Putting the House on the record for the first time on impeachment is a highly symbolic step that will challenge the entire Republican critique of the impeachment process | Analysis by stcollinson
Putting the House on the record for the first time on impeachment, through the speaker's call for a vote by the whole chamber on procedures, is a highly symbolic step that will challenge the entire Republican critique of the impeachment process.
But sources now acknowledge that the benefits of such an approach will now wane, forcing Republicans to focus solely on defending Trump's actions, CNN's Kaitlan Collins and Pamela Brown reported.For months, following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report into Russian election interference, links between the Trump campaign and Moscow, and the President's alleged obstruction of justice, Pelosi stood firm against a demand for an impeachment inquiry from liberals.
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