Impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump
The inquiry process which preceded the first impeachment of Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States, was initiated by then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on September 24, 2019, after a whistleblower alleged that Donald Trump may have abused the power of the presidency. Trump was accused of withholding military aid as a means of pressuring newly elected president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to pursue investigations of Joe Biden and his son Hunter and to investigate a conspiracy theory that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind interference in the 2016 presidential election. More than a week after Trump had put a hold on the previously approved aid, he made these requests in a July 25 phone call with the Ukrainian president, which the whistleblower said was intended to help Trump's reelection bid.
Open hearing testimony of Fiona Hill and David Holmes on November 21, 2019
Whistleblower complaint dated August 12, 2019, regarding a July 25 phone conversation between Trump and Zelenskyy
Memorandum of the call between Trump and Zelenskyy released by the White House on September 25, 2019
Letter from White House Counsel to the House Speaker and committee chairs stating that the Trump administration will not participate in the House's "partisan and unconstitutional" inquiry
Impeachment inquiry in the United States
In the United States, an impeachment inquiry is an investigation or inquiry which usually occurs before a potential impeachment vote.
A public hearing during the 2019 impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump
Independent Counsel Ken Starr taking an oath before testifying during hearings for the 1998 impeachment inquiry against Bill Clinton
Opening day of formal impeachment hearings during the impeachment inquiry against Richard Nixon
