House Democrats Authorize Impeachment Inquiry in Party-Line Vote

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wields the gavel as she presides over the House of Representatives vote on a resolution that sets up the next steps in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 31, 2019. Tom Brenner/Reuters

The House of Representatives voted along party lines on Oct. 31 to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

On the heels of the 232–196 vote, Republican leaders criticized the impeachment process so far, as well as the approved resolution going forward as unfair to the president and the GOP minority. All of the Republicans and two Democrats voted against the resolution.