Democratic leaders in the US House of Representatives announced two terms that impeach Trump today, including abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

"We stand here today because the President's continued abuse of power leaves us with no other choice. Doing nothing makes us complicit with the abuse of power, the trust of the people and national security of the President, "said Jerry Nadler, chairman of the US House Judiciary Committee, speaking when he announced two terms of impeachment of President Donald Trump today.

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House Speaker of the Judiciary Committee of America Jerry Nadler spoke today Photo: AFP

Nadler made a statement when he stood with other Democrats leaders in the House of Representatives in a press conference announcing two terms of impeachment of Trump, including abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee believes that abusive power can be impeached because President Trump has used his power to reap personal benefits improperly, ignoring or harming his interests. national interests. "That's exactly what President Trump did when he invited and pressured Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 US presidential election," Nadler said.

The second clause deals with the US president's obstruction to Congress. "A president who proclaims himself on his own duty, on the American people and the impeachment of parliament, functions to protect threats to democracy, meaning that he sees himself above the law, "said Nadler.

"The President of the United States holds the ultimate faith of the people. When he betrayed that belief and placed himself above the country, he threatened the constitution, threatened democracy and national security. ", he continued.

US Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Trump's "relentless abuse of power" left Democrats with no other option. "The evidence of the President's actions is so solid and indisputable."

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US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff Photo: AFP

Trump is the fourth president in US history to face impeachment. If the allegations are passed by the House of Representatives next week, he will become the third US president impeached and present in trial in the Senate.

In response to the announcement by the Democrats of the impeachment clause, Brad Parscale, Trump's manager of the 2020 reelection campaign, issued a statement saying that "Americans disagree" with this partisan action. "However, Democrats still set up this political drama because they don't have viable candidates for 2020 and they know it," Parscale said.

The US House of Representatives opened a impeachment investigation into Trump in September, after an anonymous whistleblower filed a complaint alleging that the President urged Ukraine to investigate the father and son of former US Vice President Joe Biden, his rival in the run. race to the White House.

Trump allegedly used a military aid package to pressure Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Biden's father and son. The House Intelligence Committee on December 3 published a 300-page impeachment investigation report, saying evidence of the president's misconduct and congressional "was very strong".

Trump denies wrongdoing and calls the impeachment investigation a hoax. Republicans accuse Democrats of having no concrete evidence of Trump's pressure on Ukraine. The White House also refused to participate in a hearing in the House of Representatives, saying the Trump impeachment clause was "unfounded".