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 Once again, Democrats include bold allegations that are completely unsupported by the evidentiary record. For example, Article I alleges "corrupt purposes" or intent at least eight times, but presents zero proof for the claim. There is also zero proof that, for example, President Trump was pursuing "personal benefit" or "ignored and injured the interests of the Nation." To the contrary, the record is clear that he had exactly the opposite in mind.

As summarized in the Minority Staff Report of Dec. 2: "The evidence shows that President Trump holds a deep-seated, genuine, and reasonable skepticism of Ukraine due to its history of pervasive corruption... and his Administration sought proof that newly-elected President Zelensky was a true reformer." President Trump wanted to ensure that American taxpayer-funded security assistance would not be squandered by what is reported to be the third most corrupt nation in the world. A glaring example that still concerns the president, and millions of Americans, is what who meddled with our 2016 elections, and how. The Trump/Ukraine discussions were never about what will happen in 2020, but rather what already happened in 2016.