House Democratic leaders are gauging support for holding a vote to formally establish the impeachment inquiry into President Trump — even through the inquiry is already underway.
Amid growing political pressure from Republicans, House Democratic leaders on Tuesday were gauging support for holding a vote to formally establish the impeachment inquiry into President Trump -- even through the inquiry is already underway, according to Democratic sources.
No final decision on whether to hold a vote has been made, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would make an announcement on the impeachment inquiry vote Tuesday evening after she met with her Democratic members., a move that doesn’t require a vote on the House floor though one was held during the Nixon and Clinton impeachment inquiries.
Holding the vote will also undercut a key GOP talking point against the inquiry -- that Democrats are conducting a sham, partisan inquiry that gives Republicans little right to participate.. But even with a vote, few expect the White House would then cooperate.giving them more powers to participate in the inquiry, such as subpoenaing their own witnesses. But it’s unclear what any resolution might say and it’s doubtful that Democrats would cede such power to the minority party.
The vote would be politically contentious for a handful of moderates in both parties. But Republicans may have more at stake. Only eight Democrats have not publicly supported an impeachment inquiry. All of them represent districts that Trump won – and five of them are districts where Trump won substantially, by more than 10 percentage points.
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