Majority of House Democrats support Trump impeachment inquiry

By Zach Halaschak

Published August 1, 2019 2:13pm ET

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Majority of House Democrats support Trump impeachment inquiry — U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a question from a member of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 30, 2019. | (Tom Brenner/Bloomberg)

More than half of Democrats in the House now support launching an impeachment inquiry against President Trump.

Out of the 235 voting members, 118 now support an inquiry, the number being pushed over the edge Thursday morning after Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida penned an op-ed in the Sun Sentinel announcing that he believed an impeachment inquiry was already underway.

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