US: Nancy Pelosi says no vote right now in Trump impeachment probe

U.S House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on October 15 said that the House of Representatives does not plan to hold a full vote of the body to authorise an impeachment investigation into US President Donald Trump. The comments have come after White House said that it will not cooperate with the investigation due to it being an illegitimate investigation. Read: House Democrats Not Easing Up On Impeachment Probe No requirement to hold a vote On one side, you have a repressive regime crushing democratic freedoms in #HongKong. On the other, you have young people speaking out for freedom & democratic reforms. Proud to stand with @RepMcGovern in support of today’s bipartisan votes showing the House’s commitment to HK. pic.twitter.com/fmwA6KkR7b — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) October 16, 2019 Nancy Pelosi, the US House speaker has reportedly said that there is no requirement that they have a vote and so at this time, the US house will not be having a vote. Speaker Pelosi said this at a news conference after passing the Hong Kong bill. Over the last month, evidence has emerged that @realDonaldTrump pressured a foreign leader to investigate a political rival It is an offense serious enough to warrant a full investigation, and that is exactly what the House has decided to do by beginning an impeachment inquiry pic.twitter.com/hdMFAwBKgz — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) October 15, 2019 Read: Democratic Presidential Candidates Support Impeachment Of Donald Trump Background of Impeachment According to reports, Trump had intimidated Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a July 25 phone call to cooperate with his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Attorney General William Barr, to investigate a Ukranian gas company that may be linked to former Vice-President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, as per the transcript of the call released by the White House. The US House Intelligence Committee meanwhile has subpoenaed Giuliani advising him to co-operate with the current Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump started by House Democrats on September 24 by giving relevant documents related to Ukraine scandal. Shifty Adam Schiff wants to rest his entire case on a Whistleblower who he now says can’t testify, & the reason he can’t testify is that he is afraid to do so because his account of the Presidential telephone call is a fraud & totally different from the actual transcribed call... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 16, 2019 (With inputs from agencies) Read: US: What’s Next In The Impeachment Inquiry As Congress Returns Read: Pentagon Chief Vows To Cooperate With Impeachment Probe

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US: Nancy Pelosi says no vote right now in Trump impeachment probe

U.S House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on October 15 said that House of Representatives does not plan to hold a full vote to authorise an impeachment proceeding

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