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Headline Roundup December 24th, 2019

House Lawyers Say More Impeachment Charges Are Possible

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Lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee are holding open the possibility of recommending additional articles of impeachment against President Trump. The committee is pressing for the testimony of former White House Counsel Don McGahn, believing that his testimony could lead to more revelations about Trump's behavior.

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Democrats Tell Court: More Impeachment Articles, Maybe, if Trump Lawyer Testifies
Democrats Tell Court: More Impeachment Articles, Maybe, if Trump Lawyer Testifies

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The House Judiciary Committee told a federal appeals court Monday that it still wants former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify as it could potentially lead to the introduction of “additional articles of impeachment” against President Donald Trump over his contacts with Ukraine.

In a brief submitted to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the panel’s counsel Doug Letter argued its subpoena of McGahn, who departed the White House last year, is not moot despite the House’s approval of two impeachment articles — abuse of power and obstruction of...

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House lawyers open door to more articles of impeachment
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The House Judiciary Committee told a federal appeals court on Monday that it is still seeking testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn because he could provide information that would help the panel decide whether to recommend additional articles of impeachment against President Trump.

The committee submitted a brief to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that its subpoena of McGahn is not moot following the House's vote to approve two articles of impeachment.

"If McGahn’s testimony produces new evidence supporting the conclusion that President Trump committed impeachable...

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Impeachment 2? House lawyers say more charges possible
Impeachment 2? House lawyers say more charges possible

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If Don McGahn's testimony produces new evidence against President Donald Trump, the panel could consider "whether to recommend new articles of impeachment."

Lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee floated the possibility that the panel could take up additional articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, according to a document filed in a federal appeals court Monday.

Urging the court to compel former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify, the committee's lawyers said that his testimony could lead to more revelations about the president's behavior.

“If McGahn’s testimony produces new...

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