ICYMI: Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders tried to tamp down the brewing fervor to move more aggressively toward trying to impeach President Trump, even as she accused the president of engaging in a “cover-up.”
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders on Wednesday tried to tamp down theto move more aggressively toward trying to impeach President Trump, even as she accused the president of engaging in a “cover-up.”
Pelosi has long advocated a cautious approach toward impeachment. But the White House’s refusal to cooperate with the House probes — his Cabinet and lawyers have snubbed congressional inquiries and subpoenas — prompted several rank-and-file lawmakers to publicly come out Tuesday in favor of impeachment.
“We do believe it’s important to follow the facts. We believe that no one is above the law, including the president of the United States, and we believe that the president of the United States is engaged in a cover-up — in a cover-up,” Pelosi said.She pulled her key allies — leaders of the committees that are conducting investigations — to catalog recent Democratic wins, such as a court ruling in favor of Congress’ oversight power.
Pelosi also explicitly put on the table the idea of Congress using its so-called inherent contempt power — a rarely-invoked authority to directly enforce its subpoenas through fines or even jail time, instead of relying on the courts or Justice Department to enforce them, according to Democrats in the room.
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