Democratic RepKatieHill, Oversight Vice Chairwoman, says at this point she would need more concrete evidence against President Trump before pursuing impeachment. 'Right now ... it's circumstantial. ... We're building that case.'
That effort was contained to a handful of members before the Democrats flipped the House in 2018. Now high-profile freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib is increasing the pressure to open impeachment proceedings despite resistance from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, other Democratic leaders and many rank-and-file members from competitive districts."I think every single colleague of mine agrees there's impeachable offenses," the Michigan Democrat said Wednesday.
On Monday, Nadler announced a sweeping investigation, sending letters to 81 people and entities -- including the White House, the Justice Department, senior campaign officials, Trump Organization officials and the President's sons -- marking the start of investigations into allegations of obstruction of justice, abuses of power and corruption.Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee are keen on seeing what that will uncover.Rep.
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