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Nadler: “This Committee is engaged in an investigation that will allow us to determine whether to recommend articles of impeachment with respect to President Trump. Some call this process an impeachment inquiry. Some call it an impeachment investigation.”
“There is no legal difference between these terms, and I no longer care to argue about the nomenclature,” Nadler added.
“But let me clear up any remaining doubt: The conduct under investigation poses a threat to our democracy. We have an obligation to respond to this threat.“
“But let me clear up any remaining doubt: The conduct under investigation poses a threat to our democracy. We have an obligation to respond to this threat.“
GOP ranking member Doug Collins, blasting Dem resolution that would also allow staff counsels to question witnesses: “I’ve never seen a majority of members who desperately want to give their authority to staff members”
“You’re not in an impeachment inquiry!” Collins scolds Dems
Jim Jordan says Dems are “changing the rules in the middle of the game” bc Dem hearings, including with Mueller, have been a “flop”
Nadler says that the full House doesn’t need to vote to open up an impeachment inquiry. This is important because a number of Dems - particularly in tough races - don’t want to vote on such a resolution
