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Democrats open formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday the House would open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, setting the stage for a monumental clash between Congress and the president a year away from the 2020 election.

With more than a dozen moderate House Democrats joining the long list of those demanding an impeachment inquiry, Pelosi, D-Calif. - who had long opposed taking such a formal step - ultimately responded to the mounting pressure from her caucus.

"The actions of the Trump presidency have revealed the dishonorable fact of the president's betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security and betrayal of the integrity of our elections," Pelosi said. "No one is above the law."

Democrats said they would not

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