SimplyMe
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I had to stop reading at the first line because it is false. It is not an impeachment hearing. If anything, it is an investigation on possible quid pro quo to determine it a crime actually occurred. There can be no impeachment if their is no crime. Again, it is not an impeachment hearing. Congress has to first vote for an impeachment for there to be impeachment hearings.
You keep claiming that but perhaps you could show me where that requirement is in the Constitution, or even in US law? As I mentioned before, the Nixon Impeachment was sent to committee -- the same way Trumps is being handled -- for several months. It was only after they had completed the majority of the investigation that they had a vote, and then they had a week of open hearings (6ish months after it started).
Clinton the House did not investigate, they used Ken Starr's report on Whitewater, which is why there was no "investigation" before the vote -- they didn't do any investigation themselves.
But, I'll tell you what, show me the House Rule (not just precedent, but a published House rule) that requires a vote before starting any impeachment investigation.
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