CELEBS REACT: Democrats to Announce Impeachment Inquiry Today / UPDATE: INQUIRY ANNOUNCED
If you’ve called your Rep about impeachment before, you need to call them today.
If you’ve never called before, you need to call today.
This is a critical moment. This link shows where your Rep stands, and how to contact them.
Use it, then CALL. 🇺🇸https://t.co/2lKpXOEBy9
- Piper Perabo (@PiperPerabo) September 24, 2019
Actress Piper Perabo
Itshappening.gif! House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will (allegedly) announce an impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump this afternoon around 5pm EST as a result of the new allegations from a whistleblower that Trump brought up investigating former Vice President Joe Biden and his son to the newly elected Ukranian president. FYI, a President asking a foreign leader to intervene to dig up dirt on a political rival is generally frowned upon. Calls for impeachment have escalated, with 158 160 161 163 Democratic House members now all in agreement.
Even though (thanks in part to Turtle Mitch and general GOP fuckery) impeachment would fail in the Senate, the House would be able to engage in much more thorough investigations and hold (hopefully televised) public hearings into all of his shadiness. OP recently listed to a podcast about the Nixon impeachment, and the televised hearings were a huge part of what caused his support to plummet and his eventual resignation. There's also something to be said about forcing Republican representatives to take a stance one way or the other (though lbr, we know how they'll vote and it won't be for impeachment).
UPDATE as of 5:05pm EST: Speaker Pelosi has officially announced a formal impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump!
More reactions below.
🚨FORMAL IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY HAPPENING!!!
🚨FORMAL IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY HAPPENING!
🚨FORMAL IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY HAPPENING!
https://t.co/2DhtEdLGIn
- Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) September 24, 2019
Actress Alyssa Milano
Every GOP Congressmember who votes against impeachment in the House or conviction in the Senate is going to have to answer this question:
"How is it ever okay to pressure a foreign government to investigate a political rival?"
Most of them will be up for reelection in 2020.
- George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) September 24, 2019
Actor George Takei
happy impeachment inquiry day AMERICA !! ♥️❤️♥️ a new national holiday perhaps - 9/24/19 #thankGOD - come on 5 pm #impeachment #doomed pic.twitter.com/dPH9yKvPsT
- ROSIE (@Rosie) September 24, 2019
Actress/poet Rosie O'Donnell
Fuck what do I wear when the invite says “Formal Impeachment Inquiry”
- Pan-Confrontational Wetterlund (@alicewetterlund) September 24, 2019
Comedian Alice Wetterlund
I’M THE WHISTLEBLOWER.
- billy eichner (@billyeichner) September 24, 2019
Actor/comedian/whistleblower Billy Eichner
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