Why the GOP Wants to Vote on Impeachment Probe

Los Angeles Times: “Beneath the heated argument of whether the House should have a formal resolution to open an impeachment inquiry is a potential benefit for Republicans, if they can force a vote: the chance to subpoena their own witnesses and information.”

“In both the Nixon and Clinton impeachment inquiry resolutions, the minority party on the investigating committee was granted the power to subpoena — something the minority party does not normally have. Subpoenas were still subject to a vote of the committee, giving the majority party a way to block them.”

Playbook: “Politically, the GOP believes a floor vote for impeachment is damaging for Democrats because it forces them to go on the record in a dramatic vote. But the White House is playing with fire by not complying here, since Democratic leaders say that in and of itself could be considered part of a cover-up.”