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Friday, April 19th, 2019

Dems run from impeachment post-Mueller

Author:     HEATHER CAYGLE, SARAH FERRIS and JOHN BRESNAHAN
Source:     Politico
Publication Date:     04/18/2019 06:23 PM EDT
 Link: Dems run from impeachment post-Mueller
Stephan:   Here you see very clearly the cynical realpolitik calculation of the Democratic leadership. They won't impeach because the spineless Republican cretins of the Senate will not convict. I believe history will record the Mueller Report as the moment when the democracy of the United States was torn apart by the White Supremacist christofascists who make up the base of the Republican Party. Although a minority they are still the dominant power.

“Based on what we have seen to date, going forward on impeachment is not worthwhile at this point,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told CNN.
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Robert Mueller’s report reveals a stunning array of new allegations against President Donald Trump. But one thing remains the same: House Democrats are ducking any talk of impeachment.

After interviews with 15 lawmakers Thursday, it’s clear Democrats think the report is severely damaging to the president, with substantial evidence that he attempted to derail the Russia probe. But it’s still not enough to pull the trigger on the most consequential — and politically risky — action Democrats could take in their new majority: trying to forcibly eject Trump from office.

“Election time is when you beat Trump,” said Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), a senior member of the party’s progressive wing who was an early supporter of impeachment efforts in the previous Congress.

“Right now, he’s got enough protection around him from the top lawyer in the country to keep him in office,” Grijalva added, referring to […]

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