The next phase of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump kicked off today, as the House Judiciary Committee convened its first public hearing on whether the president’s alleged wrongdoing amounts to impeachable offenses. Representative Jerry Nadler of New York, the committee’s chairman, finds himself back in the impeachment spotlight with the unenviable task of trying to maintain a serious hearing amid Republican attempts to derail it.Below, the full text of Nadler’s opening statement as delivered.The facts before us are undisputed. On July 25, President Trump called President Zelensky of Ukraine and in President Trump’s words, “asked him for a …read more
Source:: The Atlantic
