About two dozen Democrats gathered with a law professor on Saturday to discuss impeachment proceedings.
Democrats say the American people deserve answers from the president after the White House addresses whether it will participate in the impeachment hearing.
President Donald Trump answers questions from the media before departing the White House on Dec. 7, 2019, in Washington, D.C.The hearing will spotlight both Democratic and Republican attorneys from both the House Intelligence and House Judiciary committees, who will present evidence they gathered during previous public and closed-door hearings.
They will argue that Trump's actions were part of a"repeated pattern," and that the Ukraine episode is important because it represents a"future pattern," highlighting the urgency of moving quickly to impeach the president ahead of 2020. "Speaker Pelosi has charged us with writing articles of impeachment and we're in the process of exploring every possible dimension of that process," Raskin said.In terms of what to expect on Monday, Raskin described the process as a"scrupulously equal, fair, open and transparent" process.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left, gives his closing statement as ranking member Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., listens during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.
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