tho inqui no inquiry. >> we are in the mirds of an investigation. >> essentially the impeachment inquiry has already begun. >> we're simply putting in to effect certain procedures to make the investigation more effective. >> i know, pretty hard to tell from all of that. but the house judiciary committee has not actually officially launched an inquiry. but that is not stopping them from voting on the rules. they plan to do that on thursday. which begs the question, if there is no formal investigation, what exactly are you voting on? to quote politico, it is the first he was by lawmakers to acknowledge the committee's consideration of whether to recommend trump's impeachment. have you got that? so to recap, the house judiciary committee is launching an impeachment investigation for the purpose of investigating the possibility of opening an impeachment inquiry. and now they are taking a big step to formalize the rules of