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Judiciary Committee Recommends Trump Impeachment for Abuse of Power,
Obstruction

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   The U.S. House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment
   against U.S. President Donald Trump Friday, clearing the way for a vote
   in the full House that could come as early as next week.

   Committee members voted along party lines after it recessed late
   Thursday after 14 hours of debate. The two articles, accusing Trump of
   abuse of power and obstructing the congressional investigation, were
   each approved on a vote of 23 to 17.

   The Democratic-controlled committee rebuffed Republican attempts
   Thursday to weaken or throw out the allegations and instead will vote
   on sending them to the full House of Representatives for a vote, likely
   to be held next week.
   Democratic lawmakers, after hours of at-times rancorous partisan claims
   and counterclaims with Republicans, rejected the Republican effort to
   eliminate the impeachment allegation that Trump abused the presidency
   by pushing Ukraine to investigate one of his chief 2020 Democratic
   election rivals, former Vice President Joe Biden.

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