articles to this impeachment resolution they brought before us, abuse of power and obstruction of justice, and let's review both. on the first, the democrats know there is zero direct evidence in the record of these proceedings to show that president trump engaged in any scheme of any kind as they've alleged or that he intended in his dealings with ukraine to influence the 2020 election. all they've argued today is based on hearsay, speculation and conjecture completely. the truth is there's not a single fact witness that can provide testimony to support their paper thin case, which is precisely why we've been given no opportunity for a fact witness or a minority hearing. what the evidence does show is that president trump holds a deep seeded genuine and reasonable skepticism of ukraine due to its history of pervasive corruption, and his administration sought proof that the newly elected president zelensky was a true reformer. president trump wanted to ensure that american taxpayer funded security assistance would not be squandered overseas by what is reported to be the third most