Columnist DoyleMcManus writes: Why Democrats shouldn’t impeach Trump — yet
and Julian Castro. Even House progressives were divided; firebrand freshman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of New York demanded action, but few joined her.. The best course, she told them in a conference call Monday, is to take a deep breath, continue investigating Trump’s conduct on many fronts, build more public support — and defer the question of impeachment until later.
Politics first. Polls show that most voters don’t want Congress to impeach Trump, although as many as two-thirds of Democrats favor the idea. Impeachment may be a winning issue in a Democratic presidential primary, but a potential loser in a general election. An impeachment that dies in the Senate would allow the president to declare himself acquitted of all charges, much as he has claimed — falsely — that Mueller’s report gave him a “total exoneration.”
Mueller found 10 episodes of potential obstruction, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler , chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has said several appeared “impeachable.” If those inquiries turn up wrongdoing, an impeachment process would have more charges to consider — and public support for impeachment might grow.
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