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NYT; "First Vote on Impeachment Inquiry"
House to take first vote on impeachment inquiry of Trump, forcing lawmakers on record
By John Hudson, Karoun Demirjian and Mike DeBonis
The House will take its first vote on the impeachment inquiry of President Trump on Thursday, forcing lawmakers to go on record in support or opposition of the investigation and dictating the rules for its next phase.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday that the vote would “affirm” the existing probe, now in its sixth week, and establish which hearings would be open and how the transcripts from witnesses who have already testified in closed sessions would be released. Pelosi said the vote also would grant due process to the president and his attorney, countering a repeated criticism by Trump that he has been treated unfairly.
“We are taking this step to eliminate any doubt as to whether the Trump administration may withhold documents, prevent witness testimony, disregard duly authorized subpoenas, or continue obstructing the House of Representatives,” Pelosi said in a letter to Democrats. “Nobody is above the law.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-to-take-first-vote-on-impeachment-inquiry-of-trump-forcing-lawmakers-on-record/2019/10/28/6e0fa78a-f993-11e9-8906-ab6b60de9124_story.html?emc=edit_ib_20191030?campaign_id=140&instance_id=13465&nl=impeachment-briefing®i_id=90467985&segment_id=18349&te=1&user_id=cd25229822fb6350f11c6cb7ab0d25e8
By John Hudson, Karoun Demirjian and Mike DeBonis
The House will take its first vote on the impeachment inquiry of President Trump on Thursday, forcing lawmakers to go on record in support or opposition of the investigation and dictating the rules for its next phase.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday that the vote would “affirm” the existing probe, now in its sixth week, and establish which hearings would be open and how the transcripts from witnesses who have already testified in closed sessions would be released. Pelosi said the vote also would grant due process to the president and his attorney, countering a repeated criticism by Trump that he has been treated unfairly.
“We are taking this step to eliminate any doubt as to whether the Trump administration may withhold documents, prevent witness testimony, disregard duly authorized subpoenas, or continue obstructing the House of Representatives,” Pelosi said in a letter to Democrats. “Nobody is above the law.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-to-take-first-vote-on-impeachment-inquiry-of-trump-forcing-lawmakers-on-record/2019/10/28/6e0fa78a-f993-11e9-8906-ab6b60de9124_story.html?emc=edit_ib_20191030?campaign_id=140&instance_id=13465&nl=impeachment-briefing®i_id=90467985&segment_id=18349&te=1&user_id=cd25229822fb6350f11c6cb7ab0d25e8
