There are now three House Democrats considered vulnerable in 2020 by the fundraising wing of the party who support an impeachment inquiry, potentially putting themselves—and Democrats' House
what he viewed as"across-the-board defiance of congressional oversight and the rule of law by the administration."
Schakowsky, a member of House leadership as a senior chief deputy whip, made her announcement Wednesday night in a video. She, like many of her colleagues, highlighted the potential obstruction of justice incidences detailed in the Mueller report and the Trump administration's continued lack of cooperation with congressional investigations as her deciding factors.
Pelosi continued to say Wednesday while speaking with reporters at a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor that despite the growing impeachment calls, she does not"feel pressure from my members to do anything, and I have no pressure on them to do anything." "No. I think censure is just a way out," the California Democrat said."If you're going to go, you've got to go. In other words, if the goods are there, you must impeach, and censure is nice, but it is not commensurate with the violations of the Constitution, should we decide that's the way to go."
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