It was Michael Cohen’s day on Capitol Hill, but Democrats are still waiting for Robert Mueller
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer offered similar sentiments: “Let me repeat: We need to wait for the Muller report and see what it says,” he told a throng of reporters. Majority Whip Jim Clyburn , the No. 3 Democrat, declined to weigh in, saying he had yet to watch Cohen’s testimony.
Ocasio-Cortez said the hearing had turned up some “gravely concerning evidence,” but cautioned that Democrats need to process the details before they move forward.poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201902/859/1155968404_6008090017001_6008089206001-vs.
Since taking back the House in January, Democratic leaders have tried to stifle impeachment calls from rank-and-file lawmakers by reassuring them that any action before Mueller finishes his probe could backfire badly in the next election. poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201902/547/1155968404_6007957643001_6007936291001-vs.jpg?pubId=1155968404"
Republicans, meanwhile, are salivating at the prospect of impeachment proceedings, which many privately believe could be key to their campaign to take back the House after last fall’s blue wave.
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