The impeachment committee investigating whether Donald Trump abused his power for political gain has voted to pass a report that there is "overwhelming evidence" of wrongdoing by the president.

The House Intelligence Committee voted 13-9 along party lines to pass the findings of its hearings during which Congress was told that Mr Trump personally oversaw the attempt to get Ukraine to launch politically helpful investigations, abusing his presidential powers for his own gain.

The US president was accused of endangering America’s national security by withholding almost $400 million in military aid to Ukraine in an attempt to secure the investigations he sought, including into his possible 2020 election rival Joe Biden.

The 300-page report pointed the finger directly at Mr Trump’s inner circle, saying that the president’s acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and secretary of state Mike Pompeo were both aware of and approved the drive.

Mr Trump is also accused of attempting to “conceal” his behaviour from the public once the scandal came to light by withholding key documents despite subpoenas and “intimidating, threatening and tampering with” prospective witnesses.

One line of the report read: "The evidence of the president’s misconduct is overwhelming, and so too is the evidence of his obstruction of Congress."