-The managers for the House of Representatives
have 24 hours to make the presentation of their case.
-We are here today in this hallowed chamber
undertaking this solemn action
for only the third time in history
because Donald J Trump,
the 45th president of the United States,
has acted precisely as Hamilton and his contemporaries feared.
President Trump solicited foreign interference
in our democratic elections,
abusing the power of his office to seek help from abroad
to improve his reelection prospects at home.
If the President's lawyers attempt to contest these
or other factual matters, you are left with no choice
but to demand to hear from each witness
with firsthand knowledge.
A fair trial requires nothing less.
-He just went through 2 1/2 hours of
laying out his case to go with the 11 hours
of laying out their case last night.
Now, unless he's making it up, he seems like
he's got a lot of information, so proceed with your case.
-A good number of my Republican colleagues, for the first time,
heard the entire argument
powerfully, succinctly, and completely.
-The House managers will now undertake to tell you
the story of the President's Ukraine scheme.
As we tell this story, it is important to note
that the facts before us are not in dispute.
-President Trump focused on securing a personal favor.
-He raised the so-called "CrowdStrike conspiracy."
-President Trump directed the delegation
to talk to Giuliani.
-President Trump directed that a hold be placed
on the DoD's security assistance, as well.
-President Trump responded,
"I would like you to do us a favor, though."
-He was asking Ukraine to work on investigations
that would be very, very helpful to the President.
-Everyone was in the loop. -President Trump maligned
a highly respected American ambassador.
-He betrayed the confidence of our Ukrainian partners
and US national security
when he corruptly withheld that aid.
-With Ambassador Yovanovitch out of the way,
the first chapter of the Ukraine scheme was complete.
-The quid pro quo scheme was taking shape.
-On his recent -- -Jesus Christ would probably
overturn the table!
[gavel banging] -The Senate will be in order.
The sergeant-at-arms will restore order in the gallery.
[gavel banging]
-And the Scripture says, "For the Lord loves justice."
-I didn't hear anything new at all.
We were here all day yesterday for about 13 hours.
No new material presented.
It still seems to me as this was an effort by the Democrats
in a very partisan way to bring a case against President Trump
because they weren't happy with the results of the 2016 election
and are concerned that they're gonna have real problems
in the 2020 election.
-There was only thing that was gonna favorably impress
President Trump in Warsaw,
and that is if Zelensky told him to his face,
"I'm gonna do these political investigations.
I don't want to do them.
You know I don't want to do them.
I've resisted doing them.
But I'm at war with Russia, and I can't wait any more.
I can't wait any more."
I'm sure that would've impressed Donald Trump.
This evidence demonstrates that President Trump
withheld the security assistance in the White House
meeting with President Zelensky
until Ukraine made a public statement
announcing the two investigations targeted to help
his political reelection efforts.
But as you will learn next, he got caught.
And the cover-up ensued.