After day-long debate, House Judiciary postpones vote on impeachment articles until Friday originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday contentiously debated the wording of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump for 14 hours before Democrats postponed a final vote on the charges until Friday.

Chairman Jerry Nadler suddenly recessed the panel shortly before midnight, angering Republicans who were preparing to drop their amendments and vote against the articles.

For hours, Democrats and Republicans bitterly argued over the charges that have made Trump the fourth president to ever face impeachment: that he abused his power by withholding military aid, pressured Ukraine to investigate a political rival and obstructed Congress by refusing to cooperate with subpoenas for documents and testimony.

Nadler’s decision to delay the vote until Friday angered many Republicans.

“The chairman just ambushed the entire committee. He did not have any consultation with the ranking members,” said Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., the committee’s top Republican. “I guess they didn’t think enough today of spreading their very paper thin impeachment process for over 12 to 14 hours was enough.” Read more

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After day-long debate, House Judiciary postpones vote on impeachment articles until Friday originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

After day-long debate, House Judiciary postpones vote on impeachment articles until Friday originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

After day-long debate, House Judiciary postpones vote on impeachment articles until Friday originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

After day-long debate, House Judiciary postpones vote on impeachment articles until Friday originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

After day-long debate, House Judiciary postpones vote on impeachment articles until Friday originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

After day-long debate, House Judiciary postpones vote on impeachment articles until Friday originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

After day-long debate, House Judiciary postpones vote on impeachment articles until Friday originally appeared on abcnews.go.com