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In reply to the discussion: I am done being wishy-washy. Impeach him. Now [View all]struggle4progress
(118,041 posts)By Greg Sargent
April 24 at 10:14 AM
Nancy Pelosi has rebuffed pressure to initiate an impeachment inquiry by arguing that there are other means of holding President Trump accountable for his corruption and wrongdoing a goal that the House speaker herself has cast as imperative for protecting our democracy.
We all firmly agree that we should proceed down a path of finding the truth, the House speaker recently wrote in a letter to House Democrats. It is also important to know that the facts regarding holding the President accountable can be gained outside of impeachment hearings.
... But what happens if the White House will not allow Congress to get access to the facts that are necessary to carry out the task of holding the President accountable? ...
... If the White House continues down this path, it will make it still harder for House Democrats to resist an impeachment inquiry. Because if they launch one, their legal case for doing things such as compelling McGahns testimony and getting Trumps returns will get even stronger than it already is ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/24/how-trump-is-making-his-own-impeachment-more-likely/?utm_term=.0dcb3b080694