Summary
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected Thursday to take its most concrete step yet in impeaching Donald Trump, when a key committee clears the way for a full House vote formally accusing him of high crimes and misdemeanors.
Democrats accuse Trump of abusing his power by trying to force Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden and of obstructing Congress when lawmakers tried to look into the matter.
Democrats spent much of the evening chiding Republicans for their loyalty to Trump.
Democrats sought to simplify the public case against Trump by not including other contentious aspects of Trump's tenure, such as his efforts to impede former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.
Trump and Republicans have tried to use the issue as way to attack Democratic presidential candidates and those vulnerable House members.
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