Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats would try to find ways to work with the president in key policy areas — even as he and others in party leadership call for continued investigations of potential wrongdoing by Trump
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday said Democrats would try to find ways to work with President Donald Trump in key policy areas, even as he and others in Democratic leadership call for continued investigation of potential wrongdoing by Trump.
“We are not focused on impeachment,” the New York Democrat said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “We are focused on executing our for-the-people agenda,” which he said would focus on lowering health care costs and revitalizing the nation’s infrastructure.Jeffries, who chairs the House Democratic Caucus, said an “overwhelming majority” of that caucus supports Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s position against impeaching the president.
“We are not going to proceed unless the case is compelling, the evidence is overwhelming and most importantly, public sentiment around impeachment is bipartisan,” he said.We’re hosting a live chat on Reddit with former federal investigators who worked on some of the biggest cases since Watergate and our senior reporter, Darren Samuelsohn.
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