众议院司法委员会将于周一举行第二次公开听证会，其间民主党和共和党的律师将提供证据来支持是否弹劾唐纳德·特朗普总统的争论。

听证会是在周末发布了一份55页尼克松时代风格的报告后举行的，该报告由大多数工作人员发表，概述了弹劾的先例，称特朗普根据宪法和宪法违反了他的就职誓言，犯下了可弹劾的罪行。

周一的电视直播可能是立法者最后一次在本周晚些时候将弹劾条款提交众议院全体议员的小组投票之前向公众提出弹劾案。

来自情报和司法委员会的代表共和党和民主党的三名律师正在作证。情报部门的丹尼尔·古德曼和司法部门的巴里·伯克将为民主党作证，斯蒂芬·卡斯特将代表共和党并代表两个委员会作证。

这白宫周五表示，他们不会参与任何未来的诉讼。白宫法律顾问帕特·西波隆将此次调查称为“猜字谜”，是“完全没有根据的”，因此不会参与。

听证会大约在下午6:45结束。这个故事不再更新。

立法者两极分化的提问策略

共和党人和民主党人在询问员工律师时采取的策略截然相反。

共和党人在很大程度上利用了他们5分钟回合中的大部分——如果不是全部——来为总统进行冗长的辩护，而不是提问。他们希望削弱特朗普试图向外国对手施压以进行政治上有利的调查来换取军事援助的说法。

“我没问他问题。在高盛试图对议员的言论做出回应后，众议员吉姆·森森伯伦纳(R-WI)表示:“我让步了。

“我将利用我的五分钟时间——但不是问问题，”共和党众议员路易·戈默特(共和党)在一份长篇声明之前说，该声明指责民主党人从特朗普就任以来就开始寻求弹劾他。

与此同时，民主党人试图让高盛重新引用几位现任和前任政府官员的证词，这些证词描绘了特朗普在乌克兰的交易，令人发指。

民主党人和共和党人之间展开了戏剧性的一幕

在周一听证会的几个时刻，委员会陷入了短暂的混乱，因为共和党议员因程序分歧和短暂的爆发引发了党派之争。

争论的一点涉及共和党人的批评，即伯克能够质疑卡斯特，尽管就在几分钟前伯克本人向立法者证明了对特朗普的弹劾证据。共和党成员还表示，他只被民主党保留为一名工作人员律师，因为他向民主党候选人和团体提供政治捐款。

提交联邦选举委员会的文件表明在大约过去的二十年里，伯克已经向全国的民主党人捐赠了数万美元。近年来，高盛向类似的候选人和团体捐赠了数千美元。

司法委员会主席杰罗尔德·纳德勒(纽约民主党)在几分钟内用力敲击木槌，试图重新控制听证会。

第二民主党律师概述了特朗普被指控的可弹劾行为

众议院情报委员会的工作人员律师丹尼尔·古德曼代表大多数民主党人，于12月9日在华盛顿特区国会山的朗沃斯众议院办公大楼向众议院司法委员会作证前抵达

高盛，a前俄罗斯有组织犯罪检察官就调查的四个“关键发现”向立法者作证，他认为这些“关键发现”是可弹劾罪行的证据。

• 特朗普“利用其办公室的权力，为了他的“个人和政治利益”，向“他的乌克兰对手”施压并诱使其干涉2020年总统选举”

• “为了增加乌克兰宣布出于政治动机的调查的压力，”特朗普扣留了近4亿美元用于抵御俄罗斯侵略的美国军事援助和一次椭圆形办公室会议。

• 特朗普“试图破坏我们自由公正的选举，并对我们的国家安全构成迫在眉睫的威胁。”

• 特朗普“做出了前所未有的努力，阻止国会对他的行为进行弹劾调查。"

共和党律师为特朗普辩护:“没有明显证据”证明他有不当行为

12月9日，在DC华盛顿国会山的听证会上，众议院司法委员会在接受对美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的弹劾调查的证据陈述时，众议院司法和众议院情报常设特别委员会的少数族裔律师斯蒂芬·卡斯特作证。

