SERGEANT IN ARMS WILL MILWAUKEE
THE
-- MAKE THE PROCLAMATION.
>> HEAR YE, HEAR YE, HEAR YE,
ALL PERSONS ARE COMMANDED TO
KEEP SLIEPTILENT ON PAIN OF
IMPRISONMENT WHILE THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES IS PRESENTING TO
THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AN ARTICLE OF IMPEACHMENT
AGAINST DONALD JOHN TRUMP,
FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES. >> THE MANAGERS ON THE PART OF
>> THE MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE WILL PROCEED.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, THE MANAGERS
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE AND
PRESENT AND READY TO PRESENT THE
ARTICLE OF IMPEACHMENT, WHICH
HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES AGAINST
DONALD JOHN TRUMP, FORMER
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE HOUSE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING
RESOLUTION, WITH WHICH THE PER
MUGS OF THE SENATE I WILL
READ -- HOUSE RESOLUTION 40 IN
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
UNITED STATES JANUARY 13th,
2021, RESOLVED THAT MR. RASKIN,
MR. CICILLINE, MR. CASTRO OF
TEXAS, MR. SWALWELL, MR. LEW,
MISS PLASKETT, MR. GOOSEN AND
MISS DEAN ARE APPOINTED MANAGERS
TO CONDUCT THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
AGAINST DONALD TRUMP, THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
THAT THE MESSAGE BE SENT TO THE
SENATE TO INFORM THE SENATE OF
THE APPOINTMENTS AND THAT THE
MANAGER SO APPOINTED MAY IN
CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION
AND THE CONDUCT OF THE TRIAL
EXHIBIT THE ARTICLE OF
IMPEACHMENT TO THE SENATE AND
TAKE ALL OTHER ACTIONS NECESSARY
WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING -- EMPLOYING LEGAL,
CLERICAL AND OTHER NECESSARY
ASSISTANCE AND INCURRING SUCH
OTHER EXPENSES THAT MAY BE
NECESSARY TO BE PAID TO THE APT
AVAILABLE TO THE JUDICIARY UNDER
A APPLICABLE EXPENSE RESOLUTION
OR APPLICABLE ACCOUNTS OF THE
HOUNT
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO
SENDING FOR PERSONS AND PAPERS
FOR FILING WITH THE SECRETARY OF
SENATE ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES, ANY
PLEADINGS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OR
SUBSEQUENT TO THE EXHIBITION OF
THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT THAT
THE MANAGERS CONSIDER NECESSARY.
NANCY PELOSI, SPEAKER OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WITH THE PER MUGS OF THEMISSION
SENATE I WILL READ THE ARTICLE
OF IMPEACHMENT.
HOUSE RESOLUTION 24 IN THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED
STATES JANUARY 13th 2021
RESOLVED THAT DONALD JOHN TRUMP,
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
IS IMPEACHED FOR HIGH KRUMCRIMES
MISDEMEANORS AND THE FOLLOWING
ARTICLE OF IMPEACHMENT BE
EXHIBITED TO THE UNITED STATES
SENATE.
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT
EXHIBITED BY THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA IN THE NAME OF
ITSELF AND OF THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AGAINST
DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN
MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF ITS
IMPEACHMENT AGAINST HIM FOR HIGH
CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS.
ARTICLE ONE, INCITEMENT OF
INSURRECTION.
THE CONSTITUTION PROVIDES THAT
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SHALL HAVE THE SOLE POWER OF
IMPEACHMENT AND THE PRESIDENT
SHALL BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE ON
IMPEACHMENT FOUR ON CONVICTION
OF TREASON, BRIBERY ARE OTHER
HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS.
FURTHER, SECTION THREE TO THE
CONSTITUTION PROHIBITS ANYONE
WHO HAS, QUOTE, ENGAGED IN THE
INIS SURRECOLLECTION OR
REBELLION AGAINST THE UNITED
STATES FROM HOLDING ANY OFFICE
UNDER THE UNITED STATES,
UNQUOTE.
