Mr. Giuliani demanded that Ukraine make a public statement announcing the investigation of the 2016 election, the DNC server, and Burisma.
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David Nicola Cicilline is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district since January 5, 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, Cicilline has focused on issues such as economic development, healthcare, and civil rights during his tenure in Congress. He previously served as the Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, from 2003 to 2011, where he worked on urban revitalization and public safety initiatives.
It was about extracting a commitment to announce publicly that they were launching an investigation of President Trump's chief political rival, a smear against Vice President Biden.
The President then made admissions in public on October 2nd, October 3rd, and October 4th, then invited another foreign power, China, to interfere in the American Presidential election.
Then the President, in his own words, on July 25th gets on the telephone and asks President Zelensky for a favor, to begin an investigation of his chief political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.
He directed a hold on the military aid to Ukraine, and no one could provide any other explanation unrelated to his scheme to pressure them to interfere in the 2020 election.
The President of the United States hired Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer, to go to Ukraine and lead this scheme to smear Vice President Biden.
In America we don't bow to the President, because he works for us, we the people.
This President must be impeached. For our democracy, for our Constitution, for the people you represent.
Do what you were elected to do. You didn't swear an oath to Donald Trump. You swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Impeachable offenses, as Alexander Hamilton explained are, and I quote, 'abuses of public trust, injuries done to society itself.'
If the President can cheat to win reelection, the people lose their voice, and he is no longer a President. He is a king.
If we set that precedent, if we decide the President is above the law, then we will no longer live in a democracy.
President Donald J. Trump wielded the enormous powers of the Presidency to cheat in the 2020 election.
No one in this country, no one, including the President of the United States, is above the law.
It was essential not only to Ukraine's national security but to America's national security.
Against the consensus of his own agencies and national security experts, the President used congressionally appropriated funds to advance his own political interests at the expense of our national security.
So we will continue to deliver on the important priorities of the American people.
We were also elected to hold this President accountable, and we took an oath of office that said to protect and defend the Constitution.
We've heard a lot about hating this President. It's not about hating this President. It's about a love of country.
This matters because inviting foreign meddling into our elections robs the American people of their sacred right to elect their own political leaders.
To be constantly awake since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government
An offense does not have to be indictable. Serious misconduct or violation of public trust is enough.
It is not hearsay when administration officials testify that they hear the President say he only cares about the investigations of his political opponent, is it?





