[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H250]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              FULL AND FAIR TRIAL REQUIRED IN U.S. SENATE

  (Mr. TED LIEU of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TED LIEU of California. Madam Speaker, yesterday the House 
released additional documents and new text messages from Lev Parnas. He 
is an associate of Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani. He 
has also been indicted. These documents and text messages show a 
chilling picture of surveillance, both physical and electronic, of the 
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine. This is all the more reason why we need to 
have a full and fair trial in the United States Senate.
  The House today is going to transmit the Articles of Impeachment to 
the Senate. Donald Trump was impeached for abusing his power and for 
soliciting interference in our elections from a foreign government. He 
will be branded for the rest of his life. It is permanent, it will not 
go away, and now we need the Senate to act and have a fair trial. That 
means witnesses and documents. If they do not do that, it will be the 
equivalent of a coverup.

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