Article snippet: As President Trump demonstrated Wednesday, he might be the focus of endless congressional investigations, but when it comes to the question of impeachment he holds all the cards. At least for now. Trump invited House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer to the White House on Wednesday to discuss a full legislative agenda from a new infrastructure bill to a new free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico. But the president reportedly a lively, albeit meandering, press conference. Earlier in the day, Pelosi had met with Democratic members to discuss complaints that she had not pushed to investigate the president even more. Last week, the administration began stonewalling Congress by refusing to hand over documents and barring current or former members of the administration from honoring congressional subpoenas demanding that they testify. This move caused some House Democrats to support for the first time beginning impeachment proceedings, if only as a means to allow Congress to play its oversight role. Still, Pelosi has refused to budge in her belief that moving toward impeachment right now would only play into Trump’s hands. Here is the truth: If Democrats begin impeachment proceedings, it is highly unlikely that Trump will be removed from office. Even if a majority of the House votes to impeach Trump, it would take a two-thirds majority in the Senate to remove Trump from office. That would mean at least 20 Republicans would need to vote... Link to the full article to read more