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Pelosi faces tough choices on impeachment managers | TheHill

posted onDecember 3, 2019
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Article snippet: Speaker MORE (D-Calif.) is beginning to send out feelers to gauge if members are interested in serving as impeachment managers, a high-profile role that will put those chosen for it in a political spotlight. Pelosi’s office has quietly reached out to some members she believes could serve as managers, while others have pushed their own names forward, multiple sources tell The Hill.  Unlike the past two modern impeachment inquiries into sitting presidents that only included House Judiciary Committee members as managers, sources say they believe Pelosi may shake things up by adding managers from the House Intelligence Committee. Pelosi tapped House Intelligence Committee Chairman MORE (D-Calif.) to lead the evidence-gathering part of the impeachment inquiry. Intelligence is now set to hand its report to the House Judiciary Committee, which will draft articles of impeachment. Here are some of the members seen as contenders for the critical positions. Rep. MORE (N.Y.) Jeffries, the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, is viewed as being a likely to definite choice. He’d check a series of boxes: Jeffries is in leadership, is a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and is in the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). He’s also close to Pelosi and is seen as a potential future Speaker. Jeffries frequently appears on cable television, as is known for his attacks on the president during hearings and a disciplined adherence to promoting his party’s agenda. Rep. MORE (Md.)... Link to the full article to read more

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