卡斯特在为特朗普辩护时，指责民主党人缺乏总统不当行为的证据，拒绝承认他滥用权力，并表示对乌克兰腐败的担忧是合理的。

“民主党弹劾调查中的证据并不支持特朗普总统为了个人和政治利益滥用权力的结论。没有明显的证据表明特朗普总统怀有恶意，”共和党工作人员律师说。

卡斯特进一步表示，共和党人已经对特朗普涉及乌克兰的行动给出了“合理的解释”，他补充道，“这些行动并不像民主党人宣称的那样邪恶”。

卡斯特后来重申了共和党中被揭穿但广受欢迎的阴谋论，即乌克兰和俄罗斯可能干涉了2016年美国大选。

民主党律师为弹劾辩护

众议院司法委员会律师巴里·伯克代表大多数民主党人于12月9日在华盛顿特区国会山的朗沃斯众议院办公大楼向众议院司法委员会作证

“总统不是一个好人的要求，但这是希望，”伯克作证说，回忆起他和小儿子的一次谈话。“正是这份文件创造了令人敬畏的总统职位和我们拥有的权力，它清楚地表明，总统必须是一个不滥用权力的人。”

该小组中民主党多数派的工作人员律师指责特朗普试图颠覆2020年选举，破坏了国家安全。伯克概述了特朗普与乌克兰争议有关的行动为何支持“弹劾美国广播公司”的理由:滥用权力、背叛国家利益和选举腐败。

“特朗普总统的这个计划如此厚颜无耻，如此清晰...很难想象有人会对这些行为提出质疑，更不用说争辩说这些行为不构成可弹劾的罪行。

共和党人要求少数派听证会日

随着委员会中的共和党人再次要求纳德勒允许他们在弹劾条款被审议之前举行少数派日听证会，程序混乱在讲台上出现。根据委员会规定，共和党议员称他们有权邀请自己的证人作证。

他们想听听大量证人包括情报委员会主席亚当·希夫(加州民主党)和匿名告密者，几乎所有这些人都有可能被民主党多数派阻止。

“当我们听到工作人员向其他工作人员提问时，所有成员都被排除在整个听证会之外，在接下来的四个小时里，你会试图推翻选举结果，让未当选的人作证吗？！”马特·盖兹议员问。

在共和党人提出的反对意见中，纳德勒大声敲着小木槌，最终推进了听证会，拒绝屈从于他的共和党同事的要求。

纳德勒指责特朗普“把自己放在国家之前”

12月9日，众议院司法委员会主席杰里·纳德勒代表众议院司法委员会与资深共和党人巴里·伯克、众议院司法委员会多数党律师斯蒂芬·卡斯特和众议院情报常设特别委员会少数党律师丹尼尔·古德曼就众议院司法委员会在华盛顿国会听证会上接受对美国总统唐纳德·特朗普弹劾调查的证据陈述准备作证。

纳德勒在开幕词中指责特朗普违反了他在乌克兰争议中的就职誓言，在这场争议中，特朗普被指控寻求外国势力调查政治对手，以换取美国的军事援助。

“总统欢迎外国干涉我们2016年的选举。他要求2020年。然后，他被抓住了，”纳德勒说。"证据表明，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普把自己放在了国家的前面。"

“他违反了他对人民最基本的责任，”这位纽约民主党人继续说道。“他违背了誓言。我会尊重我的。如果你愿意履行你的职责，那么我敦促你履行你的职责。”

亲特朗普的《信息战争》主持人在指控民主党人“叛国”后被逐出听证室

一个人扰乱了众议院司法委员会律师的诉讼程序，巴里伯克代表大多数民主党人，斯蒂芬卡斯特代表少数共和党人，12月9日在DC华盛顿国会山的朗沃斯众议院办公楼出庭作证。奇普索莫德比亚/盖蒂的照片

纳德勒开始他的开场白后，一名坐在公共观看区的抗议者站了起来，开始大喊大叫，他的身份目前还不清楚。

“杰瑞·纳德勒和民主党正在犯叛国罪...是你犯了叛国罪！”这个人喊道，这时国会警察开始护送他走出房间。“我们投票给唐纳德·特朗普！你想除掉他是因为你不喜欢他！美国人讨厌你的弹劾骗局！他们厌倦了民主叛国！特朗普是无辜的！”

这个人后来被确认为《信息战争》的主持人欧文·斯罗耶。他直播他在推特上的中断。

TRUMP IMPEACHMENT HEARING LIVE UPDATES: JUDICIARY COMMITTEE PRESENTS FINAL EVIDENCE AGAINST PRESIDENT

The House Judiciary Committee is holding its second public hearing Monday, during which staff attorneys for Democrats and Republicans will present evidence to bolster arguments about whether to impeach President Donald Trump.

