DEMS/ELECTIONS/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “Democrats will begin building a public case on Wednesday [11-131-9] that President Trump committed extortion, bribery or coercion by trying to enlist Ukraine to help him in the 2020 elections, as they open the first presidential impeachment hearings in more than two decades. With a bitterly divided nation watching with anticipation, Democrats will gavel open a nationally televised hearing that features two veteran diplomats as star witnesses, and seeks to breathe life into their allegations that Mr. Trump’s dealings with Ukraine constitute high crimes and misdemeanors for which he deserves to be removed…On the eve of the session, which will unfold across from the Capitol in an ornate wood-and-plasterwork room adorned with blue and gold, Democrats leading the impeachment investigation described Mr. Trump’s conduct in the starkest terms yet, signaling a new, more aggressive approach.”
–Michael D. Shear and Nicholas Fandos, “Democrats Look to Build Case That Trump Tried to Bribe or Extort Ukraine,” The New York Times online, November 12, 2019