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House approves Trump impeachment resolution, paving way for public hearings
David Knowles 19 minutes ago

Pelosi speaks on the House floor in support of impeachment resolution

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution Thursday that formalizes the next steps in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. The final vote was 232-196, with former Republican and current independent Rep. Justin Amash voting yes and two Democrats voting no.

The measure, which came after weeks of Republican criticism of Democrats for conducting their interviews behind closed doors, signals the beginning of public hearings in which staff counsel for both parties will be given equal time to question witnesses.

“Sadly, this is not any cause for any glee or comfort. This is something that is very solemn, that is something prayerful and that we had to gather so much information to take us to this next step,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the House floor prior to the vote, adding, “Every member should support allowing the American people to hear the facts themselves, that’s really what this vote is about.”

The two Democrats to vote no were Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey and Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota.

Since late September, House Democrats have been building their case that Trump abused his powers as president by asking the president of Ukraine to announce an investigation of one of his political rivals, former Vice President Joe Biden, and to cooperate with Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani to validate a right-wing conspiracy theory about the 2016 election. A July 25 phone call between Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky alarmed multiple U.S. government officials and sparked a whistleblower complaint. In closed-door interviews conducted by the House Intelligence Committee, witnesses have testified that nearly $400 million in military aid was withheld by the Trump administration to compel the government in Kiev to comply.

The aid was eventually released.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., will continue to lead the impeachment inquiry on behalf of the Democrats, though the president’s lawyers will have the opportunity to defend Trump in the Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., which will vote on the articles of impeachment and send them to the floor of the House.

The resolution clears the way for Republicans to call witnesses to appear before the Intelligence Committee, though they must first submit written justification for those they wish to question. Democrats, who have presided over the committee since retaking control of the House in the 2018 midterm elections, can deny Republican requests.

The White House has blocked testimony by several witnesses called by House Democrats, and the resolution provides Nadler with a mechanism to enforce future compliance.

“Should the President unlawfully refuse to make witnesses available for testimony to, or to produce documents requested by, the investigative committees ... the chair [of the Judiciary Committee] shall have the discretion to impose appropriate remedies, including by denying specific requests by the President or his counsel under these procedures to call or question witnesses,” reads the rules document obtained by Yahoo News.

Should the House vote to impeach Trump, the U.S. Senate will conduct a formal trial that could lead to his removal from office. In that setting, lawyers representing the president will have greater leeway to call witnesses and cross-examine those who helped House Democrats make their case against Trump.

When it crashes the economy Trump will get the blame

The whole works are pathetic. Both sides. It’s depressing. Ed k

There is actually no reason any impeachment proceedings would crash the economy, which is already slowing. According to FOX News, "Bad economic data reignites recession jitters" see: https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets...conomic-data-reignites-recession-jitters

Generally, a recession (economic downturn) is commonly identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters. GDP has slowed in the past two quarters as discussed in this BBC article ( https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50234626 ).


There will be a recession (cycles typical run every 7-8 years; we are now in the 11th year - 2009-2019), we are overdue.

There is actually no reason any impeachment proceedings would crash the economy, which is already slowing. According to FOX News, "Bad economic data reignites recession jitters" see: https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets...conomic-data-reignites-recession-jitters

Generally, a recession (economic downturn) is commonly identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters. GDP has slowed in the past two quarters as discussed in this BBC article ( https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50234626 ).


There will be a recession (cycles typical run every 7-8 years; we are now in the 11th year - 2009-2019), we are overdue.

So how does this timing work? The way I understand it, the house would have to impeach and the senate hold the hearing all BEFORE election time, so about a year. All the while some of the sitting senators are on the campaign trail. I think if it spans an election that's a reset?

This can't possibly work out if that timing is true. It simply won't be time in the calendar to do it all.

You’re running on the false assumption that they mean to actually impeach & remove. I don’t think that’s the case; they want this lie to be repeated over and over and over and over throughout the election process so it becomes true in the minds of the electorate to such an extent that even one of their horrible candidates can beat The Donald.

Dog and pony show that will amount to nothing...except wasting taxpayer dollars ( which is bad..) and getting Trump re-elected.( which is good..)

Dog and pony show that will amount to nothing...except wasting taxpayer dollars ( which is bad..) and getting Trump re-elected.( which is good..)