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Article snippet: House Democrats are moving forward with lawsuits and subpoenas following former special counsel MORE. Across various committees, Democrats are seeking to obtain witness testimony and documents shedding light on the president’s conduct, personal finances and his administration. While Mueller’s testimony offered nothing new for Democrats to sink their teeth into, Judiciary Committee Chairman MORE (D-N.Y.) described it as an “inflection point” on Friday. He announced his panel would file an application in court to secure the grand jury material underlying Mueller’s investigation, and that it is doing so to decide whether to recommend articles of impeachment against Trump. While Nadler has made similar comments in the past about the fact that his panel is considering the issue of impeachment, it was his most definitive declaration yet of the possibility. With more Democrats over the past few days supporting an impeachment inquiry, the caucus is split nearly 50-50 on the issue. Speaker MORE (D-Calif.) remains opposed to launching an impeachment inquiry, however, and other Democrats have suggested the caucus faces a narrowing timeline for making such a decision. Pelosi worries the impeachment drive could hurt centrist Democrats in next year’s election, after they helped create the Democratic majority in the House. “The decision [on impeachment] will be made in a timely fashion,” Pelosi said Friday during her weekly press conference, stating that it will be decided when... Link to the full article to read more