As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump faced off over the Democrats’ impeachment effort -- creating a potential constitutional crisis -- Pelosi's next move remained unclear on Wednesday as the White House and congressional Republicans demanded a full House vote on approving a formal
Pelosi has rejected that argument -- for now. But betting that pressure may build on Pelosi to hold that vote, the White House appeared to have made some headway in steering the impeachment narrative away from the facts surrounding the whistleblower’s complaint, and toward the process dictating the investigation.
"It must be noted that the impeachment process House Democrats have put in place is unlike any other in U.S. history," Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., observed."In stark contrast, we haven’t had a vote this time. Speaker Pelosi, Rep. Adam Schiff and other Democrat leaders have acted unilaterally. They’ve written their own rules, held secret hearings and wielded committee power without any input from rank and file members.
For Clinton, the House passed a similar resolution on Oct. 8, 1998,"Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States." But a fight in the courts could drag the impeachment inquiry deep into the presidential election year.
The six committees of jurisdiction tackling Pelosi’s formal impeachment inquiry will ultimately refer their findings to the House Judiciary Committee, where Chairman Jerry Nadler will be tasked with crafting articles of impeachment. In 1974, Congress wrote an article of impeachment on obstruction against Nixon and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff and Pelosi have both signaled a readiness to follow that model.
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