Jury would convict Trump 'in 3 minutes flat,' says key lawmaker

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Last Updated : Dec 08 2019 | 9:45 PM IST

The chairman of the US House Judiciary Committee said Sunday that if the impeachment case against President Donald Trump were put to a jury, there "would be a guilty verdict in three minutes flat."
Representative Jerry Nadler, whose panel will begin drawing up articles of impeachment this week, told CNN that the evidence that Trump put personal interests above those of his country in dealing with Ukraine was "rock solid."
Not only did Meadows say he doubted any House Republican would vote to impeach, he said "I think there is more pressure on the Democrats to come along and vote to exonerate the president."

Nadler, asked whether he felt confident that Trump personally directed improper approaches to Ukraine, replied, "Yes."
"We have a very rock solid case. I think the case we have, if presented to a jury, would be a guilty verdict in three minutes flat."

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First Published: Dec 08 2019 | 9:45 PM IST

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