Nadler wins top Dem spot on Judiciary
Source: The Hill
BY MIKE LILLIS - 12/20/17 10:35 AM EST
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday won the top Democratic spot on the powerful Judiciary Committee, beating back a challenge from Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) to fill the seat held by John Conyers for almost a quarter century.
The Democratic Caucus voted 118 to 72 in favor of Nadler, a 13-term Manhattanite known for his constitutional expertise. The vote marks a victory for the seniority system that could have outsized implications if the Democrats win back the House in 2018 and the investigations into Russia’s election meddling turn up any damning evidence against the Trump administration.
Among the host of hot-button issues under the Judiciary panel’s jurisdiction is that of impeachment –– a factor highlighted by Nadler in pitching his colleagues in the weeks leading up to Wednesday’s vote.
Lofgren, a 12-term liberal representing the San Francisco Bay Area, also has some experience with the impeachment process, having participated in both the Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton proceedings. She was a Judiciary staffer at the time of the Nixon hearings and a sitting member during the Clinton proceedings. But Lofgren had downplayed Trump’s potential impeachment as too uncertain and premature to dictate the race for Judiciary ranking member.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/365767-nadler-wins-top-dem-spot-on-judiciary
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i would *love* to see him run impeachment hearings!
