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The Wisest Remedy Is Not Impeachment

If the Democrats move ahead, it will backfire.
Source: Reuters

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller yesterday turned up the pressure on House Democrats. Mueller emphasized and underlined that there is strong evidence that Trump obstructed justice, and that only Congress can constitutionally decide what to do about that evidence. Over to you, Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi, of course, has resisted the push for impeachment hearings. But more and more national Democrats are calling for them, and after yesterday’s Mueller statement, that flow may rush into a advanced by Yoni Appelbaum in :Only by authorizing a dedicated impeachment inquiry can the House begin to assemble disparate allegations into a coherent picture, forcing lawmakers to consider both whether specific charges are true whether the president’s abuses of his power justify his removal.”

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