Read House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler’s opening statement
Nadler:
“In short, the Founders warned us that we should expect our foreign adversaries to target our elections and that we will find ourselves in grave danger if the president willingly opens the door to their influence.
“What kind of president would do that? How will we know if the president has betrayed his country in this manner for petty, personal gain?
“Hamilton had a response for that as well. He wrote:
‘When a man unprincipled in private life, desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents . . . known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty—when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity—to join the cry of danger to liberty—to take every opportunity of embarrassing the General Government & bringing it under suspicion . . . [i]t may justly be suspected that his object is to throw things into confusion that he may ride the storm and direct the whirlwind.’
“Ladies and gentlemen, the storm in which we find ourselves today was set in motion by President Trump. I do not wish this moment on the country. But we have each taken an oath to protect the Constitution, and the facts before us are clear.
“President Trump did not merely seek to benefit from foreign interference in our elections.
“He directly and explicitly invited foreign interference in our elections. He used the powers of his office to try to make it happen. He sent his agents to make clear that this what he wanted. He was willing to compromise our security and his office for personal, political gain.”
This is truly quite remarkable. Kudos to Hamilton and to Jerry Nadler.
And thanks to Bob Wick for bringing this to our attention!
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