Nancy Pelosi announced that the House will launch a formal impeachment inquiry. Here's what happens next
Chief of Staff John Podesta, House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt, Vice President Al Gore, and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton look on as President Clinton reads a statement after the House of Representatives voted to impeach him. Photo: Robert A. Reeder/Washington Post/Getty Images After President Trump’s Ukraine scandal drove a new wave of Democrats toward impeachment, on Tuesday afternoon House Speaker Nancy Pelosi finally announced that the House will launch a formal impeachment inquiry.
What Are Grounds for Impeaching a President? Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution specifically mentions “treason” and “bribery” as grounds for impeachment, but also stipulates that “other High Crimes and Misdemeanors” are sufficient. It’s important to understand that when the Constitution was adopted, the term “misdemeanors” had not assumed its later meaning as a type of criminal offense.
After the Mueller Report was released and the special counsel himself had finally testified before Congress, House Democrats were deeply divided on whether to “initiate” impeachment proceedings, with Pelosi and House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler voicing reluctance to go in that direction.
How Long Do Impeachment Hearings Last? Some Democrats resisting impeachment fear that it’s too late, or too deeply into the 2020 presidential election cycle, to begin impeachment hearings. Some point to the terrible performance of House Republicans in the 1998 midterms, which were overshadowed by impeachment talk .
How Does the House Vote on Impeachment Itself? Under all precedents, the Judiciary Committee will debate and vote upon each proposed article of impeachment, and if any are approved they are reported to the full House for debate and a conclusive vote for impeachment. The Johnson impeachment trial in 1868 lasted from March 5 until May 16, when the Senate’s first, crucial “test vote” on a catch-all article of impeachment failed by one vote. Ten days later the Senate voted predictably to acquit on two other articles, and subsequently voted for general acquittal and adjournment.
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