 For more videos on people's struggles, please subscribe to our YouTube channel. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has officially initiated a formal inquiry into the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump. This comes after Pelosi held a meeting with leaders of six congressional committees which are collectively in charge of investigating Trump's phone call with Ukrainian President Waldemarie Zelensky on July 25. Let's take a look at the formal charges against Donald Trump, the process and what it would take to make the impeachment successful and the implications. A whistleblower filed a complaint last month about Trump's conversation with the president of Ukraine over a quid pro quo that could give Trump's election campaign a boost. In this conversation, Trump reportedly urged Zelensky to investigate an unsubstantiated claim that former vice president Joe Biden blocked investigations into his son Hunter's business dealings in Ukraine. The exact exchange between the two world leaders is still not known as the transcript of the phone call has not yet been made public. Donald Trump himself did admit this weekend that he discussed Biden and his son with Zelensky, however he denies having put any pressure on Zelensky to carry out any investigation. At the same time, there are reports that Trump threatened to withhold a $400 million aid to Ukraine in this phone call. Trump's personal lawyer has neither confirmed nor denied these claims. Experts are of the view that Trump may have violated campaign finance law with the call considering the value that the investigation against Biden and his son will hold for Trump's election bid next year. The Federal Election Commission made it clear in a statement in June that it is illegal for any person to solicit, accept or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with the U.S. election. The statement had come in response to then ongoing Mueller investigations. So what would it take to bring down Donald Trump? The impeachment process is initiated by the lower House of Congress, the House of Representatives. The House Judiciary Committee is responsible for conducting the impeachment inquiry. In case the committee decides that the wrongdoings do make a case for impeachment, it forms a resolution laying out the grounds for impeachment called the Articles of Impeachment. These are then submitted to the House of Representatives for a vote. If the resolution is passed for the majority, the resolution is passed to the upper House of Congress, the Senate. Right now Pelosi has said that the six congressional committees currently investigating Trump will continue their probes. They will work collaboratively to decide if the House Judiciary Committee should draft articles of impeachment. Once passed by the House of Representatives, the Senate then tries the person being impeached and holds a vote. A two-thirds majority vote is required to convict the accused and dismiss them from office. If an article of impeachment is drafted against U.S. President Donald Trump, it could clear the House of Representatives, which has a Democrat majority. However, the Republicans are united strongly behind Trump and currently hold a majority in the Senate. The Democrats would have to persuade at least 20 Republican senators to vote in favor of a conviction in order for a successful impeachment to take place. This seems quite unlikely considering that Trump is the current favorite to contest next year's presidential polls on behalf of the Republicans. He is far ahead of his rivals and currently has an approval rating of 45%. However, Pelosi's strategy may backfire. From the very beginning, Trump has thrived on being the center of debate and the impeachment inquiry could help Trump mobilize his base. He has already begun to portray himself as a victim of the Democrats, a narrative that may yield electoral dividends. In fact, within 15 minutes of Pelosi's announcement, Trump was reportedly able to raise $250,000 for his election campaign. The inquiry is also a continuation of the Democratic focus on the foreign hand that began with the issue of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 electoral poll and the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller. The focus on Trump's foreign connections and support and an impeachment based on this may divert attention from more important questions. These include the ground realities in the U.S. today and the actual reasons voters chose Trump in 2016. Without answering those questions and engaging in some major reorientation, it is doubtful that the Democrats can beat Trump in 2020. It is also ironic that considering the kind of crimes the U.S. president is involved in, such as his unwavering support for the devastating bombing of Yemen, the catastrophic sanctions against Venezuela, which are responsible for the loss of thousands of lives and the war mongering in Iran, this is what Trump is being tried for.