House Dems to Finally Clarify Their Efforts to Impeach Trump
After months of sending mixed
signals and adopting confusing
messaging, House Democrats may soon provide some clear answers about
whether or not they will vote to impeach President Donald Trump.
According to Politico, the House Judiciary Committee will
take its first formal vote next week—possibly on Wednesday—to define the
impeachment investigation. This is meant to make the House’s impeachment probe
official, according to Politico.
Until now, it was widely believed that an impeachment probe already
was underway, reflected in various court filings by Democrats. Those court
actions seek to obtain grand jury testimony and other evidence related to
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian influence in U.S.
elections, possible links to the Trump campaign, and accusations of obstruction
of justice against the president.
Several Democratic members of the committee acknowledged
earlier in July that an impeachment probe had started, although with lawmakers
on summer recess, talk of formal impeachment proceedings had briefly waned, at
least in Washington. Additionally, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has
clearly opposed such a move, saying it would be too divisive for the
country and that most
Americans oppose it.