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Democrats Hinge Impeachment Hopes on House Investigations

posted onApril 29, 2019
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Article snippet: Democrat chairmen on at least four House Committees have either begun or vowed to investigate the president — the Judiciary; Oversight and Government Reform; Intelligence; and Ways and Means Committees. The investigations ramped up just as Mueller’s report was winding down. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) launched a sweeping document request to 81 Trump associates on March 4 — coincidentally one day before Attorney General William Barr met with Mueller and was briefed on which way his investigation would go. As is now widely known, Mueller did not recommend any charges related to collusion or obstruction. The outcome of Democrats’ new efforts are unclear, particularly with the president signaling he will not take the fight lying down. In a recent interview, he noted he cooperated fully with Mueller’s team, but that Congress is going too far. “I wanted to be totally transparent. So, then we get no collusion, no obstruction,” he said on Fox News’ Hannity Thursday. “And then the House starts, ‘Now we’re going to go, and we’re going to go further.’ And I said, ‘We’ve had it. That’s enough.'” A day before, he tweeted: “Millions of pages of documents were given to the Mueller Angry Dems, plus I allowed everyone to testify, including W.H. counsel. I didn’t have to do this, but now they want more,” he tweeted Wednesday. “We waited for Mueller and WON, so now the Dems look to Congress as last hope!” Hillary Clinton called on Democrats and Republican... Link to the full article to read more

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