Article I: Abuse of Power
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Article I: Abuse of Power was the first formal charge in Donald Trump’s initial impeachment, accusing him of exploiting presidential authority for personal political gain in relation to Ukraine.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
formal charge
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impeachment article ⓘ |
| absentVotes | 3 ⓘ |
| accusation |
abuse of presidential powers
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conditioning official acts on personal political favors ⓘ soliciting foreign interference in a United States election ⓘ |
| allegedConduct |
conditioning a White House meeting on announcement of investigations
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conditioning release of congressionally approved military aid on announcement of investigations ⓘ pressuring Ukraine to announce investigations beneficial to Trump’s reelection campaign ⓘ |
| allegedMotive |
influencing the 2020 U.S. presidential election
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personal political gain ⓘ |
| allegedVictim |
United States national security
ⓘ
integrity of U.S. elections ⓘ |
| allegedViolation |
corruptly conditioning official U.S. government acts on personal political favors
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using the powers of his office to solicit interference from a foreign government in the 2020 U.S. election ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Donald Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Impeachment of Donald Trump
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States presidential impeachments ⓘ |
| chamberOfOrigin | House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | U.S. Constitution Article II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalConcept | high Crimes and Misdemeanors ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateAdopted | 2019-12-18 ⓘ |
| governingLaw | U.S. Constitution Article I impeachment provisions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | first impeachment of a U.S. president for conduct involving a foreign government and an upcoming election ⓘ |
| impeachmentNumber | first impeachment of Donald Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
betrayed the Nation
ⓘ
ignored and injured the interests of the Nation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| noVotes | 197 ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Article II: Obstruction of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | first impeachment of Donald Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentVotes | 1 ⓘ |
| processType | impeachment ⓘ |
| relatedCall | July 25, 2019 Trump–Zelenskyy phone call NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCountry | Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | House impeachment resolution against Donald Trump (2019) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedElection | 2020 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOffice | President of Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | Volodymyr Zelenskyy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultInSenate | acquittal ⓘ |
| senateAcquittalDate | 2020-02-05 ⓘ |
| senateNoVotesToConvict | 52 ⓘ |
| senateYesVotesToConvict | 48 ⓘ |
| sponsor | House Democratic majority ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2019–2020 ⓘ |
| voteResult | adopted ⓘ |
| yesVotes | 230 ⓘ |
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