JUST IN: More than two-thirds of House Democrats now support opening an impeachment inquiry into Pres. Trump, according to a count by ABC News. The list has continued to grow amid fallout over Trump's call to the president of Ukraine
A 24-hour rapid succession of Democrats embracing impeachment pushed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her caucus to the brink of going forward on Tuesday, with at least 156 Democrats now publicly supporting impeaching President Donald Trump.
It’s unclear what jurisdiction the committee would have over the issue, and whether it would be to investigate the Ukraine matter or impeachment more broadly. It’s also not clear who would lead it, but House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff has had his name floated as a possibility. Schiff is a true Pelosi loyalist and if he were at the helm it would allow her to exert some additional control over the committee.
Arriving at the Capitol Tuesday morning, Pelosi ignored a question asking whether it is time to impeach the president now that more than 150 Democrats are now out for impeachment. “If these allegations are true, we believe these actions represent an impeachable offense,” Reps. Gil Cisneros, Jason Crow, Chrissy Houlahan, Mikie Sherrill, Elissa Slotkin, Abigail Spanberger, and Elaine Luria,” wrote collectively.
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