'All roads lead to Putin' - Pelosi on Trump as House holds off on impeachment vote

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said late Tuesday the U.S. House is holding off on a vote to move forward with opening an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

Pelosi said Trump as the House investigates: all roads lead to Putin.

We are already doing an impeachment investigation, said congressman Eric Swalwell on MSNBC shortly after the House speaker's press conference, referring to ongoing interviews on Capitol Hill of a host of individuals sought for information about the Trump administration's political dirty tricks efforts in Ukraine.

Pelosi knows that if she comes out of an "impeachment meeting" the cable networks will air it live, so she's spending the first few minutes on a big political ad for her legislative priorities.

— ryan teague beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) October 15, 2019

Speaker Nancy Pelosi: "All roads seem to lead to Putin with the president." https://t.co/JsAo4rT8TM pic.twitter.com/52iWUykcLx

— ABC News (@ABC) October 15, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold off on calling a full House vote for now to authorize a formal impeachment inquiry, a congressional aide confirms to CNN.

She is not ruling it out, this source cautions, leaving her with the option to do so in the future. @mkraju

— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) October 15, 2019

I don't know that this means there isn't ever an appropriate point to hold a vote. When the final referral moves to House Judiciary is probably the closest match to Clinton timing. That said, there are both pro and cons to the choice to delay for now.