Legal experts summoned by Democrats call Donald Trump's actions impeachable

The impeachment inquiry launched by the Democratic-led House in September focuses on the Republican president's request for Ukraine to conduct investigations that could harm political rival Joe Biden

Constitutional law experts called by Democrats testified on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's actions concerning Ukraine represented impeachable offenses as the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee began proceedings expected to end in charges against Trump.

A law professor selected by Trump's fellow Republicans said that the impeachment inquiry lacked testimony from people with direct knowledge of the events and that current evidence did not show that Trump had committed "a clear criminal act." The hearing featured political theatrics. From the outset, Republicans repeatedly tried to interrupt the proceedings by raising objections and points of order. One of the three professors