impeachment Michael Provisional Authority in . Pamela Karlan Associate Justice Harry Blackmun at the during the impeachment proceeding of Jonathan Gerhardt U.S. Supreme Court. Democratic former President . Turley

Judiciary Committee “The American people deserve transparency. If the President thinks “We’re going to have an academic hearing on the call was ‘perfect’ and there is nothing to hide then he would turn Wednesday, which, by the way, we don’t even over the thousands of pages of documents requested by Congress, know who their witnesses are yet. We don’t even allow witnesses to testify instead of blocking testimony with know how to prepare. We’ve asked for fairness. baseless privilege claims, and provide any exculpatory information We’ve not got an answer back on that.” that refutes the overwhelming evidence of his abuse of power” Jerry Nadler Doug Collins Chairman Ranking Member Georgia

Democrats Republicans

Zoe Lofgren Sheila Jackson Lee Steve Cohen Hank Johnson Ted Deutch Jim Steve Chabot Louie Gohmert Jim Jordan Ken Buck California Texas Tennessee Georgia Florida Sensenbrenner Ohio Texas Ohio Colorado Wisconsin

Karen Bass Cedric Richmond Hakeem Jeffries David Cicilline Eric Swalwell John Ratcliffe Martha Roby Matt Gaetz Mike Johnson Andy Biggs California Louisiana New York Rhode Island California Texas Alabama Florida Louisiana Arizona

Ted Lieu Jamie Raskin Pramila Jayapal Val Demings Lou Correa Tom McClintock Debbie Lesko Guy Ben Cline Kelly Armstrong California Maryland Washington Florida California California Arizona Reschenthaler Virginia North Dakota Pennsylvania

Mary Gay Scanlon Sylvia Garcia Joe Neguse Lucy McBath Greg Stanton Greg Steube Pennsylvania Texas Colorado Georgia Arizona Florida Vice Chair

Madeleine Dean Debbie Mucarsel- Veronica Pennsylvania Powell Escobar Florida Texas

Headlines from Public Hearings

“At the second public impeachment hearing, “Mr. Kent said that efforts to gin up politically “Taylor testified that the harm of withholding aid to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie motivated investigations were infecting United Ukraine is that it sends a signal to Russia — which Yovanovitch said a smear campaign waged by States policy toward Ukraine.” – New York Times is currently waging a war in eastern Ukraine — of foreign corrupt interests led to her early ouster.” weakened U.S. support.” – Axios Marie L. Yovanovitch – CBSNews George Kent Bill Taylor Former U.S. Ambassador Deputy Assitant Chargé d’affaires for Ukraine to Ukraine Secretary of State Testimony date: October 22nd

“ testified during Tuesday’s “Sondland testified that there was indeed a “quid “Hill rebutted the Republican theory that Ukraine impeachment hearing that the allegations claiming pro quo” involved in Ukraine policy: Ukrainian meddled in the 2016 U.S. election and answered that the Biden family engaged in improper business President would not get questions about the pressure campaign President dealings in Ukraine lack credible evidence.” – Axios the coveted White House visit he was promised is accused of levying against the Jennifer Williams unless he announced investigations into a Fiona Hill nation.”– USA Today An aide to Vice President U.S. Ambassador to Ukrainian energy company for which former Vice Former National Security the European Union President ’s son served as a director Council Senior Director for and into a conspiracy theory that Ukraine, not Europe and Russia Russia, interfered in the 2016 U.S. election.” “Lt. Col. testified Tuesday that – Los Angeles Times it was my duty to report Donald Trump’s July 25 call with his Ukrainian counterpart to a White House Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman lawyer — a call he’s characterized as improper.” “ testified that he heard Trump Director for European Affairs himself asking about investigations on a phone at the National Security – David Holmes Council “ said that as early as July 25 — the Counselor for Political call with U.S. Ambassador to the European Union same day President Donald Trump spoke to Affairs at the U.S. Gordon Sondland.”– NPR Laura Cooper Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — her Embassy in Ukraine “ said Tuesday he failed to realize The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense staffers received two emails indicating the that an investigation into the Ukrainian energy Ukrainians were aware of the hold.” –Politico company Holdings was linked to a probe for Eurasian Affairs Kurt Volker of President Donald Trump’s political rival, former The Former U.S. Special Vice President Joe Biden, which Volker now says Envoy to Ukraine was unacceptable.” – CNN

“Hale confirmed what Trump himself has acknowledged: Office of Management and “Morrison recounted his concern with Ambassador Budget officials said Trump ordered the hold on Timothy Morrison Sondland’s conduct with regard to requirements the aid.”– MSN the Ukrainians needed to meet in order to receive A White House Aide with the The Undersecretary of the U.S. security aid.” – ABC News National Security Council State for Political Affairs Focusing on Europe and Russia Policy

Testimony transcript released Testimony transcript NOT released

Fiona Hill George Kent Michael McKinley Gordon Sondland Bill Taylor Philip Reeker Former Top Russia Advisor Deputy Assitant Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Chargé d’affaires Acting Director of Acting Assistant State Department Official under Secretary of State Secretary of State the European Union for Ukraine National Intelligence Secretary of State Kurt Volker

Marie L. Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman Kurt Volker Christopher Anderson Yovanovitch Laura Cooper Timothy Morrison David Hale Director for European Affairs at the Former U.S. Special State Department Official Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Top U.S. Presidential The Under Secretary of State National Security Council Envoy to Ukraine under Kurt Volker Ambassador to of Defense for Russia, Advisor on Russia and for Political Affairs

Ukraine Ukraine and Eurasia Europe