Additionally, she said that their Committees have been investigating and litigating in the courts to obtain all relevant facts to determine if the House must exercise it constitutional authority to approve articles of impeachment.
“This week, the President has admitted to asking the President of Ukraine to take actions which would benefit him politically. The action of – the actions of the Trump Presidency revealed the dishonorable fact of the President’s betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security, and betrayal of the integrity of our elections. Therefore, today, I’m announcing the House of Representatives is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry…The President must be held accountable. No one is above the law, said Pelosi.”
Trump slams impeachment inquiry as a “witch hunt”
Earlier on Tuesday, Trump told reporters that the calls for an impeachment inquiry against him were “ridiculous” and a “witch hunt.”
President also tweeted, “Such an important day at the United Nations, so much work and so much success, and the Democrats purposely had to ruin and demean it with more breaking news Witch Hunt garbage. So bad for our Country!”
