Comment on What’s coming in impeachment: The inquiry goes public

WASHINGTON — For only the fourth time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives has started a presidential impeachment inquiry. House committees are trying to determine whether President Donald Trump violated his oath of office by asking Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden’s family and the 2016 U.S. presidential election all while the White House was withholding military aid to the East European ally that borders Russia. A quick forecast of what’s coming this week: Lights, camera, hearings Americans will have their first public view of the impeachment inquiry, as the proceedings emerge from the secure closed-door facility in the Capitol basement to live hearings. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-California, will gavel in the sessions Wednesday and Friday. What’s unclear, though, is what people will see in two days of hearings.