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WATCH LIVE: Day two of former President Trump’s second impeachment trial—2/10/2021

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How does impeachment work? - Alex Gendler

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What Is the Impeachment Process? A Step-by-Step Guide (Published 2020)

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A detailed look at each stage of the process, and how the road to President Trump’s acquittal compared with those of his predecessors.notes:

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Video: How Does the Impeachment Process Work? (Published 2019)

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Explosive testimony. News media frenzies. A trial in the Senate. Here is how impeachment works — and how it has played out in the past.

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Video: How Does the Impeachment Process Work? (Published 2019)

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Explosive testimony. News media frenzies. A trial in the Senate. Here is how impeachment works — and how it has played out in the past.

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WATCH LIVE: Trump's second Senate impeachment trial Day 2 | Direct feed

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Why Ukraine, for God's sake?

After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Ukraine's economy tanked and it became one of the poorest countries in Europe. Ukraine has never lived up to its potential, in large part because of corruption.

By 2013, Ukraine was at a crossroads: It had to choose between signing a trade deal with the European Union, which would bring it closer to the West, or with Russia, which would bring it back under Moscow's influence.

The Ukrainian president at the time sided with Russia. But his decision prompted widespread protests that ended in violence, and he fled to Russia.

Russia took advantage of the chaos to invade Ukraine and annex a piece of its territory, Crimea.

Russia also fomented a separatist movement in eastern Ukraine that led to a war that is still ongoing.

That's when the United States started to give Ukraine military assistance. The country had a poor army with basic weapons. Without U.S. money, they would be no match for the Russians.

Trump's obsession with Ukraine

For years, President Trump has promoted a number of conspiracy theories involving Ukraine. So he decided to send his personal lawyer, the eternal mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani, to Ukraine to investigate. Giuliani had a clear mission: to look into theories that could benefit the president.

One of the theories that Giuliani investigated is that Ukrainians were the ones who meddled in the 2016 U.S. elections, not the Russians. Trump himself has repeated that theory multiple times - even though that idea has been widely debunked by U.S. intelligence agencies and is a known narrative of Russian disinformation campaigns.

Another part of Giuliani's investigation mission was Joe Biden. Trump has said that the former vice president, while in office, pressured the Ukrainian government to expel a prosecutor investigating a local company on whose board Biden's son, Hunter, sat.

While it is true that Joe Biden pushed for the prosecutor's removal, the investigation of the company his son worked for was largely dormant at the time.

Still, Giuliani and Trump wanted the Ukrainian government to commit to formally look into the Bidens.

A phone call with a request

In April, Ukraine elected a 41-year-old president, Volodymyr Zelensky, a former actor who was lauded for his fight against corruption. As we know, Ukraine is broke and without the United States on its side, it would be eaten alive by Russia.

In early July, Trump ordered his staff to withhold military aid to Ukraine. A few weeks later, Trump called Zelensky and asked him to investigate the Bidens.

For Zelensky, who was desperate for help and had Russians on his back, Trump's call could have sounded like a threat. If Zelensky committed to investigate the Bidens, Ukraine would get the help it needed. If not, good luck with the Russians.

That is the heart of Trump's wrongdoing: He used the power of his office to pressure the leader of a foreign country to dig dirt on a political opponent.

Is that such a big deal? Why?

Here's the thing: Plainly speaking, it is wrong for the president to use his office - and your tax dollars - to get something that benefits him personally.

Yes, the Ukrainians still got the money, you may have heard. But attempted murder is still a crime.

That's why Trump is likely to be impeached in the House - and why every Republican should support it.
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After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Ukraine's economy tanked and it became one of the poorest countries in Europe. Ukraine has never lived up to its potential, in large part because of corruption.

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Impeachment is the process where a government official is charged with a crime

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Impeachment is a process by which a government official is charged with a crime. A legislature, or lawmaking body, handles an impeachment.

In the United States the two houses of Congress carry out impeachments. First, the House of Representatives impeaches, or brings charges against, an official. When the House impeaches an official, it does not mean that he or she is guilty of a crime. It means that there is evidence that the official may...

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Impeachment is a process by which a government official is charged with a crime. A legislature, or lawmaking body, handles an impeachment.In the United States the two houses of Congress carry out impeachments. First, the House of Representatives impeaches, or brings charges against, an official.

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The senate is one of the groups/ committees (called chambers of Congress) that make up the Legislative Branch of Government.

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Kids learn about the United States Senate of the Congress including the leaders, special powers, filibusters, requirements, how many there are, and fun facts.

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What to Know bout Trump's Impeachment For Kids!

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What to Know bout Trump's Impeachment For Kids!

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The House of Representatives is a part of Congress (in the legislative branch) that helps to make federal laws.

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The United States House of Representatives is a part of the United States (U. S.) Congress. Congress is the legislature of the U. S. government and makes federal laws. The other part of Congress is the U. S. Senate. There are maximum 435 members in the United States House of Representatives. These members are called U. S. Representatives or just representatives.

The number of representatives from each state depends on the number of people in that state, the population, but there is at least one U. S. representative from each of the 50 states. Every 10 years, the United States Census Bureau counts the population of the United States. States gain or lose Representatives based on the count. The House of Representatives is in one of the two wings in the U.S. Capitol building. The other wing is for the Senate. Sometimes the House of Representatives is informally called the House. The chairman/chairperson in the U.S. House of Representatives is called the Speaker of the House. The current Speaker is Nancy Pelosi.

According to the U.S. Constitution, all bills about raising revenue, which includes taxes, must start in the House of Representatives. Also, the House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach certain officials, such as the president or federal judges. According to the U.S. Constitution, the House of Representatives can expel, or impeach, one of its representatives by a vote of at least two-thirds of its members.

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US Government for Kids: Legislative Branch - Congress

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Kids learn about the Legislative Branch of the United States Government. The Congress, House of Representatives and Senate.

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the betrayal of one's country by going to war against it or giving information to its enemies.They accused him of treason when he gave the enemy information about the generals' plans.

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