The hearing comes after the weekend release of a 55-page, Nixon-era style report that majority staff members published outlining precedent for impeachment, arguing that Trump, based on the Framers and the constitution, violated his oath of office and committed impeachable offenses.

Monday's televised proceeding will likely be the last time lawmakers make their impeachment case to the public ahead of a likely panel vote later this week to advance articles of impeachment to the full House floor.

Three staff attorneys representing Republicans and Democrats from the Intelligence and Judiciary Committees are testifying. Daniel Goldman of Intelligence and Barry Berke of Judiciary will testify for the Democrats, while Stephen Castor will represent Republicans and testify on behalf of both the committees.

The White House said Friday they would not participate in any future proceedings. White House counsel Pat Cipollone labeled the inquiry as a "charade" that was "completely baseless" and would thus not partake.

The hearing concluded at approximately 6:45 p.m. This story is no longer being updated.

Lawmakers' polarizing questioning strategies

The respective strategies deployed by Republicans and Democrats when questioning the staff attorneys could not have been more opposite.

Republicans, for the most part, used the majority—if not all—of their 5-minute rounds to instead make long-winded defenses of the president rather than ask questions. They hoped to undercut the narrative that Trump sought to pressure a foreign counterpart to conduct politically benefiting investigation in exchange for military aid.

"I didn't ask him a question. I yielded back," said Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) after Goldman tried to respond at the conclusion of the lawmaker's remarks.

"I'm going to use my five minutes—but not to ask questions," Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) said ahead of a lengthy statement accusing Democrats of embarking on a quest to impeach Trump since the moment he took office.

Democrats, meanwhile, sought to have Goldman rehash testimony by several current and former administration officials that painted a damning portrait of Trump's Ukraine dealings.

Drama unfolds between Democrats and Republicans

At several moments throughout Monday's hearing, the committee was plunged into brief chaos as partisan squabbling ensued over procedural disagreements and brief outbursts by Republican lawmakers.

One point of contention involved Republicans' criticism that Burke was able to question Castor, despite just minutes prior Burke himself testifying to lawmakers about impeachment evidence against Trump. GOP members also suggested that he was only retained by Democrats as a staff attorney because of his political donations to Democratic candidates and groups.

Filings with the Federal Election Commission show that over the course of roughly the past two decades, Burke has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Democrats across the country. Goldman has donated thousands of dollars to similar candidates and groups in recent years.

At several moments, Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) slammed his gavel in an attempt to regain control of the hearing.

Second Democratic counsel outlines Trump's alleged impeachable conduct

House Intelligence Committee staff lawyer Daniel Goldman, representing the majority Democrats, arrives before testifying to the House Judiciary Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 9 in Washington, D.C.

Goldman, a former Russian organized crime prosecutor, testified to lawmakers about the inquiry's four "critical findings" that he argued was proof of impeachable offenses.

• Trump "used the power of his office to pressure and induce" his Ukrainian counterpart "to interfere in the 2020 presidential election" for his "personal and political benefit."

• "In order to increase the pressure on Ukraine to announce the politically-motivated investigations," Trump withheld nearly $400 million in U.S. military assistance used to fend off Russian aggression and an Oval Office meeting.

• Trump "sought to undermine our free and fair elections and poses an imminent threat to our national security."

• Trump "directed an unprecedented effort to obstruct Congress' impeachment inquiry into his conduct."

GOP counsel defends Trump: "No clear evidence" of wrongdoing

​Stephen Castor, Minority Counsel for House Judiciary and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, testifies as the House Judiciary Committee receives presentations of evidence in the impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 9.

