Adriano Espaillat: “If you live on Lenox Avenue in the village of Harlem in my district, you are not above the law. If you live on Webster…”

“If you live on Lenox Avenue in the village of Harlem in my district, you are not above the law. If you live on Webster Avenue in the Bronx part of my district, you are not above the law. If you live in Washington Heights, the immigrant neighborhood in my district, you are not above the law. So I submit to you, if you live at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, you are not above the law, and you will be held accountable. President Donald Trump asked the Ukrainian President to ``do us a favor'' and look into the Bidens. That is abuse of power. President Trump used the official White House meeting to extort the Ukrainian President. That is abuse of power. President Trump ordered White House staff to withhold $400 million in aid to Ukraine. That is abuse of power. President Trump and his staff defied multiple subpoenas from Congress. That is obstruction of Congress. He blocked witnesses from testifying before this body. That is obstruction of Congress. No one is above the law. I cast my vote for these Articles of Impeachment, and I ask my colleagues to do the same.”