INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................1
BACKGROUND..............................................................................................................................................9
I. CONSTITUTIONAL GROUNDS FOR PRESIDENTIAL IMPEACHMENT ....................................................9
II. THE HOUSE’S IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP AND PRESENTATION OF
THIS MATTER TO THE SENATE ..............................................................................................................12
ARGUMENT...................................................................................................................................................16
I. THE SENATE SHOULD CONVICT PRESIDENT TRUMP OF ABUSE OF POWER ..................................16
A. President Trump Exercised His Official Power to Pressure Ukraine into Aiding His Reelection ....................................................................................................................................16
B. President Trump Exercised Official Power to Benefit Himself Personally ......................22
C. President Trump Jeopardized U.S. National Interests .........................................................28
II. THE SENATE SHOULD CONVICT PRESIDENT TRUMP OF OBSTRUCTION OF CONGRESS ..............30
A. The House Is Constitutionally Entitled to the Relevant Information in an
Impeachment Inquiry ................................................................................................................31
B. President Trump’s Obstruction of the Impeachment Inquiry Violates Fundamental Constitutional Principles...........................................................................................................34
C. President Trump’s Excuses for His Obstruction Are Meritless .........................................36
III. THE SENATE SHOULD IMMEDIATELY REMOVE PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM OFFICE TO
PREVENT FURTHER ABUSES...................................................................................................................41
A. President Trump’s Repeated Abuse of Power Presents an Ongoing Threat to Our Elections ......................................................................................................................................41
B. President Trump’s Obstruction of Congress Threatens Our Constitutional Order........44
C. The Senate Should Convict and Remove President Trump to Protect Our System
of Government and National Security Interests ...................................................................45
ATTACHED STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS..............................................................SMF 1-61
Source (PDF):
https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/in_re_president_trump_house_impeachment_trial_brief_and_sof_1.18.20.pdf
Background:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/house-managers-cite-overwhelming-evidence-against-trump-their-brief-senate-n1118436