House will start impeachment probe of Trump: Pelosi

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) greets Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) after speaking at an American Federation of Government Employees labor union rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday the House of Representatives will launch a formal inquiry into whether President Donald Trump should be impeached.

The Democratic-controlled House will examine whether Trump sought Ukraine’s help to smear former Vice President Joe Biden, the front-runner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Eric Beech

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