Article snippet: The committee is planning to investigate payments former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen made to two women who allege they had affairs with the president more than a decade ago, and whether the investigation into Cohen was obstructed. The Washington Post, which first reported the plan, called it a “new chapter” in the quest to impeach Trump. Two Democrats said they expect to see the committee draft articles of impeachment soon. “I would bet that before mid-October, there will be actual articles of impeachment drafted by the committee. I don’t think there’s much doubt about that,” Rep. John Yarmuth (KY) told Politico in an interview this week. Rep. Don Beyer (VA) also told Politico that he expects to see Judiciary Committee members begin drafting articles of impeachment after returning from recess. “I’m sure there will be people — the Al Green group writ large — who want the articles of impeachment by Sept. 15,” he said, referring to the Texas Democrat, who has forced several votes on the issue. Green has said he will try for a fourth time to impeach Trump after members return, according to NPR. But even as the House Judiciary Committee readies to investigate Trump when Congress returns in a week, a spate of recent reporting shows that dozens of vulnerable Democrats are just not there. More than 130 Democrats have come out in support of impeachment in some form, crossing the threshold of half the Democrat caucus. However, more than 100 Democrats either oppose or have n... Link to the full article to read more
Moderate Democrats Resisting Calls to Support Impeachment
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