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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on October 08, 2019, 06:16:12 pm
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House lawyer says impeachment probe could go beyond Ukraine
By Rebecca Klar - 10/08/19 01:21 PM EDT
The top House lawyer told a judge on Tuesday that Democrats' impeachment inquiry into President Trump may go beyond the president’s dealings with Ukraine.
House General Counsel Doug Letter told U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell that the impeachment inquiry could also span obstruction of justice and lying to the American people, CNN reports.
"I can't emphasize enough, it's not just Ukraine,†Letter said, according to the outlet.
Letter appeared in court in Washington, D.C., as the House Judiciary Committee pushes to get grand jury evidence behind former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/464845-house-lawyer-says-impeachment-probe-could-go-beyond-ukraine