Speaker Pelosi explains her view that further investigation from Congress is needed for possible impeachment proceedings because Mueller was not able to investigate the president’s finances, but Congress can: “A decision will be made in a timely fashion.'
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Asked how long the Democrats’ court fight might take, Pelosi would not lay out a timeline. “We will proceed when we have what we need to proceed — not one day sooner,” she said. "There's no collusion, there's no obstruction. It's a disgrace," said Trump, who said that Congress should look into a book deal made by former President Obama, rather than investigate him, which he said they were doing"for political reasons."
Pelosi said that former special counsel Robert Mueller “confirmed” in his public testimony before two House committees Wednesday “that the president has obstructed justice.” Democrats are pursuing information through the courts in order to investigate the president’s finances, she added, which had not been part of the scope of the Mueller probe.
Flanked by Judiciary Committee members who’ve voiced support for an impeachment inquiry, Nadler was asked by NBC News to clarify whether the Judiciary Committee has already initiated such an inquiry. “Because Department of Justice policies will not allow prosecution of a sitting president, the United States House of Representatives is the only institution of the federal government that can now hold President Trump accountable for these actions,” Nadler said, reading directly from the petition he was filing in court.
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