{"id":29336,"date":"2019-09-24T14:37:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T14:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/24\/trumps-ukraine-scandal-could-be-impeachable-offense-key-national-security-democrats-veterans-warn\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:07:34","slug":"trumps-ukraine-scandal-could-be-impeachable-offense-key-national-security-democrats-veterans-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2019\/09\/24\/trumps-ukraine-scandal-could-be-impeachable-offense-key-national-security-democrats-veterans-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Ukraine scandal could be \u2018impeachable offense\u2019 key national security Democrats, veterans warn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A coalition of national security Democrats, including five <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/11\/21\/veterans-in-the-116th-congress-by-the-numbers\/\" target=_blank>freshmen with military experience<\/a>, on Tuesday blasted President Donald Trump\u2019s alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2019\/09\/19\/ukraine-military-aid-extension-passes-us-house-after-white-house-delay\/\" target=_blank>political dealings with Ukraine<\/a> as a potential \u201cimpeachable offense\u201d and joined their House colleagues in demanding the White House provide public answers on the scandal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2019\/09\/24\/seven-freshman-democrats-these-allegations-are-threat-all-we-have-sworn-protect\/\" target=_blank>Washington Post opinion piece<\/a> Monday night, the group \u2014 all of whom represent districts Democrats flipped in the last mid-term election \u2014 called the latest accusations stunning and a significant national security threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump on Sunday seemed to acknowledged that, during a recent phone conversation, he urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to look into links between corruption in that country and Hunter Biden, the son of former vice president and current Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2019\/09\/19\/ukraine-military-aid-extension-passes-us-house-after-white-house-delay\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/16_special_scandal.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Ukraine military aid extension passes US House after White House delay<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. House on Thursday passed legislation to make sure Ukraine can spend $250 million in military aid after White House delayed it this summer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump later backtracked on those comments and denied charges that he withheld U.S. foreign aid to Ukraine to pressure that government into investigate the Bidens. The issue is the focus of an ongoing whistleblower complaint against the president, who has blasted the entire controversy as a political smear campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe president of the United States may have used his position to pressure a foreign country into investigating a political opponent, and he sought to use U.S. taxpayer dollars as leverage to do it,\u201d the Monday night op-ed stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe allegedly sought to use the very security assistance dollars appropriated by Congress to create stability in the world, to help root out corruption and to protect our national security interests, for his own personal gain \u2026 If these allegations are true, we believe these actions represent an impeachable offense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opinion piece was authored by Reps. Elanie Lauria of Virginia, Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Gil Cisneros of California and Jason Crow of Colorado, all of whom served in the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reps. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia, who served in the Central Intelligence Agency, and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, who worked in the CIA and Defense Department as a civilian, also signed on to the piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverything we do harks back to our oaths to defend the country,\u201d the group wrote. \u201cThese new allegations are a threat to all we have sworn to protect. We must preserve the checks and balances envisioned by the Founders and restore the trust of the American people in our government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of House Democrats have publicly stated support for starting impeachment hearings, but the addition of the new group of moderate Democrats adds new focus on the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/11\/21\/veterans-in-the-116th-congress-by-the-numbers\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18319598170965.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Veterans in the 116th Congress, by the numbers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">When the next Congress convenes in January, 95 veterans will be among those serving in the House and Senate.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Republicans in Congress thus far have remained quiet on the issue or attacked Democrats for fabricating charges against the president. 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