Washington (CNN) The House is quickly moving forward on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. But first, lawmakers have to wade through the murky and messy world of legislating inside a congressional committee.

Wednesday's Judiciary Committee meeting to consider the articles of impeachment kicks off a two-day committee marathon to debate and vote on the articles of impeachment, which is expected to be long and contentious -- and will give viewers a real window into the messy sausage-making process on Capitol Hill.

The committee's meeting is an important, if not inevitable, step toward impeachment for House Democrats. The sessions on Wednesday and Thursday are sure to contain plenty of debate, theatrics and arguing over the procedure. But Democrats hold a 24-17 majority on the committee, meaning they can vote down any GOP attempt to change the impeachment articles, making Republicans' only real weapon in the proceedings the ability to extend the debate indefinitely.

Democrats introduced two articles of impeachment against Trump on Tuesday, charging that the President should be removed from office for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The Judiciary Committee is expected to approve those articles of impeachment on Thursday after considering amendments, sending them to the House floor for a vote next week that could make Trump the third president in US history to be impeached.

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler said the President was being charged by Congress with using his office to "demand that a foreign government attack his political rivals" and obstructing the investigation into his conduct that was "complete, absolute, and without precedent in American history."

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