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&nbsp;Please or to continue.PUBLISHED TOTAGSTag HistoryShare this articleThey’re currently looking at a Wednesday vote to set up&nbsp;the procedures for an impeachment inquiry.Now that there are six Congressional committees working on these efforts, coordination will be important, much as WH and GOP obstruction will alter any projected calendar.Exclusive of the&nbsp;Mueller report there seem to be new items that could be added including an attempt to extort Ukraine to produce 2020 opposition research, and an attempt to use military transport billing to prop up a Trump golf course in Scotland.The vote, which is expected to occur on Wednesday,now that the committee has publicly announced it is considering recommending articles of impeachment against Trump. It is expected to follow the precedent set in 1974 over the committee's procedures during then-President Richard Nixon's impeachment proceedings.xUnder resolution, committee staff counsels can question witnesses.The resolution also will spell out how secret grand jury information can be reviewed in classified sessions. And it will say that the President's counsel can respond in writing to the committee.— Manu Raju (@mkraju)The issue was raised Friday during a conference call among the committee's Democrats. A source familiar with the discussion said any move next week would be intended to increase the “officialness” of the ongoing probe, following a six-week summer recess in which some Democrats struggled to characterize to their constituents that the House had already begun impeachment proceedings. Democrats are hopeful that explicitly defining their impeachment inquiry will heighten their leverage to compel testimony from witnesses.xBreaking now on CNN: The House will take formal steps on an impeachment probe for next week — jordan (@JordanUhl)xThe House Judiciary Committee is preparing for a formal vote to define the Trump impeachment probe. The resolution could get voted on next Wednesday. — POLITICO (@politico)Until now, Trump-related investigations had been a patchwork effort by six congressional committees. The Ways and Means Committee, for example, is pursuing Trump's tax returns in court. The Financial Services Committee and Intelligence Committee are seeking Trump's financial records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One. The Foreign Affairs Committee has sought details about Trump's interactions with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who the intelligence community has assessed sought to boost Trump's 2016 electoral prospects. And the Oversight Committee had initially taken the lead on allegations about hush money payments, calling Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen to testify in February before he went to prison on charges connected to the scheme.The Judiciary Committee had mostly kept focused on obstruction of justice and the fallout from former special counsel Robert Mueller's report, made public in April, that revealed hundreds of contacts between Russians and Trump campaign associates, as well as repeated attempts by Trump to constrain or shut down the probe altogether. Mueller testified publicly to the Judiciary and Intelligence Committees in late July, days before the House departed for its six-week recess.xOne of the impeachment articles against Nixon was because they refused to comply with Congressional subpoenas (Article III: Contempt of Congress).— Lard of Dorkness (@LardFDorkness)xAPRIL 5, 2007"Elizabeth Holtzman Oral History Interview"Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) talked about the impeachment of President Nixon from her perspective as a freshman in Congress and described the impeachment hearing process....— "The Militant Atheist" Page Creator: Cory Mann (@33_facts)xIf the Washington Post is right that Ukraine is not getting its military aid unless they do something to try to hurt Joe Biden's presidential campaign...??? If that's really what's going on here, I honestly am going to walk out of this movie. — Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog)x. has been "reliably told" that Trump is intentionally withholding a White House visit and US military aid "in an attempt to extort" the Ukrainian government into "intervening in the 2020 US presidential election" by investigating Joe Biden. — Josh Rudolph (@JoshRudes)xPresident TrumpÃ¢ÂÂs misuse of public office for private gain including by apparently violating the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses must be the subject of an impeachment inquiry.— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew)xÃ¢ÂÂPotential violations of the foreign and domestic emoluments clauses of the Constitution are of grave concern to the committee as it considers whether to recommend articles of impeachment,Ã¢ÂÂ— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog)xOne crew member was so struck by the choice of hotelÃ¢ÂÂmarkedly different than the Marriotts and Hiltons the 176th maintenance squadron is used toÃ¢ÂÂthat he texted someone close to him and said the crewÃ¢ÂÂs per diem allowance wasnÃ¢ÂÂt enough to cover food and drinks at the ritzy resort.— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand)xIt should also be noted that the military has spent $11 million on fuel at Prestwick Airport Ã¢ÂÂ the closest airport to Trump Turnberry, where this particular crewÃ¢ÂÂs plane refueled in March Ã¢ÂÂ since October 2017. That fuel would be cheaper if purchased at a U.S. military base.— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand)This content was created by a Daily Kos Community member.Makevoice heard!or create an.Please or to continue.Loading comments...108CloseCloseSave changes

&nbsp;Please or to continue.PUBLISHED TOTAGSTag HistoryShare this articleThey’re currently looking at a Wednesday vote to set up&nbsp;the procedures for an impeachment inquiry.Now that there are six Congressional committees working on these efforts, coordination will be important, much as WH and GOP obstruction will alter any projected calendar.Exclusive of the&nbsp;Mueller report there seem to be new items that could be added including an attempt to extort Ukraine to produce 2020 opposition research, and an attempt to use military transport billing to prop up a Trump golf course in...

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Step-by-Step ... House panel to take formal steps on impeachment probe next week

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