The U.S. Most Democratic Democrats vote in favor of investigating the impeachment of Trump and this could end their political career.

The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives voted yesterday through a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump, with 232 votes in favor and 196 votes against. The results opened the public stage during Trump's investigation, after he was accused of urging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden, a leading candidate of the Democratic Party in the race to the White House in 2020. , for personal political purposes.

The vote showed that the Democrats were quite in agreement with the attempt to impeach the President. Only two of the 234 Democratic deputies voted against. Meanwhile, no Republican congressman supported the Democratic party.

However, behind the solidarity image of the Democratic Party, many MPs are concerned that the attempt to investigate Trump's impeachment could offend voters, especially in areas where the two parties are in fierce competition. Republicans think this situation gives them an advantage to regain control of the lower house of the Democratic Party.

"Democratic MPs with obsession with impeachment have poured their majority into the sewer," Republican National Assembly Committee spokesman Michael McAdams said.

Some Democratic congressmen acknowledge this threat. They said they went to Washington to reflect the aspirations of the voters, not to accuse the President, because there are still many issues to solve such as health care or infrastructure.

Moreover, these lawmakers said that the voting results gave Republicans what they had been asking for weeks, which were public hearings, while providing legal process for Trump.

The unease of Democratic congressmen seems to cause them to struggle to explain their votes. Representative Max Rose representing New York tried to distance himself from the issue of partisan interests by saying that he obeyed the truth, not his leaders.

Meanwhile, South Carolina Congressman Joe Cunningham expressed concern about the "attempt to politicize everything" and emphasized that the vote on October 31 did not directly determine impeachment. Congressman Lucy McBath of Georgia also agreed that their vote was only "to support the impeachment investigation". Several other Democrats argued that Trump's actions left them with no choice.

Trump's impeachment investigation began on September 24, after a whistleblower filed a charge accusing the President of urging Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Biden and his son Hunter, who worked for the energy company. Ukraine Burisma, during a phone call on July 25. Trump and his followers suspect Biden used his power while still in office to help Burisma from being investigated for corruption.

Over the past few weeks, former officials and incumbents in the Trump administration have testified before the House of Representatives to serve the investigation, providing additional evidence that the President has tried to use power to gain benefits. politic.

The process of taking testimony of three committees in the lower house, the Intelligence Committee, the Oversight and Foreign Affairs Committee, takes place in a secret room in the basement of the National Assembly building. Republicans criticized the Democratic Party for hiding the hearings, leaving Trump unable to justify himself.

The newly adopted resolution of the lower house is expected to address those concerns by establishing rules in the new phase of impeachment investigations, as it shifts from secret to public disclosure. Claims consider the allegations.

Under the resolution, at least one public hearing will be held before the House Intelligence Committee, where each party has 45 minutes to ask witnesses questions. Republicans can also issue subpoenas, but only with the approval of Democrats.

The House Intelligence Committee, in consultation with the Oversight and Foreign Affairs committees, will submit a public report to the Judiciary Committee. This agency has the right to request additional information and write terms about impeachment.

While most Democratic lawmakers think the new rules will help make the impeachment more transparent, Congressman Peterson said the process would "continue to be a hopeless party struggle".

National polls show that the number of supporters of impeachment and deposition of Trump has increased since the investigation began in September, with 53% of Americans supporting investigating impeachment of the President. However, this move is clearly less favored in the regions where Trump has won.

The National Assembly Leadership Fund (CLF), a Republican political campaign committee, announced yesterday it will show new advertisements aimed at countering all 29 Democratic MPs representing these localities. but vote to support the resolution of the lower house. CLF President Dan Conston said that the focus on impeachment "certainly prevents Democrats from escaping the wrath of voters".

Democrats countered this point by listing what they would do outside the impeachment investigation. The Democratic National Assembly Campaign Committee also launched its own "counter-attack" when it opened a Halloween-themed website, in which the Republican-controlled Senate serves as a graveyard to bury all bills. that the lower house passed.

Democratic Sen. Kendra Horn of Oklahoma noted that she had not called for an impeachment investigation in the first place and that voting in support of a new lower house resolution was not an easy decision for her. "You probably know that I don't want this to happen and so do the others," Horn said.

The congresswoman said she plans to continue the fight to reduce prescription drug costs and pass the Defense Authorization Act. "I will uphold what I'm doing. The current situation doesn't affect the work of Congress," Horn said.