Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezSteve Bullock puts Citizens United decision at center of presidential push Fix the climate with smaller families Dem Sen. Markey faces potential primary challenge in Massachusetts MORE (D-N.Y.) is amplifying her calls for the House begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump Donald John TrumpThe Hill's Morning Report - White House, Congress: Urgency of now around budget GOP presses Trump to make a deal on spending Democrats wary of handing Trump a win on infrastructure MORE.
It is just as politicized a maneuver to not impeach in the face of overwhelming evidence as it is to impeach w/o cause.
Congress swore an oath to uphold the Constitution. That includes impeachment.
We have a duty to preserve our institutions + uphold the rule of law. https://t.co/oqguoDLUVC — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 21, 2019
While Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro PelosiThe Hill's Morning Report - White House, Congress: Urgency of now around budget GOP presses Trump to make a deal on spending Democrats wary of handing Trump a win on infrastructure MORE (D-Calif.) and other congressional leaders have tried to tamp down impeachment talk, Ocasio-Cortez and other voices on the left have been growing impatient as the White House increasingly rejects congressional oversight efforts.
“We have to move forward,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN on Tuesday. “I trust the Speaker's taking a measured approach to ensure that we’re moving everyone forward."
“Being a Speaker is hard, and holding this party together is a difficult task,” she added, “but I think we have to move forward.”
Pressure grows on Pelosi as more Dems say it's time to begin impeachment inquiry. Schiff, who has been skeptical, says "case gets stronger" the more WH stonewalls. Castro, head of CHC, on impeachment: "I think that's what it's come to." AOC: "We can't be scared of elections." pic.twitter.com/JrX5R7cSFh — Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 21, 2019
The House is currently conducting multiple investigations into Trump in the wake of special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE's probe into Russian election interference, but the president is increasingly ignoring subpoenas and telling officials not to testify.
Former White House counsel Don McGahn on Tuesday defied a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee after being advised to do so by the administration, prompting Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerDemocrats are running out of stunts to pull from impeachment playbook Trump asks if Nadler will look into Clinton's 'deleted and acid washed' emails Trump tweets conservative commentator's criticism of FBI director MORE (D-N.Y.) to accuse Trump of witness intimidation.
“Our subpoenas are not optional,” Nadler said Tuesday. “Mr. McGahn has a legal obligation to be here for his scheduled appearance. If he does not immediately correct his mistake, this committee will have no choice but to enforce the subpoena against him.”
sputnikv on May 21st, 2019 at 17:57 UTC »
What's the point of having a means of impeachment if the process takes longer than a term?
scycon on May 21st, 2019 at 16:17 UTC »
A bunch people are sitting around debating on the political strategy of impeachment.
Meanwhile I’m sitting here looking at the current state of the institutions of government and thinking to myself, regardless of what the political outcome, what precedent does it set to lay down on the most corrupt administration of our lifetime and not attempt everything within the confines of constitutional power to right the wrongs.
This isn’t about winning an election, it’s about the long term ramifications of presidential abuse of power going unchecked and moving yet another step closer to consolidated executive power. The next person will see what they can get away with doing and then push the envelope once more.
All because the senate are meanies who won’t do their job? It doesn’t matter. You have to do it, it’s their duty and oath to do so. If the senate wants to be Presidential, do-nothing, muppets that is their choice. However, impeachment will lead to a very public unearthing of facts and truth about the president, and he’s fucking TERRIFIED of that for a reason.
pablogott on May 21st, 2019 at 15:53 UTC »