After more than two years of jousting over President Donald Trump's conduct, the ground suddenly shifted in
Congress and a move toward impeachment broke free of constraints.
On Tuesday, House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi — who for months had been a powerful brake on restive
Democrats wanting to impeach Trump — launched a formal inquiry toward that end, accusing the president of "betrayal of his oath of office," betrayal of national security and betrayal of the integrity of
American elections.
The House Judiciary Committee will be the panel responsible for recommending articles of impeachment against Trump if the inquiry leads it to do so.