With Congress returning to work after the August recess, some House Democrats are renewing their call to begin impeachment proceedings — even if just to get Republicans on the record voting in support of President Trump.
“We have to do our job,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Tuesday. “Once the House impeaches, the House has impeached the president and then that hearing goes to the Senate.
One argument offered by some anti-impeachment Democrats is that there’s little chance the Republican-controlled Senate would reach the two-thirds majority needed to remove Trump from office, enabling him to claim vindication as he runs for reelection.
Story continuesAfter the report by special counsel Robert Mueller, it was widely believed the numerous instances of possible obstruction of justice by the president would be the focus of an impeachment inquiry. Democrats have also raised the possibility of investigating allegations of insurance fraud, dubious tax schemes and money laundering by Trump’s businesses.
Beginning an inquiry would not necessarily lead to impeachment, which is analogous to a criminal indictment and if approved by the House would lead to a trial in the Senate. The House would first investigate whether there was sufficient evidence that the president had met the standard in the Constitution of “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”
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