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Article snippet: House Democratic leaders on Tuesday faced fresh calls to move forward with MORE's impeachment after former White House counsel Don McGahn skipped his scheduled testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. The calls to launch an impeachment inquiry are coming from some of the most important voices in the 235-member Democratic caucus — from members of leadership and powerful committee chairmen to key Judiciary members who have jurisdiction over impeachment. “We’ve been presented with overwhelming evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors,” said Rep. MORE’s (D-Calif.) leadership team who also sits on the Judiciary Committee and is a constitutional law professor. Raskin had previously urged caution on impeachment, but now says an inquiry is necessary. He and other Democrats are frustrated by the White House’s blanket stonewalling of their investigations, including a spate of subpoenas for public testimony and documents. “That’s pretty dramatic when the president pulls the curtain down over the executive branch of government and refuses to comply with subpoenas and other lawful demands for information,” Raskin told The Hill. Democrats also said they were spurred on by Rep. MORE’s report. The caucus is set to debate impeachment Wednesday morning at a closed-door emergency meeting, a gathering that could spur more lawmakers to join the pro-impeachment camp. To be sure, scores of Democrats on Tuesday said they backed Pelosi's cautious approach on impeachment and did ... Link to the full article to read more