Pelosi privately urges narrow Trump impeachment probe focused on Ukraine

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17. NO. FUCKING. WAY.

We've got him on the ropes now, no mercy.

Sure, make the Ukraine crimes the centerpiece of the hearings, but don't ignore the myriad other crimes- obstruction, campaign finance fraud, abuse of power, etc.

Keeping the inquiry open to other non-Ukraine issues is critical, especially because an important court decision is due around November that would force the release of financial documents by Deutches bank and Trump's accountants, and is sure to include lots of incriminating evidence around fraud and money laundering for Russians. To exclude that evidence could hamstring the case for impeachment and remove the coup de grace that might even get a senate conviction.

Also, having non-Ukraine articles of impeachment would give the GOP and "out" to say "those other articles were just political, but this Ukraine (and hopefully financial crimes in the November decision) stuff crosses the line"