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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE.......................................................................................................................................7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .........................................................................................................12 KEY FINDINGS OF FACT ........................................................................................................34 SECTION I. THE PRESIDENT’S MISCONDUCT ...............................................................37
1. The President Forced Out the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine ...........................................38
2. The President Put Giuliani and the Three Amigos in Charge of Ukraine Issues ............51
3. The President Froze Military Assistance to Ukraine.......................................................67
4. The President’s Meeting with the Ukrainian President Was Conditioned on An Announcement of Investigations .....................................................................................83
5. The President Asked the Ukrainian President to Interfere in the 2020 U.S. Election by Investigating the Bidens and 2016 Election Interference................................................98
6. The President Wanted Ukraine to Announce the Investigations Publicly ....................114
7. The President’s Conditioning of Military Assistance and a White House Meeting on Announcement of Investigations Raised Alarm............................................................126
8. The President’s Scheme Was Exposed..........................................................................140
SECTION II. THE PRESIDENT’S OBSTRUCTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’ IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY ..........................................................202
1. Constitutional Authority for Congressional Oversight and Impeachment ....................203
2. The President’s Categorical Refusal to Comply ...........................................................208
3. The President’s Refusal to Produce Any and All Subpoenaed Documents ..................217
4. The President’s Refusal to Allow Top Aides to Testify................................................231
5. The President’s Unsuccessful Attempts to Block Key Witnesses.................................245
6. The President’s Intimidation of Witnesses....................................................................257
APPENDIX A: KEY PEOPLE AND ENTITIES ..................................................................293 APPENDIX B: ABBREVIATIONS AND COMMON TERMS...........................................299
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