The U.S. House of Representatives is voting on whether to impeach President Donald Trump. 

Talk of impeachment has been going on for a while in U.S. politics but does a vote to impeach mean the end of a Trump presidency? Wednesday's vote will lead to a trial in the Republican-led Senate.

Joel Rubin, head of the Washington Strategy Group and a former deputy assistant secretary of state, spoke with CGTN about how the impeachment debate is impacting U.S. politics.

Rubin says Republicans have been using the impeachment process as an opportunity to raise money. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi originally rejected the idea of impeachment but considers the president’s behavior a clear danger, and it should be addressed.

Lawmakers in the House are expected to vote mostly along party lines. Rubin sees this divide between the parties growing on issues outside of impeachment. 

Even after the impeachment process ends, Rubin says the U.S. will still feel the effects, especially in the 2020 presidential election.