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MARKUP OF: H. RES. 755, ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP VOLUME I HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION DECEMBER 11–13, 2019 Serial No. 116–69 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary ( Available http://judiciary.house.gov or www.govinfo.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 39–401 WASHINGTON : 2020 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:16 Jan 18, 2020 Jkt 039401 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 E:\HR\OC\39401PL.XXX 39401PL SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HEARINGS COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY JERROLD NADLER, New York, Chairman ZOE LOFGREN, California DOUG COLLINS, Georgia, Ranking Member SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., STEVE COHEN, Tennessee Wisconsin HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR., Georgia STEVE CHABOT, Ohio THEODORE E. DEUTCH, Florida LOUIE GOHMERT, Texas KAREN BASS, California JIM JORDAN, Ohio CEDRIC L. RICHMOND, Louisiana KEN BUCK, Colorado HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES, New York JOHN RATCLIFFE, Texas DAVID N. CICILLINE, Rhode Island MARTHA ROBY, Alabama ERIC SWALWELL, California MATT GAETZ, Florida TED LIEU, California MIKE JOHNSON, Louisiana JAMIE RASKIN, Maryland ANDY BIGGS, Arizona PRAMILA JAYAPAL, Washington TOM MCCLINTOCK, California VAL BUTLER DEMINGS, Florida DEBBIE LESKO, Arizona J. LUIS CORREA, California GUY RESCHENTHALER, Pennsylvania MARY GAY SCANLON, Pennsylvania, BEN CLINE, Virginia Vice-Chair KELLY ARMSTRONG, North Dakota SYLVIA R. GARCIA, Texas W. GREGORY STEUBE, Florida JOE NEGUSE, Colorado LUCY MCBATH, Georgia GREG STANTON, Arizona MADELEINE DEAN, Pennsylvania DEBBIE MUCARSEL-POWELL, Florida VERONICA ESCOBAR, Texas PERRY APELBAUM, Majority Staff Director & Chief Counsel BRENDAN BELAIR, Minority Staff Director (II) VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:16 Jan 18, 2020 Jkt 039401 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\39401PL.XXX 39401PL SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HEARINGS C O N T E N T S VOLUME I DECEMBER 11–13, 2019 OPENING STATEMENTS Page The Honorable Jerrold Nadler, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary ............ 2 The Honorable Doug Collins, Ranking Member, Committee on the Judiciary .. 5 The Honorable Zoe Lofgren, a Member of Congress from the State of Cali- fornia, Committee on the Judiciary .................................................................... 8 The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, a Member of Congress from the State of Wisconsin, Committee on the Judiciary ............................................... 9 The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee, a Member of Congress from the State of Texas, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................ 11 The Honorable Steve Chabot, a Member of Congress from the State of Ohio, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................................ 12 The Honorable Steve Cohen, a Member of Congress from the State of Ten- nessee, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................... 14 The Honorable Louie Gohmert, a Member of Congress from the State of Texas, Committee on the Judiciary .................................................................... 15 The Honorable Hank Johnson, a Member of Congress from the State of Georgia, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................. 16 The Honorable Jim Jordan, a Member of Congress from the State of Ohio, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................................ 18 The Honorable Ted Deutch, a Member of Congress from the State of Florida, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................................ 19 The Honorable Ken Buck, a Member of Congress from the State of Colorado, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................................ 21 The Honorable Karen Bass, a Member of Congress from the State of Cali- fornia, Committee on the Judiciary .................................................................... 22 The Honorable John Ratcliffe, a Member of Congress from the State of Texas, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................................ 24 The Honorable Cedric Richmond, a Member of Congress from the State of Louisiana, Committee on the Judiciary ............................................................. 26 The Honorable Martha Roby, a Member of Congress from the State of Ala- bama, Committee on the Judiciary ..................................................................... 27 The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, a Member of Congress from the State of New York, Committee on the Judiciary ............................................................. 29 The Honorable Matt Gaetz, a Member of Congress from the State of Florida, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................................ 30 The Honorable David Cicilline, a Member of Congress from the State of Rhode Island, Committee on the Judiciary ........................................................ 32 The Honorable Mike Johnson, a Member of Congress from the State of Louisiana, Committee on the Judiciary ............................................................. 33 The Honorable Eric Swalwell, a Member of Congress from the State of Cali- fornia, Committee on the Judiciary .................................................................... 35 The Honorable Andy Biggs, a Member of Congress from the State of Arizona, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................................ 36 The Honorable Jamie Raskin, a Member of Congress from the State of Mary- land, Committee on the Judiciary ...................................................................... 38 The Honorable Tom McClintock, a Member of Congress from the State of California, Committee on the Judiciary ............................................................. 39 (III) VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:16 Jan 18, 2020 Jkt 039401 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\39401PL.XXX 39401PL SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HEARINGS IV Page The Honorable Pramila Jayapal, a Member of Congress from the State of Washington, Committee on the Judiciary .......................................................... 41 The Honorable Debbie Lesko, a Member of Congress from the State of Ari- zona, Committee on the Judiciary ...................................................................... 42 The Honorable Val Demings, a Member of Congress from the State of Florida, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................................ 43 The Honorable Guy Reschenthaler, a Member of Congress from the State of Pennsylvania, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................... 44 The Honorable Lou Correa, a Member of Congress from the State of Cali- fornia, Committee on the Judiciary .................................................................... 46 The Honorable Ben Cline, a Member of Congress from the State of Virginia, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................................ 47 The Honorable Mary Gay Scanlon, a Member of Congress from the State of Pennsylvania, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................... 48 The Honorable Kelly Armstrong, a Member of Congress from the State of North Dakota, Committee on the Judiciary ....................................................... 50 The Honorable Sylvia Garcia, a Member of Congress from the State of Texas, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................................ 51 The Honorable Greg Steube, a Member of Congress from the State of Florida, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................................ 53 The Honorable Joe Neguse, a Member of Congress from the State of Colorado, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................................ 54 The Honorable Lucy McBath, a Member of Congress from the State of Geor- gia, Committee on the Judiciary ......................................................................... 56 The Honorable Greg Stanton, a Member of Congress from the State of Ari- zona, Committee on the Judiciary ...................................................................... 57 The Honorable Madeleine Dean, a Member of Congress from the State of Pennsylvania, Committee on the Judiciary ....................................................... 58 The Honorable Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, a Member of Congress from the State of Florida, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................... 60 The Honorable Veronica Escobar, a Member of Congress from the State of Texas, Committee on the Judiciary ................................................................ 61 MARKUP MATERIALS H. Res. 755, Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald J. Trump ...... 68 Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 755, Offered by Mr. Nadler (NY) ....................................................................................................................... 83 Amendment to the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H. Res. 755 Offered by Mr. Jordan (OH) ......................................................................... 95 Amendment to the Amendment in the Nature of
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