Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Is a closed door meeting of her caucus a "formal" impeachment hearing?

Ann Althouse asks,
How is it a "formal impeachment inquiry" when it was a "closed-door meeting" of only the Democratic Congress?
I'm trying to understand the terminology, as reported in The Washington Post, in "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces formal impeachment inquiry of Trump, says his actions were a ‘betrayal of national security.'"

What does "formal" mean? Pelosi made an announcement "after a closed-door meeting with her caucus." Shouldn't formality entail an open proceeding, with participation of all members of the House?
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