Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi came out in favor of the impeachment of President Donald Trump for the first time Tuesday, after meeting with her caucus.
āIt would be my intention with the consent of this Caucusā¦. to proceed with an impeachment inquiry,ā Pelosi told the Democratic caucus behind closed doors prior to her public announcement.
Pelosi then publicly announced late Tuesday afternoon, āToday Iām announcing the House of Representatives is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry.ā
Despite Pelosiās early reluctance to push for impeachment, there are currently 174 Democrats who support impeachment or an impeachment inquiry, compared to the 61 Democrats who donāt support impeachment or impeachment inquiry yet. Pelosi has said she believes Trump is āgoadingā Democrats to impeach him because he thinks it will help him fire up his base.
Many of Pelosiās Democratic colleagues have continued to push for impeaching Trump, such as Democratic Texas Rep. Al Green, who broke with Pelosi when he vowed to force a vote to impeach Trump in late March. Green, who previously had several bills to impeach Trump overwhelminglyĀ rejected by the House of Representatives, called for a third impeachment vote. PelosiĀ said impeachment was ājust not worth itā in a March interview.