House Judiciary Democrats ramp up probe of Trump: 'This is an impeachment investigation'
by Susan Ferrechio
| July 26, 2019 01:19 PM
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee announced they are beginning an “impeachment investigation†against President Trump with a new court filing seeking undisclosed documents from the Mueller Report.
“We are telling the court that what we are doing is not just part of normal oversight but part of our Article 1 authority and responsibility to consider all remedies, including the possibility of articles of impeachment,†Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., said.
Democrats sought to establish an impeachment shortcut two days after Mueller’s testimony before two House panels that was panned by critics as flat and uncertain at times. They said telling the court they are weighing impeachment would help them win more access to material Trump has refused to provide.
"This is an impeachment investigation," Rep. Eric Swallwell, D-Calif., a member of the panel, said. "We are suggesting here is the first time we are telegraphing to the court that one remedy we have is impeachment."
Nadler said his ramped-up investigation of Trump will include an polling material provided to the Russians by the former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort as well as allegations Trump is violating the emoluments clause. They’ll also pursue testimony from former White House Counsel Don McGahn and will subject him to “jail time and fines,†if he refuses.
Nadler filed court documents Friday seeking grand jury material from the Mueller report, which Mueller was required under the law to withhold from the public.
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