Chapter 1070
The quarrel between Trump and Twitter has indeed diverted some of the public’s attention away from the”Tong Goose Gate” issue.
But in mid-August, what is supposed to come will come.
Trump was impeached.
This is the second time that the House of Representatives has passed a bill to impeach a president, following former Presidents Johnson and Bill Clinton, and may become the third president to be impeached.
(PS: Nixon was also impeached in 1974, but he resigned on the eve of the House of Representatives vote.)
Trump was put on the impeachment stage by the House of Representatives for”abuse of power” and”obstruction of congressional investigations.”
The”managers” of the Democratic impeachment case in the House of Representatives submitted a brief to the Senate on the same day, identifying the president’s behavior as the”biggest nightmare” of the drafters of the American Constitution.
This time, there are a total of 100 seats in the House of Representatives participating in the impeachment, with 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats and two independent senators. This means that in the House of Representatives, the Democrats can easily pass the impeachment case against Trump, but in the Senate Almost impossible to pass.
As Republican congressmen said: Trump may become the first American president in American history to return to the presidency after being wrongly impeached.
America’s C27NN called the impeachment crisis:”This will be America’s darkest day”!
The president’s legal team responded to the House of Representatives’ articles of impeachment for the first time on the same day, identifying the articles of impeachment as”a dangerous attack on the American people’s free choice of president.”
In August 2019, a whistleblower claimed that Trump attempted to seek help from Ukraine to discredit his political opponents during a phone call with President Ukraine in July.
American media reported that at least a week before calling President Ukraine, Trump told White House officials to suspend nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine.
After the incident was exposed, Trump said that the move was because he was worried that the United States would provide more aid to Ukraine than European countries.
The person responsible for the impeachment investigation believed that this move was suspected of using his power to put pressure on Ukraine and influence the 2020 election. Withholding military aid to Ukraine may also harm national security, and Trump tried to cover up this.
On August 19, Elijah Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, threatened that if the White House did not hand over all”Tongwan Gate””、”A subpoena will be issued to the White House for documents involved in the”Threat to Ukraine” case.
Cummings said that in order to further conduct an impeachment investigation into President Trump, the White House is required to hand over all documents involved in the case before the 4th, otherwise a subpoena will be issued on the 4th. On August
21, the American”Politics” website stated that Trump regarded White House leakers as”spies” and attacked relevant reporters by name.
According to anonymous former White House officials, Trump hopes to give every White House personnel a Polygraph testing was used to find out who leaked secrets to the media, and some White House employees also took the initiative to prove their innocence.
However, in the early days of Trump’s administration, his special adviser on ethics, Basantino, led the investigation. After questioning the legality of polygraph testing for White House employees
, the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena to U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, asking him to submit information about U.S. President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskiy. The subpoena for documents related to the”Phonegate” incident was issued by the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee after consultation with the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Oversight and Reform Committee, requiring
Perry to submit relevant documents before August 29.
Media reported that Trump had a phone call with Zelensky on July 25 at Perry’s initiative.
Democrats also asked Perry to explain what the media said was that he had pressured Ukraine to adjust the management of a state-owned energy company. Advisory committee members and other events.
Three days later, Trump announced that Energy Secretary Rick Perry would resign from his current position at the end of the year.
Trump said that he had found a new candidate for this position and would announce it in the near future.
As one of the key figures in the”Phonegate” incident, Perry was the target of Trump’s”enemies”. Trump once told the media that he had an affair with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy at Perry’s request. Perry also said that he had repeatedly asked Trump to speak with Zelensky, but the content only related to energy cooperation and had nothing to do with the Democratic presidential candidate.
Obviously, Trump asked Perry to step down. Prepare to”abandon the troops to save the car.”
The impeachment case should be the biggest crisis since Trump came to power.
Trump was a little panicked, but not that panicked. This old boy’s hooligan habit came to the fore, and he openly shouted at his subordinates in the White House office. road:
“I know there are some of them among you, and I don’t care. Now what I want to say, I hope some of you will reach ‘their’ ears. If I am impeached and removed from office, I will drag them with me. You should know I’m not kidding, I can do anything……”
That night, Ivanka and Martin talked on the phone
“Don’t worry about your dad, he won’t step down, this is just a ‘warning’. The Senate is dominated by the Republican Party. Even if they don’t like your dad, they won’t let your dad step down in such a mess. Not to mention the so-called ‘Ukrainian phone scandal’’、‘Tongemen’, there is no substantial evidence……”Martin said confidently
“you sure?”
Trump’s voice came from the other end of the phone. It was obvious that this guy had been on the phone all the time.
Martin had known it for a long time. Hearing this, he smiled and said:”I won’t lie to you. By the way, since you have already expressed your strong 570 Attitude, then 570 must be tough to the end, and never interrupt contact with Wu Kelan, lest others feel guilty. Also, since they forcefully require you to release information, will you release it? Some unimportant things can be released. The main reason is to give an explanation to the people. I will ask the media to cooperate.”
“Haha, that’s great. Trump laughed.
Two days later, Trump told the media,”I would be happy to invite Ukrainian President Zelensky to visit the White House.
I believe the other party will accept my invitation.
” You will know by then that all this is a slander against me.
I did not put any pressure on Ukolan during the call at all.
The Democratic Party’s impeachment investigation against me is a ‘political persecution’.
Zelensky will personally testify for me..
A few days later, Zelensky really spoke out.
When he attended the United Nations General Assembly, he told the American media:”I never wanted to get involved in the American election, and no one put pressure on me.
Ukolan is a Independent country, Trump is a good person.
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Subsequently, Trump said that he would release several transcripts of his phone call with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy next Tuesday – this phone call took place in June last year, before the key phone call that triggered the presidential impeachment inquiry.
“I am innocent and the facts will prove everything.”Trump vowed.
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