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US House Holding Trump Impeachment Vote

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - Updated at 2:57 p.m., July 17.

   The U.S. House of Representatives is voting Wednesday on whether to
   immediately consider impeaching President Donald Trump. It's a
   proposition likely to fail, although the vote could show where the
   Democratic-controlled chamber stands on attempting to begin the process
   of removing the Republican from office.

   The impeachment vote is being forced by Congressman Al Green, a
   Democrat from the southwestern state of Texas, against the wishes of
   House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She and other House leaders instead have
   supported numerous legislative investigations of Trump's 2016 campaign
   links to Russia, his finances and taxes, and whether, as president, he
   obstructed justice by trying to thwart special counsel Robert Mueller's
   investigation of the election.

   "We'll go where the facts lead us," Pelosi told reporters.

   Green has previously used the legislative rules in the House to force
   two impeachment votes, in December 2017 and a month later, with the
   then-Republican-controlled House overwhelmingly voting both times
   against his efforts. But the new vote is the first time Green has
   pressed the issue since Democrats took control of the chamber in
   January.

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