Speaker Nancy Pelosi: 'The intelligence community inspector general formally notified the Congress that the administration was forbidding him from turning over a whistleblower complaint—on Constitution Day. This is a violation of law.'
Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats behind closed doors on Tuesday that she would announce she was moving with a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, according to a source in the room.
Trump, who had said previously he was concerned about sending aid to Ukraine because of corruption he alleged there, gave a new explanation Tuesday, saying he had ordered the aid frozen -- before the call -- because he was unhappy with how much European countries were contributing to Ukraine. The Pelosi announcement was scheduled after all Democrats were scheduled to meet Tuesday afternoon and at least 166 Democrats -- more than two-thirds of the caucus - now publicly supporting impeaching President Donald Trump.
Biden, on the campaign trail in Wilmington, Delaware, said,"If the president does not comply such a request of the Congress, if he continues to obstruct Congress and flaunt the law, Donald Trump will leave Congress in my view no choice but to initiate impeachment." Pelosi will huddle this afternoon with her leadership team, the chairmen of six committees investigating the president and will hold a special caucus meeting to discuss impeachment.
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