Impeachment Update: Dems Launch Public Phase Of Inquiry

Divided House Vote Launches Public Phase Of Inquiry

The House vote along partisan lines Thursday to endorse the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump set up a critical new public phase of the investigation and underscored the political polarization that serves as its backdrop. It was only the third time in modern history that the House had taken a vote on an impeachment inquiry into a sitting president.

The New York Times

Poll Shows Americans Remain Sharply Divided Over Impeachment

The country is sharply divided along partisan lines over whether President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. The poll found 49 percent of Americans say the president should be impeached and removed from office, while 47 percent say he should not.

The Washington Post

Impeachment Timeline Crashes Into Democratic Primary

The impeachment case against President Donald Trump is on a collision course with perhaps the most pivotal period in the Democratic primary, threatening to unravel the campaign plans of some of the top 2020 contenders. If the Senate trial against Trump begin in January as is likely, that could require the six Democratic presidential prospects to remain in Washington every workday for at least a month.

Politico

Inquiry Focuses On 2 White House Lawyers

The House impeachment inquiry is zeroing in on two White House lawyers privy to a discussion about moving a memo recounting President Donald Trump’s phone call with the leader of Ukraine into a highly restricted computer system normally reserved for documents about covert action.
In addition to summoning former National Security Advisor John Bolton, impeachment investigators are seeking testimony of two political appointees — John Eisenberg, the lead lawyer for the NSC, and Michael Ellis, a senior associate counsel to the president.

The Associated Press