Article snippet: Speaker MORE, saying his actions — as revealed by their weeks-long investigation — left them “no choice” but to pursue his removal from office. The move erases any lingering doubt that Democrats view Trump’s dealings with Ukraine as a severe violation of the Constitution — and any question of whether they will take the next step of making him just the third president in the nation’s history to be impeached. "The president's actions have seriously violated the Constitution," Pelosi said in a televised address against a backdrop of American flags. "Our democracy is at stake. The president leaves us no choice but to act." Delivered on the august Speaker’s balcony in the Capitol, Pelosi's announcement was not entirely unexpected, as Democrats have been charging ahead for weeks with their investigation into Trump’s handling of foreign policy in Kyiv. But it marks a dramatic development nonetheless — one that increases the likelihood the House could vote on formal impeachment articles against Trump before Christmas. On Wednesday, the Judiciary Committee had staged its first hearing to examine whether the evidence dug up by the weeks-long investigation of the Intelligence Committee merits impeachment. And many Democrats were expecting Judiciary Chairman MORE (D-N.Y.) to conduct more hearings on the topic. Pelosi on Thursday said there was no need. "Today, I am asking our chairmen to proceed with articles of impeachment," she said. Her use of “chairmen” is notable: it ... Link to the full article to read more