The partisan Articles of Impeachment alleged that rooting out corruption and what is good for America is an abuse of power, and secondly, that Congress has a right to deny due process rights, the right to counsel, the right of cross examination, and the right to confront one's accuser - an alleged hearsay whistleblower named Eric Ciaramella who worked for a political rival of the President and colluded with impeachment managers' staff before filing a whistleblower complaint beginning the House's abuse of the Constitutional process of impeachment. No crime was alleged by Democrats, yet the President defending himself against baseless smears was a considered a high crime or misdemeanor. In an open trial, testimony from 17 witnesses were presented. The [[U.S. Senate]] resoundingly rejected the House Democrats tainted evidence. | The partisan Articles of Impeachment alleged that rooting out corruption and what is good for America is an abuse of power, and secondly, that Congress has a right to deny due process rights, the right to counsel, the right of cross examination, and the right to confront one's accuser - an alleged hearsay whistleblower named Eric Ciaramella who worked for a political rival of the President and colluded with impeachment managers' staff before filing a whistleblower complaint beginning the House's abuse of the Constitutional process of impeachment. No crime was alleged by Democrats, yet the President defending himself against baseless smears was a considered a high crime or misdemeanor. In an open trial, testimony from 17 witnesses were presented. The [[U.S. Senate]] resoundingly rejected the House Democrats tainted evidence. |