US House of Representatives passes impeachment resolution

This appeared in The Millennial Source

Members of the US House of Representatives passed a resolution on October 31 to proceed with the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. The resolution sets out the rules and procedures for the next stage of the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry.

Details of the vote

President Trump faces an impeachment inquiry after a whistleblower made an official complaint alleging the president sought to coerce Ukraine into interfering with the 2020 election. The whistleblower alleges that the president wanted the Ukraine leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, to investigate and dig up damaging information on the Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

After weeks of congressional investigators conducting private interviews with witnesses about alleged presidential misconduct, a resolution to formalize impeachment proceedings was brought before the House on October 31.

The House approved the resolution by 232 votes to 196. The voting was primarily along party lines, with only two Democrats, Rep Collin Peterson and Rep Jeff Van Drew, who represent districts that President Trump won in the 2016 election, voting against the motion. Every Republican member of the House opposed the…