Pelosi’s caution on impeachment upsets her party’s progressives
By Rachael Bade Rachael Bade Congressional reporter Email Bio Follow March 12 at 9:34 AM House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s assertion that impeaching President Trump would not be worth the ensuing political firestorm has split Democrats, upsetting some liberal members and triggering a debate about the threshold for removal from office.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at a news conference in late January. Pramila Jayapal , co-chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, agreed, arguing that voters “really are angry about what is perceived to be happening in the White House” and that Congress has an “obligation” to see where the facts lead.
“The question we really have to ask ourselves is whether the country is worth it,” Rep. Al Green said Tuesday morning on CSPAN. “We in the House have to take up our responsibility.” “I took an oath to the Constitution, not to the Democratic Party,” said Rep. Gerald E. Connolly , a senior member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee. “If I feel that I have a constitutional obligation to follow that procedure, then I have a legal and moral obligation to do so — even if no Republican wants to do anything.”
Others argue that they should move forward even if there is little chance that the GOP-controlled Senate would remove Trump from office following impeachment by the Democratic-majority House. Cummings proudly noted that not a single Democrat on his panel had used the word “impeachment” on the day less than two weeks ago that Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen testified before Congress that Trump was a racist and a liar and had reimbursed him for illegal hush-money payments aimed at silencing women during the 2016 campaign.“I think Pelosi realizes this: We can’t spend all of our time concentrating on what we’re fighting against,” Cummings said.
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