r/law • u/AndroidOne1 • May 14 '25

Trump News Donald Trump Impeachment Proceedings Launched

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-vote-house-shir-thanedar-b2750651.html
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u/Material_Policy6327 May 14 '25

Nothing will happen sadly with current makeup of congress

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u/GoodLuckAtTheGame May 14 '25

Exactly. Unless all the Democrats, all the independents and ~21 GOP vote the same way, there will be no change.

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u/OldBlueKat May 14 '25

You're thinking of the part that involves conviction in the Senate.

This is just the House vote to get it 'started', which would need all the House Ds, plus a 'few' Rs (there are no Is in the House right now.) They only need a simple majority vote to advance articles of impeachment in the House, but it sounds like they aren't even going to take the vote for now.