With Democrats in control of the House of Representatives, impeachment appears highly likely, as soon as the end of 2019. Evidentiary hearingsOn Wednesday, the House Intelligence Committee takes the impeachment investigation public after six weeks of closed-door depositions from White House, State Department and other officials. The impeachment voteThe Judiciary Committee then sends the articles of impeachment to the entire House for a vote. Only a basic majority of the 435 member House is required to approve impeachment. Democrats from the House would act as the prosecuting team, while Trump’s lawyers would defend him, and Trump could argue in his own favor.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 11, 2019 02:03 UTC