Four witnesses testify Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee. They include Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman, Stanford University professor Pamela S. Karlan and University of North Carolina law professor Michael Gerhardt, who were chosen by Democrats to testify. George Washington University Professor Jonathan Turley was chosen by Republicans.
Watch the livestream below:
Wednesday’s hearing before the Judiciary Committee sets the stage for the House to move into the next phase of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
Appearing before the committee on Wednesday will be legal scholars who will discuss, "Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment."
In advance of the committee’s hearing, the House Intelligence Committee delivered its impeachment report to members of Congress and to the public. The report detailed the committee’s findings so far, according to Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, the chairman of the Intelligence Committee. The full committee voted on Tuesday to release the report.
Schiff confirmed in a letter last week that the Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign Affairs committees "are now preparing a report summarizing the evidence we have found this far."
The Judiciary Committee is the committee that would draft articles of impeachment if the Democratic leadership in the House decides to move forward with impeaching Trump.
Democrats in the House launched the impeachment inquiry in September to investigate whether Trump abused his power by pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to announce investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden and Biden's son, Hunter, and their connection to a Ukrainian energy company in exchange for an invitation to the White House and a military aid package.
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-New York, issued an invitation to Trump and his attorneys to attend Wednesday's hearing.
On Sunday night, the White House declined the invitation.
"We cannot fairly be expected to participate in a hearing while the witnesses are yet to be named and while it remains unclear whether the Judiciary Committee will afford the president a fair process through additional hearings," the response from White House attorney White House counsel Pat Cipollone read.
"More importantly, an invitation to an academic discussion with law professors does not begin to provide the president with any semblance of a fair process. Accordingly, under the current circumstances, we do not intend to participate in your Wednesday hearing," Cipollone added.
Here's what we know about Wednesday's hearing:
When: Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.
What time: The hearing began at 10 a.m. ET.
Where: The hearing will be held at the Longworth House Office Building.
Who is testifying: Four legal experts are set to testify about impeachment and the Constitution. Three of the experts were chosen by the Democrats. The fourth expert was chosen by the Republicans.
Who isn't testifying: Trump will not be at the hearing despite Nadler's invitation, nor will anyone from the White House be testifying.
How to watch: Cable networks will be carrying this hearing live, but if you want to watch an uninterrupted livestream, see below. The livestream will start a few minutes before 10 a.m. ET.
Who is on the committee: Here are the members of the House Judiciary Committee:
Democratic members
Jerry Nadler, New York, chairman
Zoe Lofgren, California
Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas
Steve Cohen, Tennessee
Hank Johnson, Georgia
Ted Deutch, Florida
Karen Bass, California
Cedric Richmond, Louisiana
Hakeem Jeffries, New York
David Cicilline, Rhode Island
Eric Swalwell, California
Ted Lieu, California
Jamie Raskin, Maryland
Pramila Jayapal, Washington
Val Demings, Florida
Lou Correa, California
Mary Gay Scanlon, Pennsylvania, vice chair
Sylvia Garcia, Texas
Joe Neguse, Colorado
Lucy McBath, Georgia
Greg Stanton, Arizona
Madeleine Dean, Pennsylvania
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Florida
Veronica Escobar, Texas
Republican members
Doug Collins, Georgia, ranking member
Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin
Steve Chabot, Ohio
Louie Gohmert, Texas
Jim Jordan, Ohio
Ken Buck, Colorado
John Ratcliffe, Texas
Martha Roby, Alabama
Matt Gaetz, Florida
Mike Johnson, Louisiana
Andy Biggs, Arizona
Tom McClintock, California
Debbie Lesko, Arizona
Guy Reschenthaler, Pennsylvania
Ben Cline, Virginia
Kelly Armstrong, North Dakota
Greg Steube, Florida
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