Impeachment lawyer says he drafted 10 charges against Trump

Published July 28, 2020 1:11am ET



A top lawyer for the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment fight said he drafted a much broader array of charges against President Trump than what House Democrats ultimately levied against him.

Norm Eisen, who served as counsel for the panel’s Democrats during the impeachment process, said he put together a list of 10 articles of impeachment a month before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a Ukraine-focused investigation into Trump last year.

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