Republicans who were quick to emphasize an overwhelming bipartisan vote to block Trump's impeachment today
The House voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to sideline an effort to immediately impeach Donald Trump, the first test of efforts in the Democratic-led House to seek the president’s removal from office.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. At least a handful of lawmakers who support launching an impeachment inquiry against Trump voted against immediate consideration of Green’s articles, including Reps. Jim Himes , Ruben Gallego , Mike Quigley and Justin Amash .
Several senior Democratic lawmakers also backed consideration of Green’s proposal, including House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel and House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone.Aware of the explosiveness of the vote, lawmakers were closely studying the tally as it slowly climbed. Reps. Adam Schiff and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stood together watching their colleagues decide — and Reps. John Garamendi and Tom Malinowski huddled together.
She said later at a news conference that there are “six committees that are working on following the facts. … That is the serious path that we are on.” Pelosi also hosted a meeting with Democrats on Wednesday morning so they could hear an update on the ongoing litigation involving Trump from the House counsel.
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