House Republicans rained on Democrats’ impeachment parade Monday by releasing a report that picks apart the case against President Trump as an unproven smear campaign generated by disgruntled bureaucrats, as the president criticized Democrats for moving forward with impeachment while he is attending a key NATO conference overseas.

The report, released as the House Judiciary Committee prepares to hold its first impeachment hearing today, dismissed every accusation by Democrats that Mr. Trump abused his office and engaged in bribery or extortion to force the Ukrainian president to investigate a political rival, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden.

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“The Democrats’ impeachment inquiry is not the organic outgrowth of serious misconduct; it is an orchestrated campaign to upend our political system. The Democrats are trying to impeach a duly elected president based on the accusations and assumptions of unelected bureaucrats who disagreed with President Trump’s policy initiatives and processes,” said the report, a copy of which was reviewed by The Washington Times. . . .

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee won’t have much time to prepare for Wednesday’s hearing, with the names of the four witnesses announced late Monday. They also will need to review the House intelligence committee’s report, which is set to be voted on Tuesday night.

“We’re going to have all this information,” Mr. Biggs told The Washington Times. “By the time it filters through to the Judiciary members we’re going to have 12 to 18 hours to review that information from the Schiff [intelligence committee] report and information on the [witnesses’] professions. And we’ll be sitting there with a distinct disadvantage.”

The top Republican on the Judiciary Committee blasted Democrats for rushing into impeachment hearings without providing the evidence or details about the proceedings.

“For the first time in history, this committee will weigh impeachment without any evidence for us to review,” Rep. Doug Collins, Georgia Republican, wrote to Mr. Nadler.

(Excerpt from the Washington Times. Article by Dave Boyer, Gabriella Muñoz and S.A. Miller.)

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