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Pelosi caved: what the impeachment rules resolution really means

1 November 2019

6:24 AM

1 November 2019

6:24 AM

Trick or treat, Mr President?

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tried to deliver the former with the House resolution — passed today entirely on party lines — outlining rules for the impeachment inquiry she announced more than a month ago. Ignoring precedent and the fact that every other presidential impeachment inquiry began with a House vote to authorize it, Pelosi insisted that because there was no constitutional requirement for a vote, she was under no obligation to hold one.

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