WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, in a surprise move, ended a marathon hearing late yesterday without voting on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
Nadler said the committee will reconvene on Friday at 10 a.m. (1500 GMT) to hold the votes, which are expected to pass the Democratic-led panel. Approval of the two articles of impeachment will set up a vote by the Democratic-controlled House next week that is expected to make Trump the third president in U.S. history to be impeached.
If the House impeaches Trump, who is charged with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, he would then go on trial in the Senate. The Republican-led chamber is unlikely to vote to find the president guilty and remove him from office.
