Key Details of House Intel Democrats’ Impeachment Report Remain Secret

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Representative Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, makes a closing statement during an impeachment inquiry hearing on Capitol Hill ... WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Representative Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, makes a closing statement during an impeachment inquiry hearing on Capitol Hill November 21, 2019 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony during the fifth day of open hearings in the impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump, whom House Democrats say held back U.S. military aid for Ukraine while demanding it investigate his political rivals. (Photo by Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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House Intelligence Committee Democrats will conclude that President Trump worked with associates inside and outside the administration to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate a 2020 political rival, The New York Times reported.

According to the Times, the report will likely follow the evidence laid out publicly by impeachment witnesses in recent weeks, but it still remains largely unclear whether the House Intelligence Committee plans to use its report to call for impeachment charges against Trump. It’s possible the report could just outline the factual evidence gathered throughout proceedings and leave it up to the Judiciary Committee to determine whether impeachment charges are warranted, according to the Times.

House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Monday evening that his committee is putting the “finishing touches” on the report and that it will be released publicly Tuesday.

“Even while Judiciary does its work, we will continue investigating. We’re continuing to issue subpoenas. We’re continuing to learn new information. That work goes on. But we also feel a sense of urgency,” he said. “This is a president who has sought for intervention in U.S. elections twice now. And even in the midst of our impeachment inquiry is, again, out publicly saying not only should Ukraine do this, but China should also investigate my opponent.”

House Intelligence Committee Democrats read the staff-produced document for the first time on Monday evening and a vote on the report will take place Tuesday evening after 6:00 p.m. ET, effectively handing off the inquiry to the House Judiciary Committee. While Democrats remain close-lipped about the document, Republicans released their full 100-plus page report on Monday, which essentially claimed no wrongdoing by President Trump.

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  1. Avatar for jtl jtl says:

    The report “remains secret”? Versus, the report “has not yet been released”?

    Based on the actual situation, saying it “remains secret” sound unnecessarily nefarious, doesn’t it?

  2. I read this twice looking for the word “secret”. Come on, TPM, did you just grab a Fox headline?

  3. Avatar for 10c 10c says:

    The R’s report is notable as a model for how to put a blow-job in writing.

  4. Avatar for schmed schmed says:

    I’m also having trouble with the “key details” part. What details have already been released? How do we know what detail hasn’t been released if the entire report is unreleased?

    This is journalism?!

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