H. RES. 755, IMPEACHING DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2019 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:25 Mar 06, 2020 Jkt 039438 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 6011 E:\HR\OC\B438.XXX B438 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HEARING MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES—H. RES. 755, IMPEACHING DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:25 Mar 06, 2020 Jkt 039438 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 E:\HR\OC\B438.XXX B438 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HEARING with DSKBBXCHB2PROD on SSpencer H. RES. 755, IMPEACHING DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2019 ( Available via http://govinfo.gov Printed for the use of the Committee on Rules U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 39–438 WASHINGTON : 2020 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:25 Mar 06, 2020 Jkt 039438 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 E:\HR\OC\B438.XXX B438 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HEARING COMMITTEE ON RULES JAMES P. MCGOVERN, Massachusetts, Chairman ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida TOM COLE, Oklahoma Vice Chair Ranking Republican NORMA J. TORRES, California ROB WOODALL, Georgia ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas JAMIE RASKIN, Maryland DEBBIE LESKO, Arizona MARY GAY SCANLON, Pennsylvania JOSEPH D. MORELLE, New York DONNA E. SHALALA, Florida MARK DESAULNIER, California DON SISSON, Staff Director KELLY DIXON CHAMBERS, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET PROCESS ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida, Chairman JOSEPH D. MORELLE, New York ROB WOODALL, Georgia Vice Chair Ranking Republican MARY GAY SCANLON, Pennsylvania MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas DONNA E. SHALALA, Florida JAMES P. MCGOVERN, Massachusetts SUBCOMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE NORMA J. TORRES, California, Chair ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado DEBBIE LESKO, Arizona Vice Chair Ranking Republican MARY GAY SCANLON, Pennsylvania ROB WOODALL, Georgia JOSEPH D. MORELLE, New York JAMES P. MCGOVERN, Massachusetts SUBCOMMITTEE ON EXPEDITED PROCEDURES JAMIE RASKIN, Maryland, Chair DONNA E. SHALALA, Florida MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas Vice Chair Ranking Republican NORMA J. TORRES, California DEBBIE LESKO, Arizona MARK DESAULNIER, California JAMES P. MCGOVERN, Massachusetts (II) VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:25 Mar 06, 2020 Jkt 039438 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\B438.XXX B438 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HEARING C O N T E N T S December 17, 2019 Opening Statements: Page Hon. James P. McGovern, a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts and Chair of the Committee on Rules ........................... 1 Hon. Tom Cole, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oklahoma and Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules ..................................... 4 Witness Testimony: Hon. Jamie Raskin, a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland and Member of the Committee on the Judiciary ...................... 6 Hon. Doug Collins, a Representative in Congress from the State of Geor- gia and Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary .................. 10 Questions and Additional Testimony: Hon. James P. McGovern, a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts and Chair of the Committee on Rules ........................... 14 Hon. Tom Cole, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oklahoma and Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules ..................................... 31 Hon. Alcee L. Hastings, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida ....................................................................................................... 72 Hon. Rob Woodall, a Representative in Congress from the State of Geor- gia ................................................................................................................... 93 Hon. Norma Torres, a Representative in Congress from the State of California ....................................................................................................... 102 Hon. Michael C. Burgess, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas .......................................................................................................... 107 Hon. Ed Perlmutter, a Representative in Congress from the State of Colorado ......................................................................................................... 115 Hon. Debbie Lesko, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ari- zona ................................................................................................................ 145 Hon. Mary Gay Scanlon, a Representative in Congress from the State of Pennsylvania ............................................................................................. 168 Hon. Joseph D. Morelle, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York ................................................................................................... 180 Hon. Donna E. Shalala, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida ....................................................................................................... 189 Hon. Mark DeSaulnier, a Representative in Congress from the State of California ................................................................................................... 191 Committee Mark-up: Mark-up of resolution providing for consideration of H. Res. 755 ............... 210 Notice of Action ................................................................................................. 222 H. Res. 767 ........................................................................................................ 223 H. Rept. 116–355—Report to accompany H. Res. 767 ................................... 226 Additional Material Submitted for the Record: Letter to Chairman Nadler dated December 10, 2019 .................................. 16 Document entitled ‘‘How we resist Trump and his extreme agenda’’ by Hon. Jerry Nadler dated November 16, 2016 ............................................. 32 Memo from then-Chairman David Dreier re: ‘‘Minority Hearing Day’’ dated June 8, 1999 ........................................................................................ 44 Letter from Chairman McGovern to Ranking Republican Cole dated De- cember 16, 2019 ............................................................................................ 47 Article by Andrew E. Kramer and Kenneth P. Vogel, New York Times, entitled ‘‘Ukraine Knew of Aid Freeze by Early August, Undermining Trump Defense’’ dated October 23, 2019 .................................................... 65 Excerpt from the Committee on the Judiciary’s transcript of mark-up of H. Res. 755 ................................................................................................ 70 (III) VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:25 Mar 06, 2020 Jkt 039438 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\B438.XXX B438 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HEARING IV Page Additional Material Submitted for the Record—Continued Memorandum of Telephone Conversation declassified by order of the President, dated July 25, 2019 .................................................................... 76 Statement from Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, National Security Advisor to Vice President Mike Pence, dated November 19, 2019 ........... 112 Senate Oath for Impeachment Trial ............................................................... 116 700+ Historians’ Statement on the Impeachment of President Trump ....... 118 Editorial by USA Today entitled ‘‘Impeach President Trump’’ dated De- cember 11, 2019 ............................................................................................ 122 Article by Scott S. Barker, Colorado Lawyer, entitled ‘‘An Overview of Presidential Impeachment’’ dated August/September 2018 ...................... 126 Opinion Editorial by Doug Collins, ranking member of the House Judici- ary Committee, entitled ‘‘Articles establish nothing impeachable and allege no crime’’ ............................................................................................. 134 Prepared Statement of Hon. Debbie Lesko, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arizona ............................................................................. 146 Letter from President Donald J. Trump to Speaker Nancy Pelosi dated December 17, 2019 ........................................................................................ 149 Article by Natasha Bertrand and Andrew Desiderio, POLITICO, entitled ‘‘Ukraine didn’t interfere in 2016, Trump officials testified’’ dated No- vember 8, 2019 .............................................................................................. 162 Letter to Congress from 500+ Legal Scholars ................................................ 172 Letter from Hon. Michael C. Burgess, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, to Speaker Nancy Pelosi dated October 17, 2019 ...... 199 Letter to Chairs Schiff, Engel, and Maloney dated October 18, 2019 .......... 201 Letter from Hon. Michael C. Burgess, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, to Chairman Adam Schiff and Ranking Member Devin Nunes dated October 22, 2019 .......................................................... 208 Letter from Hon. Michael C. Burgess, a Representative