comes to congress to take the oath of office, comes to congress to impeach the president of the united states. and today the house takes the next step forward. the house voting mostly along party lines. the yeas are 232. the nays are 196. the resolution is adopted. reporter: with two democrats, jeff andrew and colin peterson, voting against the resolution. those two democrats from areas trump handedly won in the 2016 election. republicans sticking with trump and blasting the process as unfair. this is the united states of america. don t run a sham process, tainted process like this resolution ensures. it ought to be rejected. democrats pushing back. their instance that the process is somehow flawed betrayed their decision not to
adviser on russia revealed he was specifically warned to steer clear of rudy giuliani s shadow ukraine policy aimed at securing investigations that could help the president politically. i ll get reaction from the house judiciary committee member steve cohen and our correspondents and analysts are also standing by. first, let s go to our congressional correspondent phil mattingly. the house voted on this impeachment investigation for only the fourth time in this country s history. that s right, wolf. it was a momentous occasion, one with historic significance and significance throughout the capitol. really throughout the country. a house divided, no doubt about it, but a house that is now very clearly moving towards impeaching president donald trump. on this vote, the yeas are 232. the nays are 196. with that historic drop of the gavel, the house entering a new phase of its impeachment
think it s a clarifying boat, i think it s a good one. liberals like this measure, but they risk for moderate democrats from swing districts, who are expecting about 228 hard yeas, keep an eye on five vulnerable democrats have not announced their position on the resolution itself, four freshmen who represent districts present from won in 2016. kendra horn of oklahoma, anthony brindisi of new york matured golden of maine, jeff van drew of new jersey, and veteran democrat collin peterson of minnesota. president trump won petersons district by an eye-popping 31 points, and i asked peterson tonight how he would vote tomorrow, he replied i will figure it out. the public as a ready to weaponize this vote against vulnerable democrats, shannon. shannon: some conservatives accusing republicans are not doing enough tonight to defend the president. yeah, and this is why florida republican matt gaetz filed an ethics complaint against house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff. i bro
and i must give credit where credit is due for a fair presentation. they should follow the precedents laid down during the last two such investigations. the yeas are 228. the nays are 206. article 1 is adopted. impeachment is a political process, which means public support is vital. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you give today shall be the truth the inquiry should be undertaken as a great act of public education. about the specifics of this case but also the american system of checks and balances. a democracy can turn into a tyranny. not all at once with a bang but over time. officials, even elected, even popular, can simply weaken and then dispense with constitutional constraints or legislative checks. liberty is eroded slowly but irreversib irreversibly. germany s weimar republic was a well-functioning liberal
they re not angels, if you take a look. the yeas are 354. reporter: but shortly after the president spoke, the house of representatives, democrats and republicans, overwhelmingly voted to condemn his decision to pull american troops from northern syria. later, congressional leaders went to the white house to discuss syria, but democrats say they were so offended by the way the president spoke, they walked out of the meeting. what we witnessed on the part of the president was a meltdown. sad to say. he was insulting, particularly to the speaker. she kept her cool completely. but he called her a third-rate politician. a nasty diatribe not focused on the facts. particularly the fact of how to curtail isis, a terrorist organization that aims to hurt the united states in our homeland. reporter: on syria, democrats and republicans in congress are largely united in opposition to the president. he will have american blood