Analysis: How the Mueller report changed this House Democrat’s mind about impeachment
Rep. Norma Torres speaks next to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Mexico City in 2016. By Amber Phillips Amber Phillips Reporter for The Fix covering Congress, statehouses Email Bio Follow April 24 at 8:06 AM Rep. Norma J. Torres was not for impeaching President Trump — until she read the Mueller report. The moderate Democrat says special counsel Robert S.
The Fix: What do you think of the argument House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is making that Congress should keep looking into this via regular congressional investigations rather than jump to impeachment proceedings? But all of the good legislation is being killed either in the Senate or by President Trump himself. So he’s blocking every effort from Democrats to get anything done, and this is why I’m saying if the people’s agenda isn’t being listened to by the GOP or President Trump, then we need to meet them where they want to be met. And that is a political debate about all of the things President Trump has been doing regarding the rule of law and holding himself above the law.
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