Pelosi Leads ‘Solemn’ Impeachment Vote Riven by Partisanship
- The 232-196 vote showed Trump’s ironclad hold on his party
- McCarthy mocked Democrats as issuing more subpoenas than laws
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Nancy Pelosi, who usually mingles with her members during votes, stood at the House rostrum and wielded the gavel Thursday when the chamber she leads voted to expand and open a public phase of its inquiry into impeaching Donald Trump.
But while Speaker Pelosi proclaimed it a “very solemn and prayerful” moment, the result showed the same partisanship and rancor that has dominated Congress in the Trump era.