House Speaker Pelosi Announces Formal Impeachment Inquiry
of President Trump The announcement by the CA
Democrat followed a closed-
door meeting with her caucus. Trump has been under fire in recent days
for possibly pressuring the president of
Ukraine to open an investigation into
political rival Joe Biden and his family. Former vice president Biden
could potentially be the Democratic
nominee for the 2020 presidential campaign. Nancy Pelosi (CA, D.), House Speaker,
via 'The Washington Post' Nancy Pelosi (CA, D.), House Speaker,
via 'The Washington Post' The president responded to the
announcement in a short tweet. President Trump, Twitter The stunning announcement means
that a House inquiry will proceed to determine
whether or not Trump committed offenses worthy
of being charged with "high crimes and misdemeanors." In the history of the U.S.,
two presidents have been
impeached by the House of Representatives:
Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. Neither were removed
from office having both been
acquitted by the U.S. Senate.