Democrats are hoping to use Mueller's account to oust Donald Trump—either via impeachment or in 2020
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outlined the broad strokes of his findings in the Russia investigation, and appeared to shut the door on any further comment. “The report is my testimony,” he, definitively. By all accounts, Mueller’s position hasn’t changed. Still, Democrats are hoping to coax more out of the former special counsel during his testimony before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees this week, potentially using his account to oustto greenlight impeachment efforts for weeks, to no avail.
Whether or not Mueller’s testimony triggers the impeachment proceedings a growing number of Democrats have called for, it will certainly furnish Trump’s opponents with damning details for the 2020 race. “Many Americans, in their busy lives, have not had the opportunity to read the report,”
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