According to Democrats, President Donald Trump is a Very Bad Man who did Very Bad Things, and this is totally not about partisan politics. They say he needs to be removed to Save Our Democracy. And this is so important that they don’t really have a plan on how to proceed
This week: Democrats churn toward next phase of impeachment fight
The House is turning its focus toward the next phase of its high-profile impeachment fight, after formalizing procedures for the inquiry.
The House voted 232-196 last week, largely along party lines, on a resolution that establishes rules for open hearings and the questioning of witnesses by members and staff.
The public hearings are expected to happen as soon as this month. With the House out of town this week, and the week of Nov. 18, that gives them a narrow two week-window to hold hearings, absent a change to the schedule.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told Bloomberg that she didn’t know a timeframe for the overall investigation, but she expected public hearings this month.
“I would assume there would be public hearings in November,†she said.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) told ABC News that he expected public hearings “very, very soon.â€
If this was So Darned Important, if it was about saving the nation, you’d think they would have a plan. They had to be pushed and prodded to even hold that vote on formalizing an impeachment inquiry, now they’re just farting around with some depositions, and will eventually get around to hearings. Which might sorta be open. They aren’t sure just how to proceed because this will expose this whole thing as a sham, a political witch hunt, one which began even before Trump was elected.
