The attempts failed because the HoR VOTED not to proceed (even if it was by withholding a "yea" vote)...When did the House of Reps have an impeachment vote? My research indicates only attempts of having a vote brought to the floor, but those attempts failed, so no vote for impeachment has ever been conducted. Maybe you have a link showing otherwise?And the Democrats get their FOURTH failed impeachment vote in 3 years, since some of the Democrat reps don't want to be unemployed, right???They had investigative special counsel teams that investigated in private, that passed evidence they gathered over to the House Judiciary committee.Personally, I think it's time for the Republicans to DEMAND an open hearing and impeachment vote...
Let's see what kind of losing hand the Democrats have...
And watch them lose their FOURTH impeachment vote when the Democrats from the districts that voted for Trump vote AGAINST the farce in order protect their jobs!!!
First the Democrats have to investigate to prepare the articles of impeachment. The rest of the House gets involved when they have actual articles of impeachment.
That's not the way it was done with Nixon and Clinton.
There is no DOJ special or independent counsel investigators.... this is why the separate committees are doing the investigation part, before sending their info and evidence to the Judicial Committee...
Investigations are done in private and sometimes with grand juries too. In this situation, they are having to do their own, without the outside influence of the target, or the target's lawyers or political followers...
When and if the House Judiciary Committee votes to impeach, and it is a yea wins, then the target gets his due process, and all the evidence is presented.
So the attempt at impeachment was made when it was brought to the floor..