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On June 11, 2019, the House passed HR 430, conferring any and all of Article 1 powers on the Judiciary Committee - i.e. all authority vested in the House by the Constitution. This is the same formal grant embodied in an Impeachment Inquiry resolution Thus an impeachment inquiry got underway while the pundits argued, and the White House carried on regardless. No further resolution was or is required : 'We are moving forward with impeachment' - House Judiciary Committee.
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FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)3Hotdogs
(12,207 posts)he's probably shitting bricks.
DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)bucolic_frolic
(42,661 posts)I see no reason why we have to announce every little step along the path to removing him from office. Just do it, and if he's shocked at the outcome, well so were we when voting results were announced.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)in order to be deemed suited for the position she holds.
calimary
(80,693 posts)Lock up the entire Trump Crime Family.
Ramsey Barner
(349 posts)Now the Judiciary Committee really can represent to the court reviewing the grand jury evidentiary request that it comes before the court as congress conducting an impeachment investigation.
crazytown
(7,277 posts)The significance of HR 430, did not dawn on Congressional Representatives or the commentariat either.