Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., introduced the rules of debate for Wednesday's impeachment vote, which would allow for six hours of debate on the articles of impeachment.
WASHINGTON – Following a day of deliberation, the House Rules Committee voted along party lines to pass rules governing the floor debate about whether to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Democrats also voted down another amendment that could have allowed Republicans to delay impeachment proceedings by introducing procedural amendments. Asked about Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s, D-N.J., pending party change, McCarthy noted the rarity of a move from the majority to the minority and said Van Drew “will make a public announcement sometime soon.”Proposed amendment targets Obama, Holder and Fast and Furious investigation
“This impeachment represents an unprecedented and unconstitutional abuse of power by Democrat Lawmakers, unequaled in nearly two and a half centuries of American legislative history,” Trump said. Asked if he would be an impartial juror, he replied, “I’m not an impartial juror. This is a political process. There’s not anything judicial about it.”
In Schumer’s letter to McConnell on Sunday, he asked that four key witnesses who were issued subpoenas and who did not cooperate with House impeachment investigators: Mick Mulvaney, acting White House chief of staff; John Bolton, former national security advisor; Robert Blair, senior advisor to the acting White House chief of staff; and Michael Duffey, associate director for national security, Office of Management and Budget.
The top Republican on the panel, Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma, said the debate would feature a lot of disagreement. He called the impeachment inquiry flawed and partisan from the start.
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