More and more Democrats in the US House of Representatives accuse US President Donald Trump of abuse of power in connection with Ukraine and demand the initiation of impeachment proceedings.
If it turns out that Trump used US aid as a means of pressure to demand that Ukraine investigate his political opponent Joe Biden, there would be enough grounds for impeachment, seven parliamentarians wrote today in a Washington Post article. , Other MEPs had made similar statements since the weekend. Trump rejects all allegations made against him.
140 Democrat MEPs for impeachment
Meanwhile, according to US media reports, about 140 Democratic parliamentarians have been in favor of impeachment. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, has been skeptical of impeachment as a result of investigations into Russia’s potential support for Trump’s election in 2016.
Pelosi had recently been alerted. According to the New York Times, she wanted to discuss the next steps with leading Democrats in the afternoon.
On Thursday, a hearing is scheduled to be held at Congress, where Democrats hope to be educated, including through a testimony by the head of the internal intelligence agency, Joseph Maguire. This had classified the warning of an employee to the incident as credible. So far, the government has denied the deputies access to the document.
