California's mammoth House delegation — 46 of whom are Democrats — will likely account for close to a fifth of the votes for any articles of impeachment.
As House Democrats launch their impeachment inquiry into President Trump, no state will play a more pivotal role in the process than California.
On the other side of the aisle, too, California Republicans represent a critical bulwark in the GOP effort to protect the president. The senior House Republican — Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield — is a Californian, as is the ranking Republican on the Intelligence Committee, Devin Nunes of Tulare.For over a year, progressive House Democrats have prodded Pelosi to move toward impeachment, but she hesitated, saying the American public and the entire caucus needed to be on board.
“I’ve been very reluctant to go down this path. I think it’s only meant for extraordinary circumstances. But what has come to light in the last couple of weeks, for many of us, is just a bridge too far, and so we are going to have to consider whether an article or articles of impeachment should be brought. We have a lot of work to do, I think before we can reach that conclusion, and we don’t have an extended period of time to do it,” Schiff said in an interview with The Times.
Schiff has substantial California backup on the Intelligence Committee through Reps. Eric Swalwell and Jackie Speier , both of whom have legal backgrounds. Nunes will be backed up by McCarthy, another Trump ally, who will likely be Republicans’ main public face as the House moves forward in the coming weeks.
In addition to these California lawmakers is the state’s massive 53-member congressional delegation, only seven of whom are Republicans.
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