Many reports in the media, including this article by Newt, think Pelosi said she was going to have the full House vote on authorizing a formal impeachment inquiry.
That is not what she said.
All the House members will be voting on is to bring ShifftyEyes' super secret, star chamber tribunal out of the Capitol basement and continue it into the light of day.
The vote on Thursday will not authorize a full, formal impeachment inquiry proceeding.
If Pelosi did that, it would collapse their secret impeachment scheme. Trump and the Republicans would be able to call witnesses and cross-examine others. Pelosi knows the previous votes for impeachment in the House have failed and she is not going to risk that happening here.
This is just another sleight of hand by Pelosi to make the illegitimate appear to look legitimate. Trump and the GOP members will not be allowed to participate any more than they have been up until now. It is the same old, same old.
Pelosi claims “due process” but she didn’t promise that Republicans members of the house will be able to subpoena witnesses.