,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,h4 ,,res4 #gee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#ae1 #bjbj ,received  ,,resolution      
,impeaching ,donald ,john ,trump1       
,president of the ,united ,states1 for  
high crimes and misdemeanors4  ,that    
,donald ,john ,trump1 ,president of the 
,united ,states1 is impeached for high  
crimes and misdemeanors and that the    
following articles of impeachment be    
exhibited to the ,united ,states        
,senate3  ,articles of impeachment      
exhibited by the ,house of              
,representatives of the ,united ,states 
of ,america in the name of itself and of
 the people of the ,united ,states of   
,america1 against ,donald ,john ,trump1 
,president of the ,united ,states of    
,america1 in maintenance and support of 
its impeachment against him for high    
crimes and misdemeanors4  article i3    
abuse of power  ,the ,constitution      
provides that the ,house of             
,representatives shall have the sole    

,power of ,impeachment and that the     
,president shall be removed from ,office
 on ,impeachment for1 and ,conviction   
of1 ,treason1 ,bribery1 or other high   
,crimes and ,misdemeanors4 ,in his      
conduct of the office of ,president of  
the ,united ,states--and in violation of
 his constitutional oath faithfully to  
execute the office of ,president of the 
,united ,states and1 to the best of his 
ability1 preserve1 protect1 and defend  
the ,constitution of the ,united        
,states1 and in violation of his        
constitutional duty to take care that   
the laws be faithfully executed--,donald
 ,j4 ,trump has abused the powers of the
 ,presidency1 in that3  ,using the      
powers of his high office1 ,president   
,trump solicited the interference of a  
foreign government1 ,ukraine1 in the    
#bjbj ,united ,states ,presidential     
election4 ,he did so through a scheme or
 course of conduct that included        
soliciting the ,government of ,ukraine  
to publicly announce investigations that

 would benefit his reelection1 harm the 
election prospects of a political       
opponent1 and influence the #bjbj       
,united ,states ,presidential election  
to his advantage4 ,president ,trump also
 sought to pressure the ,government of  
,ukraine to take these steps by         
conditioning official ,united ,states   
,government acts of significant value to
 ,ukraine on its public announcement of 
the investigations4 ,president ,trump   
engaged in this scheme or course of     
conduct for corrupt purposes in pursuit 
of personal political benefit4 ,in so   
doing1 ,president ,trump used the powers
 of the ,presidency in a manner that    
compromised the national security of the
 ,united ,states and undermined the     
integrity of the ,united ,states        
democratic process4 ,he thus ignored and
 injured the interests of the ,nation4  
,president ,trump engaged in this scheme
 or course of conduct through the       
following means3  7#a7 ,president       
,trump--acting both directly and through

 his agents within and outside the      
,united ,states ,government--corruptly  
solicited the ,government of ,ukraine to
 publicly announce investigations into--
  7,a7 a political opponent1 former     
,vice ,president ,joseph ,r4 ,biden1    
,jr42 and  7,b7 a discredited theory    
promoted by ,russia alleging that       
,ukraine--rather than                   
,russia--interfered in the #bjaf ,united
 ,states ,presidential election4  7#b7  
,with the same corrupt motives1         
,president ,trump--acting both directly 
and through his agents within and       
outside the ,united ,states             
,government--conditioned two official   
acts on the public announcements that he
 had requested--  7,a7 the release of   
#cia million of ,united ,states taxpayer
 funds that ,congress had appropriated  
on a bipartisan basis for the purpose of
 providing vital military and security  
assistance to ,ukraine to oppose        
,russian aggression and which ,president
 ,trump had ordered suspended2 and  7,b7

 a head of state meeting at the ,white  
,house1 which the ,president of ,ukraine
 sought to demonstrate continued ,united
 ,states support for the ,government of 
,ukraine in the face of ,russian        
aggression4  7#c7 ,faced with the public
 revelation of his actions1 ,president  
,trump ultimately released the military 
and security assistance to the          
,government of ,ukraine1 but has        
persisted in openly and corruptly urging
 and soliciting ,ukraine to undertake   
investigations for his personal         
political benefit4  ,these actions were 
consistent with ,president ,trump's     
previous invitations of foreign         
interference in ,united ,states         
elections4  ,in all of this1 ,president 
,trump abused the powers of the         
,presidency by ignoring and injuring    
national security and other vital       
national interests to obtain an improper
 personal political benefit4 ,he has    
also betrayed the ,nation by abusing his
 high office to enlist a foreign power  

in corrupting democratic elections4     
,wherefore ,president ,trump1 by such   
conduct1 has demonstrated that he will  
remain a threat to national security and
 the ,constitution if allowed to remain 
in office1 and has acted in a manner    
grossly incompatible with               
self-governance and the rule of law4    
,president ,trump thus warrants         
impeachment and trial1 removal from     
office1 and disqualification to hold and
 enjoy any office of honor1 trust1 or   
profit under the ,united ,states4       
article ii3 obstruction of congress     
,the ,constitution provides that the    
,house of ,representatives shall have   
the sole ,power of ,impeachment and that
 the ,president shall be removed from   
,office on ,impeachment for1 and        
,conviction of1 ,treason1 ,bribery1 or  
other high ,crimes and ,misdemeanors4   
,in his conduct of the office of        
,president of the ,united ,states--and  
in violation of his constitutional oath 
faithfully to execute the office of     

