***House Report: Trump committed CRIMINAL bribery and wire fraud***

[Poiuyt]

President Donald Trump committed criminal bribery and wire fraud, the House Judiciary Committee alleges in a report that will accompany articles of impeachment this week.

The report, a 169-page assessment of the case for Trump’s removal from office, contends that Trump committed “multiple federal crimes” — ones that Democrats addressed under the broad umbrella of “abuse of power,” the first article of impeachment against the president.

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Democrats argue that Trump crossed the threshold into criminal behavior with his posture toward Zelensky, writing in the report that his request for the announcement of politically motivated investigations constituted the solicitation of a bribe under federal law.

Those investigations were valuable to Trump personally, and he used his official power to schedule a state visit and withhold military aid to obtain them, the panel says.

These actions are a “corrupt” use of Trump’s authority that satisfies the final element of a bribery crime, Democrats argue.

The committee also alleges that Trump violated the honest services wire fraud statute during the July 25 phone call, as well as during a separate phone call a day later with Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union. Those “foreign wire communications” were done “in furtherance of an ongoing bribery scheme,” according to the report.

https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/16/judiciary-committee-impeachment-report-trump-committed-multiple-federal-crimes-086096

The republicans who claim that trump can't be impeached because he didn't commit any crime (I know it's not needed) have lost that argument. I hope Dems play up this aspect more than just "abuse of power." Criminal bribery and wire fraud will resonate better with the public. Especially since bribery is specifically spelled out in the Constitution as an impeachable offense.

[TwilightZone]

1. To those who were complaining that bribery wasn't included, here you go.

[Iliyah]

2. I can't picture any congressional Republican litfing a finger to read it . . .

[dweller]

3. is there a link to this 169 pg report ?

i have the 300 pg Intelligence report, and 658 pg Judiciary report, is this a new one ?

tia

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[Poiuyt]

4. Here you go:

https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/CRPT-116hrpt346.pdf

And this just came out last night

[malaise]

5. Thank you n/t

[dweller]

6. that's the Judiciary's 658 pg report

looking for 169 pg mentioned above

thanks

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[The_Counsel]

9. Yeah, I Think Politico Has a Link to the Wrong Document.

.

[Mme. Defarge]

7. Wire fraud!!!

Sweet!!!

[dalton99a]

8. Fucking sack of shit

[Hstch05]

11. That's not fair

A sack of shit can be composted into something useful that will help other things grow. This guy is just poison. ETTD.

[robbob]

16. Poison an be useful for killing pests.

Maybe tRump can help bring about the death of the Republican Party.

[msongs]

10. but its not a formal charge is it nt

[joost5]

12. so when is Rudy going to go to the slammer?

Cuz he can be prosecuted for crimes independent of any of the drumpf trials.

[bucolic_frolic]

13. Felonies that snare ordinary citizens ought to be fair game for incumbent office holders

To those who say it impedes their work as officeholders? Oh? And impeachment doesn't?

To those who say it would lead to political motivations behind indictments? Use ordinary grand juries with the same rigorous standards as for ordinary people.

[Farmer-Rick]

14. Wow, America's filthy rich sure can pick the worst criminals to represent them.

[C Moon]

15. I know, right?

[ET Awful]

18. That's because America's filthy rich ARE the

worst criminals. They're pack animals and stick with their own kind.

[magicarpet]

17. Wait,... if the pResident does it - it can't be illegal.

Right ?

That is what Nixon said a few days before he resigned in disgrace.