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Significance
The Democratic-led House has been undertaking formal impeachment investigations since October, and unofficially since forming the majority in January 2019, so Pelosi’s statement yesterday was more a confirmation of next steps. Nonetheless, yesterday’s move is the formal start of what will be a convulsive political and constitutional clash between the executive and legislature, and Democrats and Republicans.
Impacts
The Republican-led Senate will receive the impeachment articles and put the president on trial.
The Senate majority leader will aim for a trial that is accepted as fair but does not hamstring Trump.
Senate Republicans are unlikely to convict and thus remove Trump, but the House could still censure him.
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