Page:Impeachment of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States — Report of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives.pdf/4

G:\OFFICE\RAMSEYER\R16\RPT\HR755_V2A_RPT.XML {| 1st Session 116–
 * | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 * | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 * colspan=5 |
 * colspan=5 |


 * }

IMPEACHMENT OF DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

--, 2019.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr., from the Committee on the Judiciary,

submitted the following

together with

DISSENTING VIEWS

[To accompany H. Res. 755]

The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution (H. Res. 755) impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon pursuant to H. Res. 660 with an amendment and recommends that the resolution as amended be agreed to.

The amendment is as follows:

Strike all that follows after the resolving clause and insert the following:

That Donald John Trump, President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate:

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 America, against Donald John Trump, President of the United States of America, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors.

ARTICLE I: 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 for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. 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 and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care

g:VHLC.222.xml December 13, 2019 (7:48 p.m.)