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Speaker Nancy Pelosi to announce a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump this afternoon vox.com/2019/9/24/2088…
2/ It’s worth remembering that an impeachment inquiry is *not* the same thing as voting on articles of impeachment.
So what exactly is it, then? Here’s what it means, and what could happen next:
So what exactly is it, then? Here’s what it means, and what could happen next:
3/ An impeachment inquiry is essentially the investigation that precedes any vote in committee or on the floor of the House.
In this case, it’s important because it gives Democrats more tools to try to extract information from the Trump administration.
In this case, it’s important because it gives Democrats more tools to try to extract information from the Trump administration.
4/ But the inquiry won’t necessarily make the process faster — Trump can challenge an impeachment inquiry in court.
5/ The largest obstacle to advancing impeachment proceedings is likely Senate Republicans, who are widely expected to acquit Trump of any charges if the process gets that far.
6/ In the case that the House ultimately votes in favor of articles of impeachment, the Senate’s role will be to review the charges and decide whether or not to convict the president.
7/ It’ll take two-thirds of the Senate to vote in favor of conviction in order for that to happen, a threshold Democrats are currently unlikely to meet with their 49-member conference in the upper chamber.
8/ But House Democrats are undeterred and ready to move ahead with this investigation even if it ultimately gets blocked in the Senate.
Read more about the House’s impeachment inquiry here: bit.ly/2mqEKZi
Read more about the House’s impeachment inquiry here: bit.ly/2mqEKZi
