Some House Judiciary Cmte. members think “stronger tools” are needed to force Trump admin. to comply with requests, including impeachment proceedings, to strengthen access to documents and witnesses, according to several lawmakers who spoke with NBCNews.
WASHINGTON — Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee have grown increasingly impatient with President Donald Trump’s attempts to block their Russia investigation. And now, some of them are urging the use of “stronger tools,” including impeachment proceedings, in order to strengthen their access to documents and witnesses, according to several lawmakers who spoke with NBC News.
“Whatever you think about the findings in the report itself, the blanket defiance of lawfully issued subpoenas and refusal to cooperate with constitutionally required oversight is — in and of itself — basis for impeachment,” Cicilline said in an interview. “The short answer is, that may not be the best answer in this constitutional crisis,” Nadler said about impeachment.
The administration’s decisions to fight Congress on those requests are straining that approach by blocking documents and witnesses, Democrats say. The committee had hoped Mueller would testify this week, and Trump’s actions have already thrown a wrench in the plan, the members said.
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