House manager Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic congressman from New York, claimed in his remarks that the President worked hard to hide his misconduct.

«The President tried to cheat. He got caught, and then he worked hard to cover it up,» he said.

Jeffries said that by July 2019, White House officials were aware of «serious allegations of misconduct by President Trump» regarding the withheld military aid to Ukraine. «But instead of halting the President’s corrupt scheme, they worked overtime to conceal it from the American people,» he said.

«As additional evidence mounted, the Republicans worked hard to keep the American people from learning about the president’s misconduct. Secretary of State Pompeo, Secretary of Defense Esper and John Bolton tried to convince President Trump to lift the hold on the security assistance. They failed.»

«The $391 million in security aid was only released because President Trump was caught red-handed,» he said.