,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjai,ms4 
,jackson ,lee 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,castro
 of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 and ,mr4       
,cohen7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,rules  ,,resolution      
,authorizing and directing the          
,committee on the ,judiciary to         
investigate whether sufficient grounds  
exist for the ,house of ,representatives
 to exercise the power vested by article
 #a1 section #b1 clause #e of the       
,constitution in respect to acts of     
misconduct by ,donald ,john ,trump1     
,president of the ,united ,states4      
,that the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 
acting as a whole or by any subcommittee
 thereof appointed by the chairman for  
the purposes hereof and in accordance   
with the rules of the committee1 is     
authorized and directed to investigate  
fully and completely whether sufficient 
grounds exist for the ,house of         

,representatives to exercise its        
constitutional power to impeach ,donald 
,john ,trump1 ,president of the ,united 
,states of ,america1 including but not  
limited to--  7#a7 violation of the     
,foreign ,emoluments ,clause of the     
,united ,states ,constitution2  7#b7    
violation of the ,domestic ,emoluments  
,clause of the ,united ,states          
,constitution2  7#c7 obstruction of     
justice2  7#d7 abuse of power2  7#e7    
misfeasance in public office2  7#f7     
malfeasance in public office2  7#g7     
failure to protect the confidentiality  
of national secrets from enemies foreign
 and domestic2  7#h7 failure to take    
care that the laws be faithfully        
executed2  7#i7 failure to preserve     
records required by the ,presidential   
,recordings and ,materials ,preservation
 ,act 7,,prmpa7 of #aigd 7,public ,law  
#ic-ebf1 #hh ,stat4 #afie72  7#aj7      
countenancing the payment of ransom with
 ,federal funds to secure the release of
 an ,american hostage held in violation 

of international law by an outlaw       
nation2  7#aa7 authorizing the issuance 
of security clearances and disclosure of
 national secrets to persons known by   
the ,u4,s4 ,intelligence ,community to  
pose security risks2  7#ab7 refusal to  
acknowledge and failure to act to deter 
aggression and defend against attacks on
 the electoral systems and processes of 
the ,united ,states by foreign nations1 
actors1 and entities2  7#ac7 engaging in
 a criminal scheme to violate ,federal  
campaign finance laws to defraud the    
people of the ,united ,states2  7#ad7   
mismanagement of the executive branch by
 failing to nominate persons for        
positions requiring confirmation by the 
,united ,states ,senate2  7#ae7         
destabilizing the peace and security of 
the ,united ,states by condoning and    
normalizing ,white nationalism and      
giving legitimacy to those who adhere to
 the doctrine of ,white supremacy2      
7#af7 endeavoring to abuse the law      
enforcement powers of the ,united       

,states to investigate and punish       
persons considered by ,donald ,john     
,trump to be his political enemies2     
7#ag7 undermining the essential         
institution of a free and independent   
press by attacking media organizations  
and individuals as enemies of the       
people2  7#ah7 denigrating immigrants   
and undermining the international       
standing of the ,united ,states by      
separating minor-age immigrant children 
from their parents with no means or     
intention of family reunification2 and  
for  7#ai7 irreparable breaches of the  
public trust4  #b4 ,the committee shall 
report to the ,house of ,representatives
 such resolutions1 articles of          
impeachment1 or other recommendations as
 it deems proper4  #c4  7a7 ,for the    
purpose of making such investigation1   
the committee1 as it deems necessary to 
such investigation1 is authorized to    
require--  7#a7 by subpoena or          
otherwise-- 7,a7 the attendance and     
testimony of any person 7including at a 

taking of a deposition by counsel for   
the committee72 and  7,b7 the production
 of such things2 and  7#b7 by           
interrogatory1 the furnishing of such   
information2  7b7 ,such authority of the
 committee may be exercised-- 7#a7 by   
the chairman and the ranking minority   
member acting jointly1 or1 if the       
ranking member declines to act1 by the  
chairman acting alone1 except that in   
the event either so declines1 either    
shall have the right to refer to the    
committee for decision the question     
whether such authority shall be so      
exercised and the committee shall be    
convened promptly to render that        
decision2 or  7#b7 by the committee     
acting as a whole or by subcommittee4   
,subpoenas and interrogatories so       
authorized may be issued over the       
signature of the chairman1 and may be   
served by any person designated by the  
chairman1 or any member designated by   
the chairman4 ,the chairman1 or any     
member designated by the chairman 7or1  

with respect to any deposition1 answer  
to interrogatory1 or affidavit1 any     
person authorized by law to administer  
oaths7 may administer oaths to any      
witness4 ,for the purposes of this      
section1 things includes1 without       
limitation1 books1 records1             
correspondence1 logs1 journals1         
memorandums1 papers1 documents1         
writings1 drawings1 graphs1 charts1     
photographs1 reproductions1 recordings1 
tapes1 transcripts1 printouts1 data     
compilations from which information can 
be obtained 7translated if necessary1   
through detection devices into          
reasonably usable form71 tangible       
objects1 and other things of any kind4  
#d4 ,there shall be paid out of the     
applicable accounts of the ,house such  
sums as may be necessary to assist the  
,committee on the ,judiciary in         
conducting the inquiry under this       
resolution1 any of which may be used for
 the procurement of staff or consultant 
services4