has been announced in the wake of a scandal involving a phone call between Mr Trump and the Ukrainian President, in which the US President allegedly pressured Volodymyr Zelensky to influence the US election.
The majority of the 235 Democrats in the House already supported an impeachment inquiry based on former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, which declined to make a judgment on whether Mr Trump obstructed justice but outlined 10 instances in which Mr Trump tried to have Mueller fired or otherwise impede the investigation.Mr Trump on Sunday acknowledged that he discussed Mr Biden with Ukraine’s president but defended the call as perfectly appropriate.
Opinion polls continue to show voters sharply divided over removing Mr Trump from office through impeachment, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi previously opposed impeachment as a politically risky move unless investigators find powerful evidence of misconduct by Mr Trump that can unify public opinion.The founders of the United States created the office of the presidency and feared that its powers could be abused - so, they included impeachment as a central part of the Constitution.
No president has ever been removed as a direct result of impeachment. One, President Richard Nixon, resigned before he could be removed. Two, presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, were impeached by the House, but not convicted by the Senate.Impeachment begins in the House, the lower chamber, which debates and votes on whether to bring charges against the president via approval of an impeachment resolution, or “articles of impeachment,” by a simple majority of the House’s 435 members.
'I’m sure this new impeachment push has nothing to do with the impending IG report on FISA abuse and Democrat collusion with Russia.' Katie Pavlich KatiePavlich
You can't just make-up rules & crimes to suit your own mind then think you can get rid of people you do not agree with politically, Team Obama tried this with Trump-Russia-Collusion, if you go down that path folks no one is safe.
On a similar note, what protections do we have for the people of Australia when the government has proven itself corrupt again and again? auspol
Nothing is what will happen next. Nothing at all. Even if the Dems get enough votes to impeach in the House (which they've already failed to do on three separate occasions) they'll never get two-thirds of the Senate vote. Trump won't be impeached. Watch it not happen.
'Bout time. The Democrats must have worked out that they weren't a shew-in for the next election.
Not a minute too soon.
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