The House has now approved a measure formalizing the impeachment probe with the majority of support coming from the democrats, receiving at least 228 “yea” votes, clearing the way for public hearings.
The vote has concluded on the impeachment resolution, and it has officially passed the House with a vote of 232-196.
Two Democrats, Colin Peterson of Minnesota and Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, voted against the resolution, while every House Republican opposed the measure.
One independent lawmaker, former Republican Justin Amash, joined the vast majority of Democrats in supporting the resolution.
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham maintained in a statement that the president has done nothing wrong.
“With today’s vote, Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats have done nothing more than enshrine unacceptable violations of due process into House rules,” she said.
White House slams ‘unconstitutional’ impeachment resolution
Trump’s press secretary has now issued a statement slamming Democrats’ “unhinged obsession with this illegitimate impeachment proceeding” in the wake of the resolution’s passage.
Stephanie Grisham said in the statement: “The President has done nothing wrong, and the Democrats know it. Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats’ unhinged obsession with this illegitimate impeachment proceeding does not hurt President Trump; it hurts the American people. …
“With today’s vote, Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats have done nothing more than enshrine unacceptable violations of due process into House rules. … The Democrats want to render a verdict without giving the Administration a chance to mount a defense. That is unfair, unconstitutional, and fundamentally un-American.”
Speaking at her press briefing this morning, Pelosi said that the rules outlined in the resolution were “fairer than anything that have gone before in terms of an impeachment proceeding.”
