The House is quickly moving forward on articles of impeachment against President Trump. But first, lawmakers have to wade through the murky and messy world of legislating inside a congressional committee.
Wednesday's Judiciary Committee meeting at 7 p.m. ET to consider the articles of impeachment kicks off a two-day committee marathon to debate and vote on the articles of impeachment, which is expected to be long and contentious -- and will give viewers a real window into the messy sausage-making process on Capitol Hill.The committee's meeting to debate and vote on the articles is an important, if not inevitable step toward impeachment for House Democrats.
Read MoreThen on Thursday morning, the real legislative wheeling and dealing will begin: At the Judiciary Committee meeting, any member can offer any amendment he or she wants, and the committee has little choice but to consider it.Democrats are not expected to offer much -- if any -- amendments. Republicans are expected to offer numerous amendments -- yet it's unclear if that means a handful or dozens. A member can decide to offer an amendment on the spot.
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