DEMS/IMPEACHMENT/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “House Democrats pressed forward on Monday [12-2-19] with the next phase of their impeachment inquiry, putting the final touches on an Intelligence Committee report expected to form the basis of their case that President Trump’s effort to pressure Ukraine to announce investigations of his political rivals was an abuse of power that warrants his removal from office. Lawmakers from the panel reviewed the staff-written report for the first time on Monday evening, ahead of its public release and a scheduled Tuesday [12-3-19] evening vote to transmit it to the Judiciary Committee. It will conclude that Mr. Trump, working with allies inside and outside his administration, used the power of his office to pressure Ukraine to do his bidding in order to gain an advantage in the 2020 presidential race.”
–Nicholas Fandos, “Democrats Ready Impeachment Report as Republicans Argue Trump Did Nothing Wrong,” The New York Times online, December 2, 2019