Impeachment 101: How could Congress remove President Trump from office?

WASHINGTON - A growing number of House Democrats are eager to start impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump as his White House rebuffs cooperation with multiple congressional investigations into his finances, his businesses and his administration.

The dozens of impeachment supporters are still vastly outnumbered by Democrats who view the tactic as politically toxic and likely to backfire in 2020. Speaker Nancy Pelosi argues there is not enough bipartisan support or overwhelming evidence of wrongdoing, even though she says Trump is engaging in a "coverup."

Impeachment - which Trump called a "dirty, filthy, disgusting word" on Thursday - will hang in the air next week when lawmakers return