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Here’s where the Mass. delegation stands on impeaching President Trump - The Boston Globe

posted onSeptember 24, 2019
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Article snippet: Democrats are finding it harder to ignore the growing calls for beginning impeachment proceedings against President Trump. The latest calls for an inquiry are related to recent revelations that Trump pressured the leader of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. The conversations reportedly prompted a whistleblower to file a formal complaint with the intelligence community inspector general, which the Trump administration has refused to turn over to Congress. The Trump administration has also refused to cooperate with other congressional oversight investigations, ignoring subpoenas related to testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn. It’s exposing a divide among Democrats who feel impeachment must begin right away to counter what some see as Trump’s rejection of Congress’ oversight role, and those who favor continuing to investigate the Trump administration outside the impeachment process. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been a proponent of the cautious approach and has said that the House is “not on a path to impeachment.” But there’s a split among her caucus, and even among members of the all-Democratic Massachusetts congressional delegation. Here’s a look at where the members of the delegation stand on impeaching Trump: Senator Elizabeth Warren: The state’s senior senator, also a 2020 presidential candidate, began calling for the immediate launch of impeachment proceedings after the release of Robert Mueller’s Russia report. Counte... Link to the full article to read more

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