This archive report was first published on 22 November 2019.
Published on November 22, 2019, the impeachment inquiry against President Trump has reached a critical juncture, with several witnesses testifying that military aid to Ukraine was contingent on Trump's demand for an investigation into the Bidens.
House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff drew parallels between Trump's actions and the Watergate scandal that led to Nixon's resignation, stating, "What we've seen here is far more serious than a third-rate burglary of the Democratic headquarters."
Referring to the White House meeting where Trump withheld recognition of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Schiff said, "This is beyond anything Nixon did."
Trump is facing impeachment by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives for pushing Zelensky in a July 25 phone call to investigate Democrat Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, who served on the board of a Ukrainian gas company.
Nixon resigned in 1974, two years after the burglary of Democratic offices in the Watergate complex in Washington.
As Schiff noted, "People look to us from all over the world," but the actions of the current administration are causing concern and a loss of trust.
