Graham On Democrats Impeachment Inquiry — Salem Witch Trials Have More Due Process Than This

Graham may be a politician, but he's not stupid. He knows that you don't conduct a trial on hearsay. But you can certainly open a line of inquiry-based on it to see if there is actual evidence to support the hearsay.

Impeachment is equivalent to the indictment. If you can't indict (impeach), you don't go to trial. If you go to trial, you think you've gotten enough evidence to prove your case to the standard required (reasonable doubt, the preponderance of the evidence, etc.)

If "what" specifically is true? We know that Trump asked for assistance in investigating Biden. We know that the DOJ has reviewed the whistleblower complaint and determined that a crime was not committed. We know that there is a treaty between the US and Ukraine in which each country agrees to assist the other in investigating and/or prosecuting criminal matters that impact both countries, so if Biden is suspected of potentially committing a crime when he bragged about extorting Ukraine, asking for assistance is legal under the treaty. I assume this treaty is the same reason why no one yelled about a crime when the Obama administration asked Ukraine for information on Manafort prior to the 2016 election.