Article II: Obstruction of Congress
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Article II: Obstruction of Congress was the impeachment article in Donald Trump’s first impeachment that accused him of unlawfully defying congressional subpoenas and obstructing the House’s investigation into his conduct regarding Ukraine.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
impeachment article
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legal document section ⓘ |
| accusedOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| accusedPerson | Donald Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accusedPoliticalParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegation |
obstruction of the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry
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unlawful defiance of congressional subpoenas ⓘ |
| allegedAction |
directing the executive branch to defy subpoenas
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ordering categorical noncompliance with impeachment subpoenas ⓘ preventing executive branch officials from testifying ⓘ refusing to produce documents requested by the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| allegedViolation | impairing the House of Representatives’ power of impeachment ⓘ |
| chamberOfTrial | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge | obstruction of Congress ⓘ |
| committee | United States House Committee on the Judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the United States Constitution
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Article I, Section 3, Clauses 6 and 7 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateAdopted | 2019-12-18 ⓘ |
| documentType | House Resolution article ⓘ |
| draftedBy | House Judiciary Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusOfInvestigation | Donald Trump’s conduct regarding Ukraine ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 2019 impeachment of Donald Trump over Ukraine-related matters ⓘ |
| impeachmentArticleNumber | II ⓘ |
| impeachmentNumber | first impeachment of Donald Trump ⓘ |
| introducedBy | House Democratic leadership ⓘ |
| introducedDate | 2019-12-10 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Donald J. Trump has directed the unprecedented, categorical, and indiscriminate defiance of subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalConcept |
checks and balances
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separation of powers ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| oppositionBaseInHouse | primarily Republican Party members ⓘ |
| partOf | first impeachment of Donald Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Article I: Abuse of Power ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article I: Abuse of Power
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Trump–Ukraine scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| senateGuiltyVotes | 47 ⓘ |
| senateNotGuiltyVotes | 53 ⓘ |
| senateVoteDate | 2020-02-05 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
congressional oversight
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impeachment inquiry procedures ⓘ |
| supportBaseInHouse | primarily Democratic Party members ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfConduct | 2019 ⓘ |
| trialOutcome | acquittal ⓘ |
| voteType | House roll call vote ⓘ |
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