,president of the ,united ,states and1  
to the best of his ability1 preserve1   
protect1 and defend the ,constitution of
 the ,united ,states1 and in violation  
of his constitutional duty to take care 
that the laws be faithfully             
executed--,donald ,j4 ,trump has        
directed the unprecedented1 categorical1
 and indiscriminate defiance of         
subpoenas issued by the ,house of       
,representatives pursuant to its sole   
,power of ,impeachment4 ,president      
,trump has abused the powers of the     
,presidency in a manner offensive to1   
and subversive of1 the ,constitution1 in
 that3  ,the ,house of ,representatives 
has engaged in an impeachment inquiry   
focused on ,president ,trump's corrupt  
solicitation of the ,government of      
,ukraine to interfere in the #bjbj      
,united ,states ,presidential election4 
,as part of this impeachment inquiry1   
the ,committees undertaking the         
investigation served subpoenas seeking  
documents and testimony deemed vital to 

the inquiry from various ,executive     
,branch agencies and offices1 and       
current and former officials4  ,in      
response1 without lawful cause or       
excuse1 ,president ,trump directed      
,executive ,branch agencies1 offices1   
and officials not to comply with those  
subpoenas4 ,president ,trump thus       
interposed the powers of the ,presidency
 against the lawful subpoenas of the    
,house of ,representatives1 and assumed 
to himself functions and judgments      
necessary to the exercise of the sole   
,power of ,impeachment vested by the    
,constitution in the ,house of          
,representatives4  ,president ,trump    
abused the powers of his high office    
through the following means3  7#a7      
,directing the ,white ,house to defy a  
lawful subpoena by withholding the      
production of documents sought therein  
by the ,committees4  7#b7 ,directing    
other ,executive ,branch agencies and   
offices to defy lawful subpoenas and    
withhold the production of documents and

 records from the ,committees--in       
response to which the ,department of    
,state1 ,office of ,management and      
,budget1 ,department of ,energy1 and    
,department of ,defense refused to      
produce a single document or record4    
7#c7 ,directing current and former      
,executive ,branch officials not to     
cooperate with the ,committees--in      
response to which nine ,administration  
officials defied subpoenas for          
testimony1 namely ,john ,michael ,mick  
,mulvaney1 ,robert ,b4 ,blair1 ,john ,a4
 ,eisenberg1 ,michael ,ellis1 ,preston  
,wells ,griffith1 ,russell ,t4 ,vought1 
,michael ,duffey1 ,brian ,mc,cormack1   
and ,t4 ,ulrich ,brechbuhl4  ,these     
actions were consistent with ,president 
,trump's previous efforts to undermine  
,united ,states ,government             
investigations into foreign interference
 in ,united ,states elections4  ,through
 these actions1 ,president ,trump sought
 to arrogate to himself the right to    
determine the propriety1 scope1 and     

nature of an impeachment inquiry into   
his own conduct1 as well as the         
unilateral prerogative to deny any and  
all information to the ,house of        
,representatives in the exercise of its 
sole ,power of ,impeachment4 ,in the    
history of the ,republic1 no ,president 
has ever ordered the complete defiance  
of an impeachment inquiry or sought to  
obstruct and impede so comprehensively  
the ability of the ,house of            
,representatives to investigate high    
,crimes and ,misdemeanors4 ,this abuse  
of office served to cover up the        
,president's own repeated misconduct and
 to seize and control the power of      
impeachment--and thus to nullify a vital
 constitutional safeguard vested solely 
in the ,house of ,representatives4  ,in 
all of this1 ,president ,trump has acted
 in a manner contrary to his trust as   
,president and subversive of            
constitutional government1 to the great 
prejudice of the cause of law and       
justice1 and to the manifest injury of  

the people of the ,united ,states4      
,wherefore1 ,president ,trump1 by such  
conduct1 has demonstrated that he will  
remain a threat to the ,constitution if 
allowed to remain in office1 and has    
acted in a manner grossly incompatible  
with self-governance and the rule of    
law4 ,president ,trump thus warrants    
impeachment and trial1 removal from     
office1 and disqualification to hold and
 enjoy any office of honor1 trust1 or   
profit under the ,united ,states4       
,,nancy ,,pelosi1  ,speaker of the      
,house of ,representatives,cheryl ,l4   
,johnson1,clerk