Impeachment’s Inevitability Problem
The House Judiciary Committee’s perfunctory vote was likely a preview of next week’s proceedings.
For all the drama of impeachment, there really isn’t much suspense.
That reality was laid bare shortly after 10 this morning, as one by one, 40 members of the House Judiciary Committee solemnly delivered their judgment on the charges against President Donald Trump. All 23 Democrats on the panel voted to recommend articles accusing the president of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, sending them to the full House for consideration next week. All 17 Republicans voted no.
The vote was a formal but long-foreseen conclusion to the 14-hour freewheeling and sharp-edged debate that
