What to watch for at Wednesday’s impeachment hearing originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Some of President Donald Trump’s fiercest critics and defenders on Capitol Hill return to the spotlight Wednesday as the House Judiciary Committee holds its first hearing in the Ukraine impeachment inquiry.

(MORE: Impeachment report details ‘scheme’ by Trump to pressure Ukraine for his benefit )

On Wednesday morning, the panel will hear testimony from constitutional scholars just hours after the House Intelligence Committee released its report Tuesday evening into whether Trump improperly ordered military aid to Ukraine withheld to pressure the country to launch investigations against a potential 2020 political rival.

Led by Democrat Jerry Nadler of New York, the committee is also responsible for drafting and approving any articles of impeachment against Trump, which some Democrats have suggested could include charges focused on bribery, obstruction of justice and obstruction of Congress.

The House Judiciary Committee is much more contentious

Unlike the House Intelligence Committee, a historically buttoned-up panel that has traditionally conducted its oversight of the intelligence community quietly and in a bipartisan fashion, the 41-member Judiciary Committee is one of the oldest and largest in the House, and tends to attract sharp-elbowed lawyers, former prosecutors and passionate advocates because of its sprawling jurisdiction over the justice system, immigration, federal and criminal law. Read more

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What to watch for at Wednesday’s impeachment hearing originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

What to watch for at Wednesday’s impeachment hearing originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

What to watch for at Wednesday’s impeachment hearing originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

What to watch for at Wednesday’s impeachment hearing originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

What to watch for at Wednesday’s impeachment hearing originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

What to watch for at Wednesday’s impeachment hearing originally appeared on abcnews.go.com