But Democratic Chairman Elijah Cummings declined to say whether Trump should be removed from office as a result.
"It appears he did," Chairman Elijah Cummings told reporters when asked after a day-long hearing with Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, if he believed Trump committed a crime as president.
"(But) that's not for me to say. That's based on what's already been found."
Cummings was referring to the fact Cohen had admitted to breaking campaign finance laws at Trump's direction in a guilty plea last year.
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However, Cummings declined to say whether he thought Trump had committed impeachable offences.
"I need to study the transcripts and see what we have. Keep in mind I want to proceed very cautiously," he said.
