The US House of Representatives held a formal vote to investigate Trump's impeachment on October 31, according to a senior Democratic aide.

The first vote on the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump will "outline the next steps for the investigation," the Democratic senior anonymity said on October 28, after the owner House Speaker Nancy Pelosi informed the plan to parliamentarians.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a press conference in Washington on October 15 Photo: Reuters.

"This week, we will issue a resolution to confirm that the investigation is still being carried out by the House committee, as part of the impeachment investigation," Pelosi wrote in a letter to Democratic MPs. October 28.

The move is intended to repel criticism of previous Republican lawmakers, requiring the House of Representatives to pass a resolution before conducting an impeachment investigation into the President, while also criticizing efforts. a Democratic investigation is "unfair".

Democratic House-led House committees are conducting an impeachment investigation into the US president in connection with a July phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In a telephone conversation, Trump is said to have urged Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden, the top Democratic candidate in the race to the White House in 2020.

Colombia District Court Judge Beryl Howell on October 25 confirmed the legality of the impeachment investigation of President Trump without a House of Representatives resolution. "Even in the case of impeachment of the President, there has never been a need for a House of Representatives resolution to begin an impeachment investigation," Howell said.

The resolution is likely to be passed in the House of Representatives, where Democrats are the majority with 228/435 members. However, Trump's impeachment attempt is likely to be rejected in the Republican-controlled Senate.