Speaker Nancy Pelosi has found a new way to satisfy the most liberal faction within her caucus and the Democratic base while pushing off impeachment of President Trump — for now.

Rather than jump into an impeachment inquiry, which many party lawmakers clamored for after special counsel Robert Mueller’s recent public statement about his collusion investigation, Pelosi has instructed Democrats to lay out their case against the president in a string of hearings. Democrats also plan to vote on contempt citations against two key Trump administration officials, opening the way to legal action in federal court.