Looks like Pelosi does have the votes.
Not really...and here's why.
Sean Davis
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This Pelosi non-impeachment resolution is hilarious. It goes out of its way to avoid authorizing a specific investigation and delegation of authority and instead repeatedly references an "investigation" that under the rules of the House doesn't even exist.
Sean Davis
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Pelosi's resolution references "the existing House of Representatives inquiry," but no such House of Representatives investigation exists, because the House of Representatives never authorized one. And this resolution doesn't either.
Sean Davis
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@seanmdav
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Pelosi and House Democrats are clearly trying to play games with the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. and are hoping that the federal judges won't notice their sleight of hand in trying to claim unlimited impeachment investigative authority without actually voting to delegate it.
Sean Davis
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Democrats can't up and authorize a real investigation now, because that would be an admission that previous demands were unauthorized, nuking their current case. So they're left to play cutesy games where they reference a non-existent investigation and hope nobody will notice.