If a crime is committed, you convene a grand jury, and in this case that is the House Judiciary Committee and we need to get started. "President Trump has failed the presidential test of moral leadership," Cohen said in a statement at the time. Cohen and other leaders of the impeachment effort disagreed that their effort could hurt Democrats in next year's congressional elections. The resolution hasn't been dealt with by the House judiciary committee, which would have to approve it by a simple majority before it could even proceed to a vote in the full body. Green introduced his own resolution in October in a passionate speech from the House, accusing Trump of racial divisiveness.

Source: CBC News November 15, 2017 15:56 UTC