Castor, in issuing his defense of Trump, accused Democrats of lacking evidence of wrongdoing by the president, rejected the notion he abused his power and said there was legitimate concern about corruption in Ukraine.

"The evidence in the Democrats' impeachment inquiry does not support the conclusion that President Trump abused his power for his own personal, political benefit. There is simply no clear evidence that President Trump acted with malicious intent," the GOP staff lawyer said.

Castor further said that Republicans have outlined a "legitimate explanation" for Trump's actions involving Ukraine, "which are not as nefarious as Democrats allege," he added.

Castor later repeated the debunked yet popular conspiracy theory among Republicans that Ukraine, in addition to Russia, may have interfered in the 2016 U.S. election.

Democratic counsel makes case for impeachment

Lawyer for the House Judiciary Committee, Barry Berke representing the majority Democrats testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 9 in Washington, D.C.PHOTO BY DREW ANGERER/GETTY

"It is not a requirement that the president be a good person, but that is the hope," Burke testified, recalling a conversation he had with his young son. "The very document that created the awesome presidency and its powers that we have, made it clear it is a requirement that the president be a person who does not abuse his power."

The staff attorney for the Democratic majority on the panel accused Trump of undermining national security in attempting to subvert the 2020 election. Burke outlined his case for why Trump's actions related to the Ukraine controversy supported the "ABC's of impeachment": abuse of power, betrayal of the national interest and the corruption of elections.

"This scheme by President Trump was so brazen, so clear...that it's hard to imagine that anybody could dispute those acts, let alone argue that that conduct does not constitute an impeachable offense or offenses," he said.

Republicans demand minority hearing day

Procedural chaos emerged from the dais as Republicans on the panel again demanded that Nadler allow them to hold a minority day hearing before articles of impeachment are considered. Under committee rules, GOP lawmakers say they're entitled to invite their own witnesses to testify.

They want to hear from a slew of witnesses, including Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and the anonymous whistleblower, nearly all of whom the Democratic majority would likely block.

"Is this when we just hear staff ask questions of other staff and the members get dealt out of this whole hearing and for the next four hours you're going to try and overturn the results of an election with un-elected people giving testimony?!" Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) asked.

Throughout the objections raised by Republicans, Nadler loudly banged his gavel and eventually moved forward with the hearing, refusing to succumb to his GOP colleagues' demands.

Nadler accuses Trump of putting "himself before his country"

Rep Jerry Nadler, Chairman, Judiciary Committee(L) speaks with senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, Doug Collins as Barry Berke, Majority Counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, Stephen Castor, Minority Counsel for House Judiciary and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Daniel Goldman, Majority Counsel on House Intelligence, prepare to testify as the House Judiciary Committee receives presentations of evidence in the impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., December 9.

In his opening statement, Nadler accused Trump of violating his oath of office with regard to the Ukraine controversy in which Trump is alleged to have sought a foreign power to investigate a political opponent in exchange for U.S. military aid.

"The president welcomed foreign interference in our elections in 2016. He demanded it for 2020. Then, he got caught," Nadler said. "The evidence shows that Donald J. Trump, the president of the United States, has put himself before his country."

"He has violated his most basic responsibilities to the people," the New York Democrat continued. "He has broken his oath. I will honor mine. If you would honor yours, then I urge you to your duty."

Pro-Trump InfoWars host ejected from hearing room after accusing Democrats of "treason"

A person disrupts the proceedings ahead of Lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee, Barry Berke representing the majority Democrats, and Stephen Castor representing the minority Republicans, testify before the House Judiciary Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 9 in Washington, DC.

Once Nadler began his opening remarks, a protester seated in the public viewing area, whose identity was not immediately known, stood and began shouting.

"Jerry Nadler and the Democrat Party are committing treason...You're the one committing treason!" the man shouted, at which point Capitol Police began escorting him out of the room. "We voted for Donald Trump! And you want to remove him because you don't like him! Americans are sick of your impeachment scam! They're sick of the Democratic treason! Trump is innocent!"

The man was later identified as InfoWars host Owen Shroyer. He live-streamed his interruption on Twitter.