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Nancy Pelosi is expected to announce launch of formal impeachment inquiry Tuesday afternoon 6park.com

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Washington (CNN)House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to announce a formal impeachment inquiry later Tuesday, multiple sources on Capitol Hill tell CNN. 6park.com

Pelosi had earlier said she would make an announcement at 5 p.m. ET. 6park.com

Amid dozens of Democratic lawmakers opening the door to impeachment proceedings, Pelosi is consulting Tuesday afternoon with the six House Democratic leaders to discuss their presentation to the caucus later in the day, Democratic sources familiar with the issue say. The speaker has been on the phone with her colleagues over the last several days to take the temperature of the whistleblower complaint as she decides whether to embrace impeachment, Democrats say. 6park.com

At an Atlantic Ideas Festival event in Washington, Pelosi declined to weigh in on specifics when asked about impeachment. 6park.com

"It's really sad to think that our President would perform an impeachable offense," Pelosi said at the event. "It's hard to say you've gotten to that place. But what would be an impeachable offense would be that which is proven in an investigation." 6park.com

CNN reported earlier Tuesday that Pelosi is also expected to put a resolution on the House floor Wednesday to address reports that Trump pushed Ukraine's President to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, amid growing calls to start the impeachment process, according to sources. 6park.com

What that resolution will specifically say is still being worked out. A Democratic leadership aide told CNN that key committees are currently working on the language. 6park.com

A source added that Pelosi wants to do this before Thursday, when acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire is scheduled to appear before House Intelligence Committee, in hopes of pressuring him to reveal the details of the whistleblower complaint against Trump. 6park.com

Pelosi is encouraging members of her caucus to state their impeachment position now in order to show there is a groundswell in the caucus. She is also conveying that message to freshmen. 6park.com

This comes as Pelosi will meet with key committee chairmen who are leading investigations into Trump ahead of a full caucus meeting Tuesday afternoon, according to Democratic sources, in what appears to be a crucial day for the party and their strategy on whether to impeach the President. 6park.com

A senior House Democratic aide said some Democrats have raised the idea of setting up a select committee to investigate all the allegations of wrongdoing against Trump since now it appears that the issues — like the Ukraine scandal — cross the jurisdiction of several committees. 6park.com

Some Democrats are likely to endorse this move publicly, but Pelosi has not decided on this yet, Democratic sources said. 6park.com

Setting up a panel would be complicated and time-consuming, so many Democrats are skeptical they would go this route. But it's another sign of the growing focus on impeachment in the House Democratic Caucus. 6park.com

In an interview with CNN Monday night, Pelosi declined to say whether she would fully endorse initiating an impeachment inquiry when she meets with the caucus Tuesday. 6park.com

But she left little doubt the developments around the whistleblower's complaint had dramatically escalated the standoff with Trump and a move toward impeachment proceedings was all but certain. 6park.com

"We will have no choice," Pelosi said of ultimately getting behind an impeachment inquiry. 6park.com

Tide changing for Pelosi allies and vulnerable House freshmen

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Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis on Tuesday announced his support for impeachment proceedings, arguing that "now is the time to act" and any delay "would betray the foundation of our democracy." 6park.com

"We will never find the truth unless we use the power given to the House of Representatives and the House alone to begin an official investigation as dictated by the Constitution," the Georgia Democrat said in a speech on the House floor. "The future of our democracy is at stake." 6park.com