Democrats face tough questions with Bolton
By Olivia Beavers and Mike Lillis - 06/22/20 10:16 PM EDT
House Democrats vowing muscular oversight of the Trump administration face a prickly question in the days ahead: how vigorously to pursue new investigations into the divisive president just months before voters go to the polls to decide his fate.
New allegations about Trump’s contacts with foreign leaders have surfaced in former White House national security adviser John Bolton’s memoir, which is set to be released Tuesday, fueling calls for Democrats to revisit allegations of misconduct they’d explored for weeks during Trump’s impeachment.
Yet the political environment has vastly changed in the months since then, as policymakers grapple with the deadly coronavirus — and the economic upheaval it’s caused — as well as issues of racial injustice that have captivated the country following the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.
The fast-changing dynamics have created a dilemma for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other House Democratic leaders, who are vying to energize liberal voters heading into November — a group demanding aggressive oversight and presidential accountability — while protecting vulnerable moderates who were relieved to shift the national debate from Trump’s foreign policy entanglements to issues like jobs and health care.
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