US lawmakers clashed Thursday ahead of a committee vote to approve charges of presidential abuse of power and obstruction of
Congress, a fateful step toward the impeachment of Donald Trump.
The House Judiciary Committee began a second day of historic debate with the parties holding diametrically opposed views on the move to oust the president from office for misconduct.
If, as predicted, the full House votes next week against Trump, he will become only the third US commander in chief ever to be impeached and placed on trial in the Senate.