WASHINGTON - The US House Judiciary Committee is expected to vote as soon as this week to recommend formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump ahead of a full vote by the Democratic-led House of Representatives possibly next week.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi framed Mr Trump's conduct as bribery during a Nov 14 news conference after weeks of rank-and-file Democrats referring to Mr Trump's conduct as a"quid pro quo",Latin for an exchange of favours. The Constitution states that a president can be impeached for"Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanours".
ABUSE OF POWER Some legal experts have argued that rather than charge Mr Trump with bribery based on his Ukraine dealings, House Democrats should frame his conduct more broadly as abuse of power like Mr Berke did on Monday. CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS House Democrats have argued that Mr Trump obstructed their impeachment investigation by refusing to provide documents and instructing top advisers and government officials not to testify.
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE Some House Democrats have sought to focus narrowly on Ukraine; others have argued that Mr Trump should also be impeached based on a 448-page report completed in March by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
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