Analysis: Which House Democrats support impeachment?
By JM Rieger and JM Rieger Video editor for The Fix Email Bio Follow Amber Phillips Amber Phillips Reporter for The Fix covering Congress, statehouses Email Bio Follow May 22 at 6:04 PM Calls for the impeachment of President Trump are growing louder. A month after the release of the Mueller report, 36 House Democrats say they support at least opening an impeachment inquiry into whether the president committed “high crimes and misdemeanors.
But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has so far resisted, worried that her party could face political jeopardy if Democratic House members attempt to impeach Trump as the 2020 elections near. However, she may not be able to hold that line forever. All impeachment efforts begin in the House of Representatives, which the Democrats control. There’s not really a magic number that pro-impeachers have to get to, but the more who back an impeachment investigation, the more likely it is to happen.
Here are the House Democrats who support an impeachment inquiry and why, in alphabetical order. Fifteen joined the call this week, after former White House counsel Donald McGahn did not testify to Congress despite a subpoena compelling him to. is the lone GOP House member to also call for impeachment.) Did we miss someone? Let us know.
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