BREAKING: House takes big step on impeachment with vote to formalize Trump probe
House Democrats on Thursday took a major step forward on their fast-moving impeachment probe, voting to set ground rules for the inquiry as congressional investigators prepare to go public with the case against President Donald Trump.
Democratic leaders lost just two of their members on the vote, which marks the first time the full House has voted on any aspect of the impeachment inquiry. But Pelosi and other top Democrats also spent time acknowledging the somber circumstances as the party moves closer to a move that only two Congresses in history have made before.
“This is something that is very solemn and is very prayerful. We had to gather so much information to take us to this next step,” Pelosi said. “This is a solemn occasion.” The resolution does spell out certain due process rights provided to Trump once the probe moves into the public domain, but Republicans note they are constrained by Democratic chairmen.
“The House Intelligence Committee has ceased to exist,” Rep. Devin Nunes said. “We now have a full-fledged impeachment committee in the basement of the Capitol.”
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