Article snippet: Representative Jim McGovern is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to begin an impeachment inquiry in the wake of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s televised statement on Wednesday highlighting the findings of his Russia report. “The next step is for the House Judiciary committee to open an inquiry to formally begin considering whether impeachment is warranted,” McGovern said Wednesday during an appearance on WGBH’s “The Scrum” podcast. “Quite frankly we’re beyond talking about this in terms of political implications. . .we have to do what’s right.” McGovern also followed up in a statement on Thursday, thanking Mueller for his service and calling on Congress exercise its power as a check on the executive branch. “As [Mueller] said in his report, Congress has the authority to prohibit a president’s corrupt use of authority to in order to protect the integrity of the administration of justice,” McGovern said in the statement. Calls for impeachment have been growing as the Trump administration has refused to cooperate with congressional investigations, ignoring subpoenas related to testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn. It’s created a split among the House Democratic caucus, with some calling for impeachment and others, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, advocating a more cautious approach. More Democrats came out in favor of impeachment Wednesday after Mueller gave a televised statement in which he reiterated that he had not cleared the pres... Link to the full article to read more