Impeachment inquiry to go ahead, Pelosi confirmspublished at 22:06 British Summer Time 24 September 2019Breaking
"No one is above the law," says Nancy Pelosi as she confirms the inquiry is to take place.
Summary
Democrats in the House of Representatives have launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump
The decision by top Democrat Nancy Pelosi follows growing demands from her party
Mr Trump has reacted angrily and called it a witch hunt
He denies accusations he used military aid to press Ukraine to investigate his potential 2020 rival Joe Biden
A whistleblower reported a phone call between Trump and the Ukraine leader to the inspector general
The White House says it will release a transcript of that call on Wednesday
Impeachment inquiry to go ahead, Pelosi confirmspublished at 22:06 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
Trump: Impeachment inquiry would be "a positive for me"published at 22:05 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
Speaking from New York City at the United Nations General Assembly, Trump said an impeachment inquiry would be "a positive for me".
The US is "doing the best it's ever done," Trump said, adding that the Democrats would lose next year's elections of they pursue impeachment.
Image source, Stephanie Keith/Getty ImagesPelosi: Trump 'breached constitutional responsibilities'published at 22:04 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
Nancy Pelosi is now speaking.
She says that a phone call between President Trump and the Ukrainian president was a breach of constitutional responsibilities.
What does it take to impeach a president?published at 22:01 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
Nancy Pelosi has said she will move forward with impeachment proceedings against President Trump. But what does that actually mean?
Media caption, Democrats and Trump: What does it take to impeach a president?
Welcome to our live page coveragepublished at 22:00 British Summer Time 24 September 2019
Welcome to our coverage of the latest events as Democrats are due to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
The decision by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - the most senior Democrat - comes after growing demands from her party. She's expected to announce the inquiry shortly.
It comes after claims emerged that President Trump sought political help from Ukraine. He's denied impropriety but has acknowledged discussing political rival Joe Biden with the Ukrainian president.
Over the next couple of hours, we will be bringing you the latest as it happens.