Congressman Joe Neguse on the Introduction of Articles of Impeachment Against the President of the United States

Washington, D.C.—Today, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi alongside the House Judiciary Committee announced the introduction of two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump. These articles come after much deliberation from the Judiciary Committee, who heard from legal scholars last week on the grounds for impeachment and reviewed evidence from the House Intelligence Committee’s report in an open hearing yesterday. Members of the House Judiciary Committee met late into the night last night to draft the articles introduced today. Congressman Joe Neguse, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after their introduction:

“Today is a solemn day for our nation. The evidence is clear that the President of the United States abused his power by soliciting foreign interference in our elections and engaging in a wholesale obstruction of Congress during this inquiry. Therefore, today the House Judiciary Committee is introducing two articles of impeachment on both fronts.”

“The Framers of the constitution prescribed impeachment in the constitution chiefly because they were concerned with abuses of power, a betrayal of our national interest and attempts to corrupt the integrity of our elections. They included impeachment for such a time as this. It is now the Congress’s grave and urgent responsibility to hold the President accountable and defend our constitution.”