Contained within the book, buried among routine interviews, was the name of a witness â tracking down that witness led detectives straight to Alanâs killers. Where murder is concerned, thereâs no such thing as too much information.
The House is comprised of 233 Republicans and 199 Democrats, with a simple majority â 217 votes â required to impeach. Before the articles of impeachment go to the full House, though, they would have to pass through the House Judiciary Committee, where Republicans hold a 23 to 18 advantage.
In the history of the United States, the House of Representatives has impeached sixteen officials, of whom seven were convicted. (One resigned before the Senate could complete the trial.) Only two presidents of the United States have ever been impeached: Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998.