Trump faces intense democratic attempts in the House of Representatives to isolate him
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to set hearings on whether to remove President Donald Trump.
The committee said it was seeking to determine its final position on recommending to the whole council to try Trump with the aim of isolating him before the end of this year.
Yet the Republican Party's control of the House of Representatives has prevented Trump from completing the impeachment proceedings, which often means failure is the fate of those attempts.
what happened?
The House Judiciary Committee in the House of Representatives voted 24--17 to pass a procedural law that would allow it to initiate an investigation into possible irregularities by the president, including appointing lawyers to publicly question witnesses over any wrongdoing that Trump is accused of.
The committee had previously expressed dismay at the refusal and testimony of many current and former White House officials to appear before it.
"Some call it what we are doing to investigate the possibility of isolation, and some consider it an investigation to start the isolation procedure. For me, I don't find a difference between the two, and I don't care about this controversy," said committee chairman Jerry Nadler.
"Let me clarify and remove any remaining uncertainties. The actions under investigation pose a threat to our democracy, and we have to face that threat, and that is exactly what we intend to do," he said.
According to The Washington Post, Trump's possible accusations are obstruction of justice, abuse of power and refusal to appear in court.
"My colleagues on the committee know they don't have the power to vote to start Trump's removal in Congress, but they want to isolate him anyway, so they pretend they started the process of isolation," said Republican Representative Doug Collins.
According to statistics, 59 percent of US citizens do not want to isolate the president, but Democrats believe that starting to consider the possibility of isolation could undermine the Trump campaign next year.
If the House Judiciary Committee refers the impeachment to the House as a whole, it will need a majority of votes to pass to the Senate, which will be able to start the president's trial.
How are the isolation procedures going?
First: The House of Representatives:
Any member can submit a draft resolution to try the president with the aim of removing him if he suspects a major crime such as treason or bribery.
The House of Representatives will examine the charges and vote on the draft resolution. If he obtains a majority of 51 per cent, he will go to trial.
Second: The Senate
The Senate initiates proceedings for the president, led by the President of the Supreme Court, while members of the House of Representatives form a prosecution.
At the end of the trial, senators vote on the outcome of the trial. If at least two-thirds of the members approve the conviction of the president, he would be removed from office and his deputy would hold the presidency until the next presidential election.
The Democratic-majority Congress governed former President Bill Clinton during the 1990s, but survived the conviction and removal by a single vote in the Senate.
In 1968, Congress also began the removal of President Andrew Johnson, but the Senate refused to remove him in the final vote.
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to set hearings on whether to remove President Donald Trump.
The committee said it was seeking to determine its final position on recommending to the whole council to try Trump with the aim of isolating him before the end of this year.
Yet the Republican Party's control of the House of Representatives has prevented Trump from completing the impeachment proceedings, which often means failure is the fate of those attempts.
what happened?
The House Judiciary Committee in the House of Representatives voted 24--17 to pass a procedural law that would allow it to initiate an investigation into possible irregularities by the president, including appointing lawyers to publicly question witnesses over any wrongdoing that Trump is accused of.
The committee had previously expressed dismay at the refusal and testimony of many current and former White House officials to appear before it.
"Some call it what we are doing to investigate the possibility of isolation, and some consider it an investigation to start the isolation procedure. For me, I don't find a difference between the two, and I don't care about this controversy," said committee chairman Jerry Nadler.
"Let me clarify and remove any remaining uncertainties. The actions under investigation pose a threat to our democracy, and we have to face that threat, and that is exactly what we intend to do," he said.
According to The Washington Post, Trump's possible accusations are obstruction of justice, abuse of power and refusal to appear in court.
"My colleagues on the committee know they don't have the power to vote to start Trump's removal in Congress, but they want to isolate him anyway, so they pretend they started the process of isolation," said Republican Representative Doug Collins.
According to statistics, 59 percent of US citizens do not want to isolate the president, but Democrats believe that starting to consider the possibility of isolation could undermine the Trump campaign next year.
If the House Judiciary Committee refers the impeachment to the House as a whole, it will need a majority of votes to pass to the Senate, which will be able to start the president's trial.
How are the isolation procedures going?
First: The House of Representatives:
Any member can submit a draft resolution to try the president with the aim of removing him if he suspects a major crime such as treason or bribery.
The House of Representatives will examine the charges and vote on the draft resolution. If he obtains a majority of 51 per cent, he will go to trial.
Second: The Senate
The Senate initiates proceedings for the president, led by the President of the Supreme Court, while members of the House of Representatives form a prosecution.
At the end of the trial, senators vote on the outcome of the trial. If at least two-thirds of the members approve the conviction of the president, he would be removed from office and his deputy would hold the presidency until the next presidential election.
The Democratic-majority Congress governed former President Bill Clinton during the 1990s, but survived the conviction and removal by a single vote in the Senate.
In 1968, Congress also began the removal of President Andrew Johnson, but the Senate refused to remove him in the final vote.
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