Key House Dem Rep. Jamie Raskin urges Speaker Pelosi to stand her ground against a 'farce' Senate trial
A House Democrat who played a key role in the impeachment of President Trump says the House should not “roll over” and quickly present the articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial that would amount to a “farce.”
Although Raskin emphasized he was speaking for himself, his comments on the Yahoo News “Skullduggery” podcast illustrate the competing pressures House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is under from her own caucus in the aftermath of the historic vote to impeach the president, which was supported by virtually all House Democrats — and not a single Republican. Public opinion among registered voters shows a narrow plurality favoring impeachment, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.
Story continuesPelosi’s move — as the House adjourned for a two-week holiday break on Thursday — has created a new layer of uncertainty over when, or even if, the Senate will actually try the president. Republicans have already jumped over Pelosi’s tactics, accusing her of political gamesmanship that undermines the solemnity with which Democrats presented the case against the president.
Bolton, Mulvaney and Pompeo were blocked from appearing before the House during its impeachment hearings by a White House claim that any conversations they had with the president were shielded by executive privilege. Trump’s defenders say the House could have tried to compel their testimony by subpoena. But the certainty that White House lawyers would have fought those subpoenas all the way up to the Supreme Court would have put off action until well into next year, Raskin said.
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