Beto O'Rourke commends Speaker Nancy Pelosi for announcing impeachment inquiry, calling this a 'defining moment for our country.'
In a historic move, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Tuesday that House Democrats were moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Just hours earlier, Trump promised to release an unredacted transcript of his phone call with Ukraine's president in July that has triggered a new Democratic push for impeachment. In her formal announcement late Tuesday afternoon, Pelosi said the Trump administration blocking the whistleblower complaint from being sent to Congress was a"violation of the law" and said Trump calling on a foreign leader to interfere in a U.S. election was"a breach of his constitutional responsibilities."
Over the past 24 hours a rapid succession of Democrats embracing impeachment has pushed Pelosi and her caucus to go forward on the matter. During a live interview at The Atlantic Festival Tuesday afternoon, Pelosi said,"This isn't about politics. If we have to honor our oath of office to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, from all enemies, foreign and domestic, that's what we're have to do.
In her subsequent announcement, Pelosi said all the House committees looking into alleged Trump wrongdoing would continue their work."I'm directing our six committees to proceed with their investigations under that umbrella of an impeachment inquiry," referring to the official impeachment probe she announced. A source involved in the process told ABC News the House Judiciary Committee looking into whether Trump committed obstruction of justice would remain the main investigation.
"If these allegations are true, we believe these actions represent an impeachable offense," Reps. Gil Cisneros, Jason Crow, Chrissy Houlahan, Mikie Sherrill, Elissa Slotkin, Abigail Spanberger, and Elaine Luria," wrote collectively.
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