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by Countable's Trump Impeachment Coverage | 12.9.19

The House Judiciary Committee on Monday heard testimony from Democratic and Republican counsels for the House Intelligence Committee and the House Judiciary Committee.
\nDemocrats are trying to build a case that Trump leveraged military and diplomatic aid to Ukraine in exchange for investigations into former vice president Joe Biden and a debunked conspiracy theory alleging Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election. Republicans, meanwhile, argue that Trump committed no offenses worthy of impeachment.

Here are some of the key moments from Monday's hearing:

“President Trump’s persistent and continuing effort to coerce a foreign country to help him cheat to win an election is a clear and present danger to our free and fair elections and to our national security,” Daniel Goldman, an Intelligence Committee lawyer, testified as he presented evidence gathered against the president.
“Very simply, the evidence in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry does not support the Democrats’ conclusion that President Trump abused his power for his own personal, political benefit,” said Stephen Castor, the lawyer representing Republicans on both the Judiciary and Intelligence Committees.
Trump participated via social media, tweeting during the hearing, \"The Do Nothing Democrats are a disgrace!\" and:

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) accused Trump of putting \"himself before country\" during the hearing. GOP members of the committee vocally protested Nadler's handling of the hearing process; at one point, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) objected: \"The chairman is not in order.\"

\"Bang it harder—still doesn't make it right,\" Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA).

Infowars host Owen Shroyer crashed the hearing, shouting, “Jerry Nadler and the Democrat Party are committing treason against this country!” As Capitol Police escorted Shroyer from the room, he shouted: \"Trump is innocent!”

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