The Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee may hav the power to open an impeachment investigation

[StarfishSaver]

without getting approval from the Speaker or a House resolution referred to committee.

According to the Congressional Research Service, although it's rarely exercised, the Judiciary Committee chair has the authority to originate impeachment proceedings in committee, without a House resolution or Speaker's approval. ("The committee chair could undertake such an activity either on his or her own, in response to an introduced and referred resolution, or in response to a vote of the full House" https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R41110.html#_Toc301785618).

Just pointing this out in case the people who are blasting Nancy Pelosi for not unilaterally launching an impeachment inquiry on her own (which she has no authority to do) care to shift some of their angst to Chairman Nadler for not unilaterally launching an impeachment inquiry on HIS own (which he DOES have the power to do).

I'm not suggesting Nadler start an inquiry on his own without the support of the Speaker or a majority of the House the hippie criticized for not doing so. Simply offering an opportunity to those who are piling on the Speaker to show some consistency.

[UniteFightBack]

1. Maybe this 'chaos' is part of the strategy. rump likes chaos right? Well lets give him some. nt

[Hortensis]

2. No angst for either, great respect for both.

They're both part of a team, and the team will act when it decides to.

Btw, in 2016 200,000,000 voters were registered, 136,000,000 voted, and Trump became the president he promised them all he would be. There's my angst.

People like Pelosi and Nader who live with this the way they live with gravity and never give up the fight are amazing.

[StarfishSaver]

3. Kick