Trump’s Presidency on Treacherous New Ground After House Vote

  • May be first president to run for re-election post-impeachment
  • House voted 232-196 to begin public phase of inquiry
U.S. House Passes Resolution to Open Public Phase of Impeachment Inquiry
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Donald Trump’s presidency stands on its most treacherous ground after the House voted Thursday to approve and proceed with its impeachment inquiry.

The resolution, passed on a largely party-line 232-196 vote, does not just lay out a road map for the public phase of the inquiry. It sends a clear signal that a vote to impeach Trump, and a trial in the Senate, is all but inevitable.