▁access ▁the ▁judge ' s ▁tax ▁returns ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁investigation . ▁The ▁resolution ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁R ules ▁Committee ▁and , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁a ▁time frame ▁was ▁established ▁which ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁investigation ▁to ▁end ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ; ▁the ▁Jud icial ▁Im pe achment ▁Task ▁Force ▁would ▁decide ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁if ▁im pe achment ▁would ▁be ▁recommended ▁to ▁the ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee . ▁If ▁the ▁recommendation ▁was ▁for ▁im pe achment , ▁the ▁Committee ▁would ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁matter ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁task ▁force ▁scheduled ▁the ▁first ▁hear ings ▁on ▁the ▁case ▁for ▁November ▁ 1 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 , ▁with ▁more ▁meet ings ▁in ▁December ▁before ▁a ▁final ▁recommendation ▁was ▁made . ▁ ▁Im pe achment ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 3 ▁Por te ous ▁su ed ▁the ▁task ▁force , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁panel ▁was ▁viol ating ▁his ▁Fif th ▁Am end ment ▁rights ▁by ▁using ▁testim ony ▁given ▁under ▁imm unity ▁in ▁making ▁the ▁case ▁against ▁him . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁panel ▁voted ▁un anim ously ▁to ▁recommend ▁four ▁articles ▁of ▁im pe achment ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee , ▁which , ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 7 , ▁voted ▁to ▁send ▁the ▁articles ▁of ▁im pe achment ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁House . ▁On ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the