The House of Representatives voted to move forward with the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Broadcast networks broke into regularly scheduled programming for Thursday morning’s…
Broadcast networks broke into regularly scheduled programming for Thursday morning’s vote, which provided the first indication that there is enough support in the House for impeachment, the constitutional process to remove a president from office.Shortly afterward, Trump tweeted, “The Greatest Witch Hunt In American History!” White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said, in a statement, “The Democrats want to render a verdict without giving the Administration a chance to mount a defense.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said that Democrats were waging a “permanent campaign” to undermine Trump’s legitimacy, and their efforts were an attempt to undo the results of the 2016 election and determine the outcome of the next one in 2020.The heart of the GOP objections to the inquiry has been that it so far has taken place behind closed doors.
As the votes were called in the House chamber, reporters filled the press gallery and stood in the aisles, although the public galleries still had empty seats. Although lawmakers noted that the occasion was a solemn one, in the wait between a procedural vote and the actual vote on the resolution, members chatted and mingled, as they usually do. There was very little interaction between the Democratic and Republican sides of the chamber.
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