IN HIS CONDUCT WHILE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES AND IN
VIOLATION OF HUSBAND
CONSTITUTIONAL OATH FAITHFULLY
TO EXECUTE THE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
TO THE BEST OF HIS ABILITY
SPREV, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES AND IN VIOLATION OF HIS
CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY TO TAKE CARE
OF THE LAWS BE FAITHFULLY
EXECUTED, DONALD JOHN TRUMP
ENGAGED IN HIGH CRIMES AND
MISDEMEANORS BY INCITING
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES IN THAT ON
JANUARY 6th, 2021, PURSUANT TO
THE 12th AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE
MET AT THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL
FOR A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS
TO COUNT THE VOTES OF THE
ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
IN THE MONTHS PRECEDING THE
JOINT SESSION, PRESIDENT TRUMP
REPEATEDLY MENTIONED FALSE
STATEMENTS THE ELECTION RESULTS
WERE THE PRODUCT OF WIDESPREAD
FRAUD AND SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED
BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OR
CERTIFIED BY STATE OR FEDERAL
OFFICIALS.
SHORTLY BEFORE THE JOINT SESSION
COMMENCED, PRESIDENT TRUMP
ADDRESSED A CROWD AT THE ELLIPSE
IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
THERE HE REITERATED FALSE CLAIMS
THAT WE WON THIS ELECTION AND WE
WON IT BY A LAND SLIDE.
HE ALSO WILLFULLY MADE
STATEMENTS THAT IN CONTEXT
ENCOURAGED AND FORESEEABLY
RESULTED IN LAWLESS ACTION AT
THE CAPITOL SUCH AS IF YOU DONT
FIGHT LIKE HELL, YOURE NOT
GOING TO HAVE A COUNTRY ANYMORE.
THUS INCITED ABOUT PRESIDENT
TRUMP MEMBERS OF THE CROWD HE
ADDRESSED IN AN ATTEMPT TO,
AMONG OTHER OBJECTIVES,
INTERFERE WITH THE JOINT SESSION
SOLEMN CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY TO
CERTIFY THE RESULTS OF THE 2020
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,
UNLAWFULLY BREACHED AND
VANDALIZED THE CAPITOL, INJURED
AND KILLED LAW ENFORCEMENT
PERSONNEL, MENACED MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS, THE VICE PRESIDENT AND
CONGRESSIONAL PERSONNEL AND
ENGAGED IN OTHER VIOLENT,
DEADLY, DESTRUCTIVE AND
SEDITIOUS ACTS.
PRESIDENT TRUMPS CONDUCT ON
JANUARY 6th, 2021 FOLLOWED HIS
PRIOR EFFORTS TO SUBVERT AND
OBSTRUCT THE CERTIFICATION OF
THE RESULTS OF THE 2020
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
THOSE PRIOR EFFORTS INCLUDED A
PHONE CALL ON JANUARY 2, 2021,
DURING WHICH PRESIDENT TRUMP
URGED THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF
GEORGIA, BRAD RAFFENSPERGER TO,
QUOTE, FIND ENOUGH VOTES TO
OVERTURN THE GEORGIA
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS
AND THREATEN SECRETARY
RAFFENSPERGER IF HE FAILED TO DO
SO.
IN ALL THIS PRESIDENT TRUMP
GRAVELY ENDANGERED THE SECURITY
OF THE OUT AND ITS INSTITUTIONS
OF GOVERNMENT.
HE THREATENED THE INTEGRITY OF
THE DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM,
INTERFERED WITH THE PEACEFUL
TRANSITION OF POWER, AND
IMPERIALED A COEQUAL BRANCH OF
GOVERNMENT.
HE THEREBY BETRAYED HIS TRUST AS
PRESIDENT TO THE MANIFEST INJURY
OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES.
WHERE FOR, DONALD JOHN TRUMP, BY
SUCH CONDUCT, HAS DEMONSTRATED
THAT HE WILL REMAIN A THREAT TO
NATIONAL SECURITY, DEMOCRACY AND
THE CONSTITUTION IF ALLOWED TO
REMAIN IN OFFICE AND IS ACTED IN
A MANNER OF GROSSLY INCOMPATIBLE
WITH SELF-GOVERNANCE AND THE
RULE OF LAW.
DONALD JOHN TRUMP THUS WARRANTS
IMPEACHMENT AND TRIAL, REMOVAL
FROM OFFICE AND DISQUALIFICATION
TO HOLD AND ENJOY ANY OFFICE OF
HONOR, TRUST OR PROFIT UNDER THE
UNITED STATES.
NANCY PELOSI, SPEAKER OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MR. PRESIDENT, THAT COMPLETES
THE EXHIBITION OF THE ARTICLE OF
IMPEACHMENT AGAINST DONALD JOHN
TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
THE MANAGERS REQUEST THAT THE
SENATE TAKE ORDER FOR THE TRIAL.
THE MANAGERS NOW REQUEST LEAVE
TO WITHDRAW.
>> THANK YOU, MR. RASKIN.