Article II: Obstruction of Congress
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Article II: Obstruction of Congress was the impeachment article in Donald Trump’s first impeachment that accused him of unlawfully defying congressional subpoenas and obstructing the House’s investigation into his conduct regarding Ukraine.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article II: Obstruction of Congress canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Article II: Obstruction of Congress Context triple: [first impeachment of Donald Trump, impeachmentArticle, Article II: Obstruction of Congress]
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Article III – The Legislative Branch
Article III – The Legislative Branch is the section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico that establishes the structure, powers, and functions of Puerto Rico’s bicameral legislature.
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Article II
Article II is the provision of the Biological Weapons Convention that obligates states to destroy or divert to peaceful purposes all biological weapons and related facilities they possess or control.
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Article II
Article II of the Florida Constitution sets forth the state's general provisions, including its boundaries, seat of government, official language, and fundamental principles of governance.
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Article II
Article II is a section of the Maine Constitution that primarily outlines the rules governing voting rights and the conduct of elections in the state.
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Article II
Article II is the section of the United States Constitution that establishes the executive branch of the federal government and defines the powers and duties of the President.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Article II: Obstruction of Congress Target entity description: Article II: Obstruction of Congress was the impeachment article in Donald Trump’s first impeachment that accused him of unlawfully defying congressional subpoenas and obstructing the House’s investigation into his conduct regarding Ukraine.
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A.
Article III – The Legislative Branch
Article III – The Legislative Branch is the section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico that establishes the structure, powers, and functions of Puerto Rico’s bicameral legislature.
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B.
Article II
Article II of the Florida Constitution sets forth the state's general provisions, including its boundaries, seat of government, official language, and fundamental principles of governance.
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C.
Article II
Article II is the provision of the Biological Weapons Convention that obligates states to destroy or divert to peaceful purposes all biological weapons and related facilities they possess or control.
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D.
Article II
Article II is a section of the Maine Constitution that primarily outlines the rules governing voting rights and the conduct of elections in the state.
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E.
Article II
Article II is the section of the United States Constitution that establishes the executive branch of the federal government and defines the powers and duties of the President.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
impeachment article
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legal document section ⓘ |
| accusedOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| accusedPerson | Donald Trump ⓘ |
| accusedPoliticalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| allegation |
obstruction of the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry
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unlawful defiance of congressional subpoenas ⓘ |
| allegedAction |
directing the executive branch to defy subpoenas
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ordering categorical noncompliance with impeachment subpoenas ⓘ preventing executive branch officials from testifying ⓘ refusing to produce documents requested by the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| allegedViolation | impairing the House of Representatives’ power of impeachment ⓘ |
| chamberOfTrial | United States Senate ⓘ |
| charge | obstruction of Congress ⓘ |
| committee |
United States House Committee on the Judiciary
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linked to:
House Committee on the Judiciary
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| constitutionalBasis |
Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the United States Constitution
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Article I, Section 3, Clauses 6 and 7 of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dateAdopted | 2019-12-18 ⓘ |
| documentType | House Resolution article ⓘ |
| draftedBy | House Judiciary Committee ⓘ |
| focusOfInvestigation | Donald Trump’s conduct regarding Ukraine ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 2019 impeachment of Donald Trump over Ukraine-related matters ⓘ |
| impeachmentArticleNumber | II ⓘ |
| impeachmentNumber | first impeachment of Donald Trump ⓘ |
| introducedBy | House Democratic leadership ⓘ |
| introducedDate | 2019-12-10 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Donald J. Trump has directed the unprecedented, categorical, and indiscriminate defiance of subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives
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linked to:
first impeachment of Donald Trump
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| legalConcept |
checks and balances
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separation of powers ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| oppositionBaseInHouse | primarily Republican Party members ⓘ |
| partOf | first impeachment of Donald Trump ⓘ |
| precededBy | Article I: Abuse of Power ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article I: Abuse of Power
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Trump–Ukraine scandal ⓘ |
| senateGuiltyVotes | 47 ⓘ |
| senateNotGuiltyVotes | 53 ⓘ |
| senateVoteDate | 2020-02-05 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
congressional oversight
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impeachment inquiry procedures ⓘ |
| supportBaseInHouse | primarily Democratic Party members ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfConduct | 2019 ⓘ |
| trialOutcome | acquittal ⓘ |
| voteType | House roll call vote ⓘ |
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